- Cristina Henríquez. The Box House and the Snow, Her Own Accord: American Women on Identity, Culture, and Community.
- Junot Díaz. “Otravida, Otravez,” Immigrant Voices: 21st Century Stories.
- Alma Flor Ada, “The Gold Coin,” Junior Great Books Series 3, Book One.
- Juan Felipe Herrera, “The Upside-Down Boy,” Junior Great Books Series 3, Book One.
- The Invisible Hunters, Nicaraguan folktale as told by Harriet Rohmer. Junior Great Books Series 2, Book Two.
- Concha Castroviejo, “The Dream Weaver,” JGB Series 3, Book Two.
- Gary Soto, “The No-Guitar Blues,” JGB Series 4, Book Two.
- Francisco Jiménez, “Learning the Game,” JGB Series 5, Book One.
- Marta Salinas, “The Scholarship Jacket,” JGB Series 6.
- Jesús Colón, “Little Things Are Big,” JGB Series 6.
- Matt de la Peña, “How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court into a Place of Higher Learning and You at the Podium,” JGB Series 7.
- Julia Alvarez, “Names/Nombres,” JGB Series 7.
- Miguel de Unamuno, “Batrachophiles and Batrachophobes,” JGB Series 8
- Daniel Alarcón, “Absence,” Immigrant Voices: 21st Century Stories.
- Pable Helguera, “Diógenes,” Immigrant Voices: 21st Century Stories.
- Roberto G. Fernández, “Encrucijada,” Immigrant Voices: 21st Century Stories.
- Rosario Morales and Aurora Levins Morales, “Ending Poem,” Her Own Accord: American Women on Identity, Culture, and Community.
- Luis Aguilar, “Defending Freedom and Freedom of Speech,” Citizens of the World: Readings in Human Rights.
- Luisa Valenzuela, “The Censors,” Citizens of the World: Readings in Human Rights.
- Eduardo Galeano, “We Say No,” Citizens of the World: Readings in Human Rights.
- Abraham Rodriguez, Jr. “The Boy Without a Flag.” The Civically Engaged Reader.
- Pablo Neruda, “The Lamb and the Pinecone,” The Civically Engaged Reader; and “I’m Explaining a Few Things,” Taking Action.
- Estela Portillo-Trambley, “Village,” Standing Down: From Warrior to Civilian.
- Martín Espada, “Imagine the Angels of Bread,” Taking Action.
- Jorge Luis Borges, “The Garden of Forking Paths,” Great Conversations 3.
- George Santayana, “Masks,” Great Conversations 5.
- José Ortega y Gasset, “On Stydying,” Introduction to Great Books 1.
- Gabby Rivera, “Salsa y La Naturaleza: How a Willie Colón Song Taught Me About Queerness and Love,” Sound Bites: Big Ideas in Popular Music.
