ASK TIA TENOPIA 3.09.14
ROLANDO WINS A PRIZE! BLACK LATINOS IN BASEBALL AND MORE OF YOUR REGULAR BLOGS THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA! What up Latinopians! Your Tia Tenopia here and so excited because one of the pioneers of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ROLANDO HINOJOSA “THE YOUNG WILL WRITE”
Rolando Hinojosa is a celebrated Chicano author with more than a dozen novels and short story collections including the highly acclaimed The Valley, winner of the Casa De Las Americas international … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES 3.09.14 “LATINO BLACKS IN BASEBALL”
LATIN BLACKS IN BASEBALL BEFORE JACKIE ROBINSON. The start of the Major League Baseball season is just around the corner and that seems like a good time to look back at some of the very early … [Read more...]
ZOMBIE MEX DIARIES 3.09.14 “MY LAZO!”
I was walking behind Lazaro when Mr Neza stopped reached out and grabbed him by the arm. As Lazaro turned to him I saw something that stopped me in my tracks. Lazaro’s face was completely white, like … [Read more...]
ANGELA’S PHOTO OF THE WEEK “DOWNTOWN L.A.”
DTLA I enjoy the juxtaposition of the new and old architecture of the buildings in downtown Los Angeles. Continuing from my Instagram series (http://instagram.com/amosart). … [Read more...]
WHO YOU TALKIN’ TO FANNY? 2.27.14 “LUIS ALFARO”
AN INTERVIEW WITH PLAYWRIGHT LUIS ALFARO ABOUT ST. JUDE, A PLAY FIRST LIVED ON FACEBOOK. BY FANNY GARCIA Luis Alfaro is a performance artist, writer, theater director, social justice activist, … [Read more...]
ZOMBI MEX DIARIES 2.27.14 “CRISIS!”
CRISIS! The caravan of zombie vans returning from the destroyed training camp in the Joshua Tree desert approached Los Angeles on the San Bernardino freeway; the setting sun silhouetted the … [Read more...]
WORD VISION with HARRY GAMBOA JR. 2.17.14 “GIRAFFES…”
GIRAFFES AND OTHER GENTLE CREATURES. The barrels of their rifles and guns are placed against my neck and head as I’m ordered to look ahead and march forward along a gauntlet of jeering citizens who … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA JOSÉ LUIS RUIZ “THE UNWANTED”
José Luis Ruiz is a ground-breaking Chicano filmmaker and media activist. As Director of the National Latino Communications Center, he was the visionary force behind the acclaimed PBS documentary … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD MÓNICA TERESA ORTÍZ “HUMAN RESOURCES”
Mónica Teresa Ortíz is a Texas poet representative of a new generation of Latina poets and authors. She is the author of the acclaimed chapbook collection "On a Greyhound Straight from the 915." She … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 2.16.14 “CÉSAR CHÁVEZ & SCABS”
CÉSAR CHÁVEZ TAKES ON SCAB-LOVING GOVERNMENT. Coinciding generally with César Chávez’s birthday (March) and the anniversary of his death (April), a movie about Chávez’s life and work will soon be … [Read more...]
BRAVO ROAD WITH DON FELIPE 2.16.14 “TACO TRUCKS…”
TACO TRUCKS: “STREETAURANTS” AND LE BON PAIN. It seems to me that in the case of most life forms, if not all, food is a function of form. That is, life forms need sustenance to survive. From the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC IRENE DÍAZ AND FRIENDS
Irene Díaz is a singer/songwriter who has performed at venues like The Roxy, House of Blues Sunset, and Room 5 Lounge. Recently she performed with friends at the "Espacio 1839" art space in Boyle … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO DAN GUERRERO “GAYTINO”
Dan Guerrero is an accomplished actor and producer. In his one-man show, "Gaytino," he recalls what it is like to grow up gay in a macho Mexican society. He also remembers his life-long friendship … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ALEJANDRO MOLINA “SAN VALENTÍN”
Alejandro Molina is a poet and member of "Noches Bohemias," a group of poets from various Latin American countries who meet regularly at the Tia Chucha Cultural Center and bookstore in Sylmar, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC QUETZAL “VOCES” (VOICES)
Quetzal is a popular East Los Angeles band whose music reflects the struggles of poor people everywhere. . Their original song, "Voces" (Voices) was inspired by the participation of Latinos in a human … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RANDY JURADO ERTLL “HOPE IN TIMES OF DARKNESS”
Randy Jurado Ertll is a Salvadoran American author and political activist. He and his family fled the civil war in El Salvador by coming to the United States. He grew up in violence-torn South Central … [Read more...]
ZOMBIE MEX DIARIES 2.09.14 “AFTERMATH”
AFTERMATH. The drone of the helicopters driven by the Oñate zombies was still ringing in my ears when I turned to Pearl. We embraced tightly. Vida, whining persistently, wanted to be part of the … [Read more...]
ZOMBIE MEX DIARIES 2.02.14 “BATTLE OF JUMBO ROCKS”
THE BATTLE OF JUMBO ROCKS. The drive back to the Joshua Tree zombie training compound was somber. Pearl and I didn’t look at one another, each lost in our own thoughts. Filomino was convinced … [Read more...]
THINKING LATINA WITH SARA INÉS CALDERÓN 2.02.14 “LATINOS IN THE SCI-FI FUTURE?”
LATINA SCI-FI NERD ASKS: DO LATINOS MAKE IT TO THE FUTURE? I don’t recall, exactly, how it was that I found “Star Trek,” but I remember that it was something I always looked forward to. By the time … [Read more...]