THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.03.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA : WE LOST A GIANT: PAT MORA AND MICHAEL SEDANO ON WHO WAS RUDY ANAYA AND WHAT IS RUDY ANAYA'S LEGACY? AT A TIME OF BLACK LIVES MATTER MAGGIE RIVAS RODRÍGUEZ, DAN GUERRERO AND … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA PLÁTICA WHO WAS RUDY ANAYA?
Rudolfo "Rudy" Anaya, acclaimed author of Bless Me Ultima and the Sonny Baca detective series and recipient of the National Humanities Medal, passed away on June 28, 2020. Anaya was the author of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA PLÁTICA WHAT DOES JULY 4TH MEAN TODAY?
Latinopia Platica What does July 4th Mean today? from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. At a time of a national Coronavirus pandemic and the Black Lives Matter Movement impacting America, Latinopia wanted to … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA PLÁTICA WHAT IS RUDY ANAYA’S LEGACY?
Rudolfo "Rudy" Anaya, celebrated author of Bless Me Ultima and the Sonny Baca detective series and recipient of the National Humanities Medal passed away on June 28, 2020. Latinopia Plática host Jesús … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ANAYA ON LIFE’S JOURNEY
Latinopia Word Anaya on Life's Journey from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. After the passing of his beloved wife, Patricia, in 2010, acclaimed Chicano author Rudy Anaya has produced an enormous … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ANAYA ON RANDY LOPEZ
Latinopia Word Anaya On Randy Lopez from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Celebrated author Rudolfo Anaya's novel Randy Lopez Goes Home is arguably his most profound and engaging work since his landmark, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RUDOLFO ANAYA “BLESS ME ÚLTIMA”
Rudolfo A. Anaya is a pioneering, prolific and renowned Chicano author. His novel, Bless Me Última, is a magical story of a young boy's coming of age in 1940s New Mexico. Set against a background of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA PLÁTICA HAS JULY 4TH LOST IS RELEVANCE?
In a Latinopia Plática, Dr. Maggie Rivas Rodríguez, a journalism professor, Dan Guerrero, an actor and creator of the stage play Gaytino and Joe Hernandez-Kolsi, an actor and comedian all agreed that … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ANAYA ON WRITING
Rudolfo Anaya is the pioneering Chicano author of more than a dozen books including the acclaimed coming of age novel Bless me,Ultima. Latinopia asked Anaya about how he goes about writing and what … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RUDOLFO ANAYA ON POETRY
Latinopia Word Anaya On Poetry from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Rudolfo Anaya is best known as the fiction writer of the acclaimed coming-of-age novel Bless Me Ultima. In 2015, Anaya ventured into … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RUDOLFO ANAYA ON AZTLÁN
Latinopia Word Anaya on Aztlan from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In the 1960s, Mexican American activists embraced the term "Aztlán," to define a Mexican presence in the Southwestern United States. They … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW “STEALING HOME”
Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers and the Lives Caught in Between by Eric Nusbaum Published by Public Affairs/Hatchet Book Group 2020 Have you ever read an excellent book, put it down and … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS with ALVARO HUERTA “AN OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR NEWSOM ON ETHNIC STUDIES”
June 24, 2020 An Open Letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom on Ethnic Studies Dear Governor Gavin Newsom: As one of the few tenured Latina/o faculty members at the California State … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES 6.20.20 “NOT JUST A FEW BAD APPLES”
This is not just a matter of “a few bad apples” in the police department The televised killing of George Floyd has slapped this country awake. It has forced this country, among other things, to … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA PLÁTICA HAS POLICE ABUSE OF LATINOS BEEN OVERLOOKED
Latinopia Plática Has Police Abuse of Latinos Been Overlooked from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. The prominence of the Black Lives Matter movement has drawn attention to centuries-long police abuse of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA PLÁTICA HOW TO REFRAME THE RACE ISSUE TO INCLUDE LATINOS
In a previous Latinopia Plática, Alvaro Huerta and Ricardo Romo agreed that the abuse of Latinos by police and other law enforcement agencies has largely been overlooked and ignored. In this Plática … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 6.28.20 “LATINOS IN THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOMENT”
Latinos In The Black Lives Matter Moment In the aftermath of George Floyd’s horrible murder, Latinos are joining the thousands of protestors who have been marching daily since the death to lend … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA DOCUMENT SUMMARY OF 2020 DACA SUPREME COURT DECISION
Summary of the U.S. Supreme Court Decision on DACA By Valentina de Fex, Immigrants’ Rights Legal Fellow, ACLU of Utah Overview: In a 5-4 decision on June 18, the U.S. Supreme Court halted the … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 6.13.20 “TRUTH TELLING- MEXICAN AMERICAN STUDIES”
Truth-telling—Mexican American Studies… Mexican Americans have not lived in a vacuum; they have left footprints in terms of history, literature, and interactions with the legal and educational … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA PLÁTICA MANUEL MARTÍN-RODRÍGUEZ VISUAL HISTORY OF CHICANO/A/X/ LITERATURE
Manuel Martín-Rodríguez is a Professor of Spanish and Chicano literature at the University of California at Merced who has created an impressive listing of all the books written by Chicano/a/x authors … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA PLATICA MARK GUERRERO’S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES 6.13.20
Mark Guerrero is a musician, performer and song writer whose songs have been recorded by Herb Alpert, Trini López, Chan "Hippy Hippy Shake" Romero and Lalo Guerrero. In this Latinopia Platica he talks … [Read more...]