Publications (select)

“Breves anotaciones sobre el Himno Nacional de Venezuela,” Umbral I:7 (Julio 1954).

“La inmigracion a Venezuela desde el fin de la guerra federal al siglo XX,” Revista Shell (Diciembre 1957).

“A New Approach to Inter-American Education in Bogotá,” Journal of Inter-American Studies VII: 4 (October 1965).

“The Illustrious American: The Development of Nationalism in Venezuela Under Antonio Guzmán Blanco,” Hispanic American Historical Review XLV: 4 (November, 1965).

Mexican Americans: A Brief Look at Their History (New York: Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, 1970).

Viva La Raza: Readings on Mexican Americans (New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1973).

Mexican American Profiles: Bilingual Biographies for Today, with Michelle Hall (Walnut Creek, California: Aardvark Media, 1974).

California: Five Centuries of Cultural Contrasts, with Bob Barger (Beverly Hills: Glencoe Press, 1976).

The Mexican American in American History (New York: American Book, 1978).

Mexicans: Past, Present, and Future (New York: American Book, 1978).

“U.S.-Mexico Relations: A Need for Mutual Understanding,” Journal of International Law 12:3 (Summer 1980).

My Mexican-American Journey (Houston: Arte Público Press, 2002).

The Latino Guide to Creating Family Histories: A Handbook for Students, Parents & Teachers (WPR Books, 2012).


Documentary TV/Film

Song of the Basque, 1995. Nava was the creator. Produced by Nava and Edmund Penny, with Ernesto Vera.
Voices of Cuba, 1996. Nava was the creator. Produced by Nava and Ernesto Vera.
Roundtrip Zacatecanos, 2001. Nava was the creator and producer.

Chicano: The Mexican-American Heritage Series I & II, 1971.
The first ten episodes have been digitized by the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Nava was a co-creator of the series, and wrote the episode on education.

On Julian Nava’s Life, Work, Contributions

“A Groundbreaking Chicano Series, Stored 50 years in a Garage, Reemerges,” Los Angeles Times, November 7, 2021.
“The Importance of Being Nava,” Los Angeles Times July 23, 1967.
”Unrest: Founding of the Cal State Northridge Chicana/o Studies Department,” directed by Miguel Ángel Dúran, 2008.