THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.03.18
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES ON THE ROAD TO FASCISM, EL ZOCOTROCO REPORTS ON THE SUMMIT ON THE PUERTORICAN DIASPORA, ALFREDO SANTOS AND THIS MONTH'S LA VOZ, AND SERGIO HERNANDEZ ON TRUMP … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES “THE ROAD TO FASCISM IS PAVED WITH PERNICIOUS INTENTIONS”
“I am a nationalist.” That’s what Trump shouted at one of his bullshit rallies recently. All he needed was the brown-shirted “heil” salute. How much clearer could this be? We should understand his … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORIICUA del ZOCOTROCO 01.13.18 “CUMBRE DE LA DIÁSPORA PUERTORRIQUEÑA”
El 26 y 27 de octubre se celebró en el Distrito de Columbia de la Capita Federal la reunión Cumbre de la Diáspora Puertorriqueña con el tema de reconstruir a Puerto Rico. Un encuentro propuesto y … [Read more...]
MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 01.03.18
Welcome otra vez to this issue of La Voz Newspaper. As you can tell, this issue esta medio pesado at 40 pages. This is because we are carrying a complete listing of all polling locations for the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART THE WORLD OF MAGULANDIA
Latinopia Art The World of Magulandia from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Chicano artist and social activist Gilbet "Magu" Lujan (1940-2011) created a mythical world of spirit animals inhabiting an … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 10.19.18 ”INDIGENOUS POLITICAL REPRESENTATION”
Indigenous political representation… Arizona recently made history by electing three Indigenous women—Jamescita Peshlakai (Navajo), Victoria Steele (Seneca), and Sally Ann Gonzales (Pascua … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 10.19.18 “DESASTRES”
Desastres El 11 de octubre del año en curso la Junta de Retiro de la Universidad de Puerto Rico emitió la convocatoria para asamblea a todos los participantes activos (10,200) y pensionados … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART AZTLÁN TO MAGULANDIA
Latinopia Art Aztlán to Magulandia from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Aztlán to Magulandia: the Journey of Chicano artist Gilbert "Magu" Lujan is a major retrospective on the work of artist and social … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES – PAT VEGAS OF REDBONE
Mark Guerrero interviews Pat Vegas, bassist, vocalist, songwriter, and founding member of the legendary band Redbone, and plays selected recordings from their catalog.Check this cool interview with an … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT VAHAC MARDIROSIAN
Latinopia Event Vahac Mardirosian from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In 1968, when Chicano students walked out of the four major East Los Angeles high school to protest the inferior education they were … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1968 SAL CASTRO & THE E.I.C.C.
In March, 1968, Mexican American students from four high schools in East Los Angeles walked out in protest of the inferior education they were receiving. Parents, community activists and clergy met on … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD “DOÑA JULIA’S CHILDREN”
Latinopia's blogger Luis R. Torres has recently published a biography of Mexican American education activist Vahac Mardirosian. It was Mardirosian who led the Educational Issues Coordinating … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART GILBERT “MAGU” LUJAN
Latinopia Art Gilbert Lujan from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Gilbert "Magu" Lujan is a pioneer Chicano artist who was a member of the 1970s legendary art collective Los Four, the first Chicanos to … [Read more...]
LOUIE PEREZ ON GOOD MORNING AZTLÁN
Louie Perez Good Morning Aztlán from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Louie Perez is a musician and lead songwriter of the music group Los Lobos as well as an artist. His new book Good Morning Aztlán is a … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA LUIS REYES ON MADE IN MEXICO
Latinopia Cinema Luis Reyes Made in Mexico from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Luis Reyes is an acclaimed publicist, film historian and author. Among his books on Latino cinema is the landmark Hispanics … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1968 L.A. SCHOOL BOARD SIT-IN
Following the 1968 East Los Angeles high school walk-outs, thirteen individuals were indicted and charged with conspiracy to disturb the peace. Sal Castro, a teacher at Lincoln high school was one of … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SAL BALDENEGRO 9.19.18 “HISTORY IS NOT A SPECTATOR SPORT…”
History is not a spectator sport… I taught Chicano history at the University of Arizona, and to make the material more relevant, whenever I could I gave a Tucson perspective to historical dynamics. … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 9.18.18 “DESASTRES NATURALES Y ESQUIZOFRENIA”
Desastres Naturales y Esquizofrenia El Presidente Donald Trump, a un año plazo del paso de los huracanes Irma y María por Puerto Rico y en vísperas de la llegada de otro huracán de similar … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC JUAN TEJEDA ON CONJUNTO MUSIC
Juan Tejeda is music director of the San Antonio Conjunto Music Festival held each year and sponsored by the Guadalupe Cultural Center. Now in its 30th year, the festival brings together Conjunto … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA SHOWCASE “HARVEST OF LONELINESS”
Dr. Gilbert González is a Professor Emeritus in Chicano and Latin American Studies at the University of California at Irvine. He has produced a landmark documentary about the Bracero Program which … [Read more...]