LATINOPIA MUSIC QUETZAL “MIGRA”
Quetzal is an East Los Angeles Chican@ band whose music reflects the social, political and cultural struggles of Latinos in the United States and Latin America. Founded in 1994 by Quetzal Flores, the … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SAL BALDENEGRO 4.13.19 “HONOR CESAR CHAVEZ: SUPPORT TOMATO PICKERS…”
"Safe" events don't create real change... It's the season to honor César E. Chávez and his legacy of labor activism on behalf of farm workers. However, many of the contemporary Chávez celebrations … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1325 A.D. “WHAT IS AZTLÁN?”
The term Aztlán is used throughout the barrios of the Southwest to refer to the ancient homeland of the Mexica people--the ancestors of today's Mexicans and Mexican Americans. But what exactly is … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1325 A.D. “WHERE IS AZTLÁN 1”
Around the year 1325 A.D. the Mexica people settled in the Valley of Mexico and founded what we know as the Aztec empire. According to the Codex Boturini, an Aztec pictograph scroll, the Mexicas … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1325 A.D. WHERE IS AZTLÁN 2
Latinopia continues its exploration of the possible geographic site of Aztlán, the mythic homeland of the Mexica people. The Codice Boturini, an ancient Aztec manuscript, indicates that Aztlán was … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES DON TOSTI
In this week's Chicano Music Chronicles, Mark Guerrero interviews legendary big band leader and musician DonTosti. Tosti was part of the pre-Rock and Roll big band generation. He started his music … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA del ZOCOTROCO 03.31.19
No voy a negarlo, desde que Donald Trump incidió formalmente en el escenario político norteamericano se convirtió en objeto de mi fascinación, pues es de esas figuras que no dejan de … [Read more...]
GUEST BLOG 4.07.19 JUAN TEJEDA ON THE MECHA NAME CHANGE
The National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies national conference is meeting this week, April 3-6, 2019, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The theme of the conference is "Indigenous Knowledge for … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 4.07.19 “REFLECTIONS OF A MECHISTA BY A CHICANO SCHOLAR ACTIVIST”
I first learned about MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/o de Aztlán) during UCLA’s Freshman Summer Program (FSP) in 1985, as a 17-year-old freshman. Many moons later, when I became a member, I … [Read more...]
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...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1966 CRUSADE FOR JUSTICE
In 1966, Chicano activist Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales created a community based civil rights organization called the Crusade for Justice. Corky was disillusioned by traditional government agencies that … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG DAN ARRELANO “DEBUNKING ALAMO MYTHS”
Debunking the Myths of the Alamo About 6 or 7 years ago the Texas State Historical Association was having its annual event at the Menger Hotel next door to the Alamo in downtown San Antonio. I … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO DIANE PRODRIGUEZ ON “PERFECTA”
Diane Rodriguez is an acclaimed playwright, actress and stage director whose recent one-woman play, Perfecta, centers on a mother of five who has born children with five different men none of whom she … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO ROSE PORTILLO AS “PERFECTA”
Latinopia Teatro Rose Portillo in Perfecta from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Perfecta is a one-act play written by acclaimed playwright, actress and stage director Diane Rodriguez. The play centers on … [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 WORD TREVIÑO ON 1969 DENVER YOUTH LIBERATION CONFERENCE
Latinopia Event Trevino on Denver Youth Conference from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In March of 1969, more than 1500 Mexican American youth attended the National Chicano Youth Liberation Conference at … [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...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG ERNEST HOGAN “THE IRISH MEXICAN FRONTIER”
NOTES ON THE IRISH/MEXICAN FRONTIER by Ernest Hogan A lot of people have a hard enough time dealing with the complicated reality of Mexican Americans – when you add Irish to the mix, their … [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...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 3.17.19 “SANCTUARY CITIES – A CIVIL INITIATIVE…”
Sanctuary cities-a civil initiative... A local activist coalition, Tucson Families Free and Together, has launched a petition drive to change our city's status from being an "immigrant-welcoming" … [Read more...]