THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.08.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MARÍA NATIVIDAD REMEMBERING AUGUST 3, 2019; NATIVIDAD ON THE BORDER HOPE INSTITUTE , BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON BARBARA TUCHMAN'S THE MARCH OF FOLLY AND PASO DEL NORTE WITH CONJUNTO … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA PLÁTICA REMEMBERING AUGUST 3, 2019
Latinopia Plática Remembering August 3, 2019 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. On August 3, 2019, a deranged gunman fueled by hatred for Mexicans and Mexican Americans opened fire at a Walmart in El … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA PLÁTICA HOPE BORDER INSTITUTE
In the wake of the killing of twenty-three people in El Paso, Texas on August 3, 2019, artist María Natividad built a shrine and painted a image of the Virgin of Guadalupe to honor the fallen victims. … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 8.08.20
Burundanga de Zocotroco Por mediación del buen amigo Kendal Marsh, responsable de mi evolución ideologíca, llega a mi el libro March of Folly: from Troy to Viet Nam de la historiadora Barbara … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA PLATICA EDWARD VIDAURRE PANDEMIA & OTHER POEMS
Edward Vidaurre is a poet based in McAllen, Texas. His most recent book of poetry, Pandemia & Other Poems, and is published by Aztlán Libre Press. In this Latinopia Plática Edward reads the poems … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA PLÁTICA EDWARD VIDAURRE “LAST BREATH”
Edward Vidaurre's new poetry collection Pandemia & Other Poems addresses the themes of immigration, the pandemic and police brutality. In this Latinopia Plática Edward reminds us that Latinos must … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 08.01.20 “LATINO PARENTS WORRY ABOUT REOPENING SCHOOLS”
Latino Parents Worry About Reopening Schools For families across America, mid summer has traditionally been a time to start thinking about the upcoming fall classes. Over 50 million students were … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC LOS POCHOS “PASO DEL NORTE”
Though Conjunto Music originated in Texas, it is by no means limited to that state. In Los Angeles, California the conjunto group Los Pochos carries on the decades-long tradition. The accordionist of … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES PETE “LAST WALKING BEAR” DEPOE
This month Mark Guerrero Interviews Pete DePoe, a founding member and original drummer of the legendary band Redbone. Mark and Pete talk about and play some of the recordings Pete played on including … [Read more...]
UTOPIAS DESCIFRADAS with JOSÉ E. MURATTI-TORO 7.18.20 CAN HAMILTON PREVAIL IN THE BLM ERA?
Can Hamilton prevail in the BLM Era? The controversy over Lin Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton could not have been anticipated in 2015, especially during the Obama presidency. Black Lives Matter, as a … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC SIHASIN “HOPE”
Sister and brother musical team, Jeneda and Clayson Benally , are Sihasin. This musical group from the Navajo (Diné) Nation in Northern Arizona combine bass, drums and original lyrics into songs that … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART DIANA MOLINA’S ICONS AND SYMBOLS OF THE BORDERLAND
Diana Molina is the author of a new book on Chicano art, Icons and Symbols of the Borderland. The book is based on a traveling exhibit of Chicano art which Molina curated and which features works by … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART GASPAR ENRÍQUEZ 1 “RETROSPECTIVE”
Gaspar Enríquez is a renowned Chicano artist whose airbrush portraits of barrio youth are haunting and memorable. Drawing from museums and collectors around the United States, in April 2014, the El … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT LIBROTRAFICANTES 4 ” A VISIT WITH ANAYA”
After leaving the Border Bookstore in Mesilla, New Mexico, the caravan carrying banned books to the children of Tucson heads north to Albuquerque for a meeting with renowned author Rudolfo Anaya. On … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS 7.18.20 “THE PANDEMIC AND RACISM”
The pandemic and racism… We’re living in dangerous times. Much of that danger is either created or facilitated by Donald J. Trump, the president of the United States, an inveterate liar, virulent … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO – GARY KELLER
Dr. Gary Francisco Jiménez Keller, Author, social activist and founder and publisher/editor of Bilingual Review press and Regents Professor at Arizona State University passed away on … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART MARÍA NATIVIDAD
María Natividad is a fourth generation Tejana whose watercolor renderings of Mexican culture spring from her passion to preserve Mexican traditions in an ever-changing world. Latinopia visited her at … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA PLÁTICA DENISE CHÁVEZ ON RUDY ANAYA
Rudolfo Anaya (1937-2020) is the acclaimed author of the classic coming of age novel, Bless Mi Última, and many other works including novels, short stories, plays and children's books. In 2016, … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 7.11.20 “REMOVIENDO ESTATUAS PERO QUE DE LA COLONIZACIÓN?”
Decir que el rio esta revuelto es faltar grandemente a la verdad. La cosa esta que arde y no anda más encendida porque las protestas en la tierra de los libres han entendido que la violencia es el … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 7.11.20 “LATINO HEALTH & COVID-19”
Latino Health in the Time of the Pandemic The June 28, 2020 article “Learning from Hispanic Americans” by New York Times opinion writer Nicholas Kristof got my attention. Kristof explored how … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA DENNIS LEONI “RESURRECTION BLVD.”
Dennis Leoni is the creator and Executive Producer of the ground breaking drama series Resurrection Blvd. Born and raised in Tucson, Arizona where his early experiences working in motion picture was … [Read more...]