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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 2.17.19

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ARMANDO VÁSQUEZ RAMOS ON EL PLAN DE SANTA BÁRBARA, LATINOPIA DOCUMENT: EL PLAN DE SANTA BÁRBARA, LATINOPIA DOCUMENT: 2015 PUERTO RICO DEBT CRISIS,  JUAN GONZÁLEZ ON PUERTO RICO … [Read more...]

Filed Under: THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA, Tia Tenopia Tagged With: This Week on Latinoppia, Tia Tenopia

February 17, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 1969 EL PLAN DE SANTA BÁRBARA

In March of 1969, 15oo Mexican American youth rallied at Denver's Crusade for Justice under the leadership of Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzalez. They proclaimed a "Chicano" identity and , inspired by the need … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: Armando Vásquez Ramos, El Plan De Santa Barbara

February 17, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA DOCUMENT EL PLAN DE SANTA BÁRBARA

CONTEXT: By the mid-1960s unrest was building in the Mexican American communities throughout the United States in response to decades of discrimination and  abuse. The high school walk-outs in East … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DOCUMENTS, History Tagged With: Chicano/a Studies, MECha, Plan de Aztlan, The Plan de Santa Barbara

February 17, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 2015 PUERTO RICO DEBT CRISIS

PUERTO RICO'S DEBT CRISIS On June 28, 2015 the Governor of Puerto Rico, Alejandro García Padilla, announced that the $72 billion debt owed by the Commonwealth to its creditors was unpayable. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: COFINA, Governor Alejandro García Padilla, Governor Ricardo Rosselló, PROMESA, Puerto Rico debt crisis

February 17, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT PUERTO RICO’S CRISIS – TWO

Latinopia Event Puerto Rico's Crisis - Two from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. The government of Puerto Rico has been under financial stewardship imposed by the United States Congress since it declared it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: Democracy Now, Juan González, Puerto Rico's economic crisis

September 24, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 2018 GUTIÉRREZ ON EL MOVIMIENTO 3

Latinopia Event 2018 Gutiérrez on El Movimiento 3 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Forty years after the electoral victories of the all-Latino La Raza Unida political party, the founder of the group, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: El Movimiento, José Angel Gutíerrez, La Raza Unida political party, The Chicano Civil Rights Movement, The Chicano Movement

February 18, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD EDWARD VIDAURRE “O’ MATRIARCH”

Latinopia Word Edward Vidaurre O' Matriarch from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Edward Vidaurre is a poet raised in East Los Angeles and now residing in McAllen Texas where he has been named the poet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poets, Edward Vidaurre, Old Matriarch, Rio Grande Poets

February 9, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 2.09.19 “THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY”

The good, the bad, and the ugly… In the immortal words of Charles Dickens: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times … it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” Dickens … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: Political Salsa y Mas with Sal Baldenegro, Salomón R. Baldenegro

February 9, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA DOCUMENT CHICANO BLUEPRINT FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS

Introduction to the Draft Blueprint for the Next 50 Years The attached document derives from the panel on Chicanismo in the Americas held November 17, 2018, during the conference commemorating … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DOCUMENTS, History

February 9, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 1969 DENVER YOUTH CONFERENCE

Latino identity has always been a vexing question. Should we call ourselves Mexican Americans, Chicanos, Puerto Ricans, Boricuas, Latinos, Hispanics? A historic moment of self-definition took place in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT

March 4, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA LUIS R. QUINTERO ON “LA HORA DEL TÉ “

Latinopia Cinema Luis Quintero's Hora del Té from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Luis R. Quintero is a writer and director whose films include La Hora del Té (Tea Time) and Guiltless. Here he talks about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: La Hora Del Te, Luis R. Quintero

January 19, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA del ZOCOTROCO 2.03.19 “COFINA – CORPORACION del FONDO DE INTERES APREMIANTE

COFINA (Corporacion del Fondo de Interes Apremiante) “Guerra Galáctica” por “Aberración Nefasta” En este espacio irredento, donde lo divino se confunde con lo maldito, el sufrimiento … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, COFINA (Corporacion del Fondo de Interes Apremiante), José M. Umpierre

February 3, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 02.03.19

Bienvenidos otra vez a La Voz Newspaper. In this month’s we are pleased to bring you an interview with Mayor Pro-tem, Delia Garza. This former Austin firefighter, turned attorney is slowly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Mis Pensamientos Tagged With: Alfredo Santos, La Voz

February 3, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA BIOGRAPHY RAMIRO “RAMSEY” MUÑIZ

Ramiro Muñiz Ramiro Muñiz, known as Ramsey Muñiz (born December 13, 1942), is a formerly incarcerated Hispanic political activist who ran for governor of Texas in 1972 and 1974, each time as the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BIOGRAPHY, History Tagged With: La Raza Unida, Ramsey Muniz, Ramsey Muñiz for Governor, Ramsey Muniz Released from Prison

February 3, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 1972 RAMSEY MUÑIZ IN HIS OWN WORDS

