THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.05.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON LATINAS RESPONDING TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, STEVE DAVIS ON JOHN RECHY, GRUPO MITOTE PERFORMS "LA BRUMA," AND CONJUNTO AZTLÁN PERFORMS "DESAFINADA." In … [Read more...]
ROMO DE TEJAS 4.05.20 “CORONAVIRUS: LATINAS CREATE JOBS AND OFFER HOPE”
The fact that more than six million Americans filed for unemployment this week suggests that work for many has disappeared. While many of these jobs may return, there is great uncertainty about when. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD STEVE DAVIS ON JOHN RECHY
Steve L. Davis is a PEN USA award-winning author and past President of the Texas Institute of Letters. His books include Dallas, 1963; J. Frank Dobie: a Liberated Mind and The Most Dangerous Man in … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC MITOTE “LA BRUMA” (THE MIST)
Latinopia Music Mitote La Bruma from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Mitote (the Gathering) is a Texas-based Jarocho music group that includes Estevan Azcona, Alex Chavez, Santiago Guerra and Mincho Jacob. … [Read more...]
ROMO DE TEJAS 3.29.20 “LATINOS CONFRONT THE PANDEMIC”
Latinos live in significant numbers in four states hard hit by the Covid-19 Pandemic: California, Texas, New York, and Florida. It is already evident that the Covid-19 health crisis is changing the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ALICIA GASPAR DE ALBA ON JOHN RECHY
Alicia Gaspar de Alba is a scholar, cultural critic, novelist and poet whose many works include Desert Blood - The Juarez Murders (2005) and Calligraphy of the Witch (2007). Here she comments on the … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 3.29.20 “TO SURVIVE CORONAVIROUS AMERICANS MUST LEARN FROM MEXICANS”
“To Survive the Coronavirus, Americans Must Learn from Mexicans” During the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in the U.S. (and beyond), it behooves Americans to learn from individuals of Mexican … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC CONJUNTO AZTLÁN “ROSARIO”
Conjunto Aztlán is a San Antonio-based music group with roots in the Chicano civil rights movement of the 1970s. The group is comprised of Juan Tejeda, J.J. Barrera, Clemencia Zapata, José Flores … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 3.22.20 “AMOR EN TIEMPOS DE CORONAVIRUS”
El Amor en Tiempos del Coronavirus Suelo pensarme como un optimista empedernido. Nada me divierten las teorías conspiratorias, menos las visiones apocalípticas y catastróficas. Ni la edad … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD TEXAS AUTHORS HONOR JOHN RECHY
In 2020 the Texas Institute of Letters, an honorary literary society, honored author John Rechy with its highest recognition, a Lifetime Achievement Award. Here scholars, authors and critics attest … [Read more...]
ROMO DE TEJAS 3.22.20 “JOE BERNAL: LESSONS FROM A SUCCESSFUL LATINO LEADER
Joe Bernal was a pioneer in securing educational rights and opportunities for Latinos. All San Antonians can be proud of his many contributions. Joe Bernal was baptized Jose Maria Bernal and is … [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 HOW A FIRE IS A STORY, WAITING
Latinopia Word How Fire is a Story,Waiting from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Melinda Palacio is an author who has been published in numerous journals and magazines. Her novel Ocotillo Dreams won the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD PAT MORA “MI MADRE”
Pat Mora is a celebrated poet who grew up along the US/Mexico border. Her poetry and children's books reflect the often conflictive nature of being Bilingual and Bicultural but also reveals her love … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD – ALBERTO RIOS “RETURNING TO THE CAT”
Latinopia Rios Return to Cat from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD CHRISTINE GRANADOS “MAN OF THE HOUSE”
Christine Granados is an author who was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. Her writings reflect her experiences growing up along the U.S./Mexico border. Her collection of short stories "Brides and … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 3.15.20
Let us forgive… By your leave, I’m going to deviate from my usual diet of politics and such and focus on a topic that is more personal, more intimate yet just as important as (community-based or … [Read more...]
SERGIO TRONCOSO A PECULIAR KIND OF IMMIGRANT’S SON
Sergio Troncoso is an acclaimed author whose works include The Last Tortilla (1999), This Wicked Patch of Dust (2011) and Crossing Borders (2011). His most recent book is A Peculiar Kind of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA FOOD “JALAPEÑO SODA BREAD” RECIPE
Jalapeño Irish Soda Bread The sweetness of traditional Irish soda bread ingredients—raisins, buttermilk, some sugar—are richly complimented by jalapeño heat. Here’s a soda bread recipe from Ireland … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA SHOWCASE “THE SAN PATRICIOS”
During the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846, more than 500 immigrant soldiers, mostly Irish, deserted the U.S. Army and fought on the Mexican side of the war. This battalion of Irish soldiers were known as … [Read more...]