THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.18.18
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EL ZOCOTROCO ON HURRICANE FLORENCE AND TRUMP'S SCHIZOPHRENIA, SAL BALDENEGRO ON HISTORY HAPPENING BEFORE OUR EYES, DR. GILBERT GONZALEZ ON "HARVEST OF LONELINESS," AND JUAN … [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...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC ANGELA ROA “WE FACE THE STORM”
Angela Roa is a Chilean-born lyricist and singer. Her songs reflect the struggle of Latinos in the United States and Latin America. She sings here an original composition, "Se Enfrenta La Tempestad," … [Read more...]
PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO R. SANTOS 9.09.18
Bienvenidos otra vez a La Voz. Me da gusto cada vez que sacamos un ejemplar nuevo por que para nosotros es un placer comparir con la gente todo lo que esta pasando en Austin y otras partes. En la … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA ROBERT BELTRAN ON STAR TREK VOYAGER
Robert Beltran is an accomplished actor of stage, screen and television.He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Raoul in the cult film, "Eating Raoul," and as Chakotay in the science fiction … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA 9.09.18
64/2,975 ¿Que se hace cuando lo abismal es insuficiente y las diferencias irreconciliables? A un año de que los huracanes Irma y María hicieran estragos en Puerto Rico se sigue … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1966 UFW PEREGRINACIÓN (PILGRIMAGE) MARCH
The effort to organize farm workers under a union contract has been a long and difficult struggle. In 1965, César Chávez and Dolores Huerta created what would become the United Farm Workers Union. … [Read more...]
BIOGRAPHY – DOLORES HUERTA
DOLORES HUERTA, LABOR ORGANIZER Dolores Clara Fernandez was born in the Northern New Mexico mining town of Dawson, on April 10, 1930. Her father, Juan Fernandez, was a miner and occasional farm … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1936 PECAN SHELLER’S STRIKE
In 1937 San Antonio, Texas was the center of pecan production in the United States. More than 12,000 people worked at shelling pecans for America's markets. When management decided to cut back on … [Read more...]
BIOGRAPHY – MARÍA ELENA DURAZO
MARIA ELENA DURAZO, LABOR ORGANIZER María Elena Durazo is widely regarded as one of the most powerful and savvy union organizers in the United States. On May 15, 2006 she was elected to serve … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 2018 BUILDING THE WALL
Latinopia Event 2017 Building the Wall from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Since taking office as President of the United States, Donald Trump has been unsuccessful in his efforts to build a wall … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA DIANE RODRÍGUEZ ON TERMINATOR 2
Diane Rodriguez is a stage and film actress, stage director, and Associate Director of the Los Angeles Center group. Among the many films she has been featured in is the Arnold Schwarzenegger cult … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 8.26.18
Omarosa En estos tiempos revueltos en que el escándalo es asunto cotidiano y resulta cada vez más difícil encontrar a quien creer, se añade el libro de Omarosa Manigault Newman, ex ayudante de … [Read more...]
BIOGRAPHY – EMMA TENAYUCA
EMMA TENAYUCA, LABOR ORGANIZER Born on December 21, 1916, Emma Tenayuca was the eldest of eleven children who was raised by her maternal grandparents in San Antonio, Texas. Perhaps best known … [Read more...]
BIOGRAPHY – ELIZABETH “BETITA” MARTÍNEZ
ELIZABETH "BETITA" MARTÍNEZ, POLITICAL ACTIVIST The daughter of a Mexican immigrant, Manuel Guillermo Martinez, who arrived in the United States in 1917 with only $10 in his … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC CIHUATL SONG “TEZCATLIPOCATL”
Cihuatl Song (Woman's Song) is a collective of Chicana singers based in Los Angeles. They perform here a song from Aztec poetry, "Tezcatlipocatl." The song, sung in Spanish and in the ancient language … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SAL BALDENEGRO 8.19.18
Where is the love? And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. Saul of Tarsus, aka Paul the Apostle (First Letter to the Corinthians) “Charity,” which … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA SPECIAL VOTE FOR HOPE NOW
VOTE FOR HOPE NOW from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. How do we fight back on Trump sinister and cruel actions? Vote for change now. … [Read more...]