LATINOPIA EVENT RAMSEY MUÑIZ IN HIS OWN WORDS_1 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Ramiro "Ramsey" Muñiz is a previously incarcerated Chicano activist who ran for Governor of Texas in 1972 and 1974. With … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: José Angel Gutíerrez, La Raza Unida, Ramsey Muniz, Ramsey Muniz Released from Prison

February 3, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 01.26.19 “SAN SEBASTIAN Y HAMILTON, MIRANDA Y FALLON”

Burundanga de Zocotroco Para iniciar el año vuelven a escena las fiestas en la Calle San Sebastián cerrando el extenso periodo navideño que celebramos acá. Un gentío en modalidad de jolgorio … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, Jimmy Fallon and Lin Manuel Miranda in Puerto Rico, Jose Umpierre, The tonight Show en Puerto Rico

January 26, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 01.26.19 “MR. PRESIDENT , WE DON’T NEED YOUR STINKING WALL.”

As of January 20, 2019, the United States government remains partially shutdown for one month due to President Donald J. Trump’s insistence of $5.7 billion from Congress to fund his racist and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Fierce Politics by Dr. Alvaro Huerta Tagged With: Fierce Politics by Dr. Alvaro Huerta, Mr President we don't need your stinking wall, Trump and the border wall

January 26, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC – 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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music Tagged With: Good Morning Aztlan, Louie Pérez

September 28, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD EDWARD VIDAURRE “REASON I DON’T OWN A GUN”

Latinopia Word Edward Vidaurre Reason I dont own a Gun from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Edward Vidaurre is the poet laureate of the city of McAllen, Texas and the author of five books of poetry. His … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Edward Vidaurre, I took my Barrio on a Road Trip, Reason I don't Own a Gun

January 26, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE “LA HORA DEL TÉ”

Luis R. Quintero is a director based in Los Angeles whose projects including major studio productions, independent films, television pilots and web series. His short drama "La Hora del Té" (Tea Time) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE Tagged With: Chicano cinema, La Hora Del Te, Luis Quintero

August 7, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA HERO FELIPE DE ORTEGO Y GASCA 1926-2018

Scholar and long time Latinopia blogger Felipe de Ortego y Gasca passed away on December 29, 2018. Jesus Trevino posted this remembrance of his  friend and collaborator. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Bravo Road with Don Felípe Tagged With: Don Felipe a Remembrance, Felipe de Ortego y Gasca, Passing of Felipe de Ortego y Gasca

January 9, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

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POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 2.09.19 “THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY”

February 9, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

The good, the bad, and the ugly… In the immortal words of Charles Dickens: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times … it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” Dickens pretty much captures how I’m perceiving the political world around me. It’s an emotional see-saw: […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA del ZOCOTROCO 2.03.19 “COFINA – CORPORACION del FONDO DE INTERES APREMIANTE

February 3, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

COFINA (Corporacion del Fondo de Interes Apremiante) “Guerra Galáctica” por “Aberración Nefasta” En este espacio irredento, donde lo divino se confunde con lo maldito, el sufrimiento culmina en éxtasis y lo sublime alterna con lo ridículo, nos damos margen amplio para titular nuestras tragedias. Guerra Galáctica y Aberración Nefasta sugieren la magnitud del drama que […]

MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 02.03.19

February 3, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

Bienvenidos otra vez a La Voz Newspaper. In this month’s we are pleased to bring you an interview with Mayor Pro-tem, Delia Garza. This former Austin firefighter, turned attorney is slowly climbing the ladder of public service. As the recently elected Mayor Pro-tem on the Austin City Council we expect to see and hear more […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 01.26.19 “SAN SEBASTIAN Y HAMILTON, MIRANDA Y FALLON”

January 26, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

Burundanga de Zocotroco Para iniciar el año vuelven a escena las fiestas en la Calle San Sebastián cerrando el extenso periodo navideño que celebramos acá. Un gentío en modalidad de jolgorio que despliega vibrante una parte de lo que somos, un pueblo fiestero. Sería injusto y prejuiciado adscribir a un solo rasgo pues los pueblos […]

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LATINOPIA MUSIC RUBÉN MARTÍNEZ “IN THE SHADOWS OF BLACK MESA”

By Tia Tenopia on July 28, 2013

Rubén Martínez is a journalist, author and musician whose recent book “Desert America” chronicles, among other things, the high rate of heroin addiction among Hispanos in New Mexico’s rural communities. While living in Velarde, New Mexico Rubén was able to witness the destructive force of addiction in the lives of his two neighbors, José and […]

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LATINOPIA TEATRO “ENRIQUE’S JOURNEY2”

By Tia Tenopia on December 8, 2014

“Enrique’s Journey” is a Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative by Sonia Nazario about the harrowing experiences of a seventeen-year-old Honduran boy who sets out alone to travel to the United States to find his  mother whom he hasn’t seen in more than a dozen years.  The riveting true story was adapted for the stage by Anthony J. […]

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LATINOPIA WORD “DOÑA JULIA’S CHILDREN”

By Tia Tenopia on November 24, 2013

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 Committee, the activist group made up of parents, teachers and students following the 1968 East Los Angeles high school Walk-outs. In later years Mardirosian founded the Parent Institute for […]

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