Latino arts, history and culture
Trump’s Racist Words and Actions Fan Flames of Mass Shootings It sounds like a bad Quentin Tarantino movie: “Massacre in El Paso.” That’s what newspaper headlines screamed and cable news network … [Read more...]
Mexicans have officially become members of an endangered or hunted species in the U.S. (I’m not referring to our enormous demographics, as we’ll continue to multiply in el norte—where individuals of … [Read more...]
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...]
On the evening of January 28, 1918, a dozen Texas rangers, accompanied by eight U.S. Calvary soldiers and some Anglo American ranch hands descended on the village of Porvenir,Texas, just north of the … [Read more...]
Las armas de la identidad Durante el primer fin de semana de agosto, en un periodo de trece horas, dos hombres blancos con armas de asalto, mataron treinta y una personas, en El Paso, Texas y … [Read more...]
Alejandro Morales is an accomplished author of novels and short stories. In the title story of his collection, Little Nation and Other Stories, he imagines a band of scissor-wielding mothers forceably … [Read more...]
THE PUERTO RICAN DIASPORA FACTS AND ROOTS Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States of America, defined as property but not part of that nation. As such Puerto Ricans … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word José Murrati An Exile's Papers from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Jose Muratti Toro is a regular contributor to Latinopia with his blog Utopias Descifradas (Disciphered Utopias). Here he … [Read more...]
Though Conjunto Music originated in Texas, it is by no means limited to that state. In Los Angeles, California the conjunto group Los Pochos carries on the decades-long tradition. The accordionist of … [Read more...]
Me cuesta salir de mi asombro. En el breve plazo de dos semanas se ha gestado un movimiento que ha conducido efectivamente a la renuncia de un gobernador, primero en la historia de nuestro país. Tanta … [Read more...]
I recently attended an event to honor peripatetic educator, journalist and broadcast executive Frank Cruz. The evening at downtown L.A.’s LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (they insist on the upper case “A” … [Read more...]
This month Mark Guerrero's guest for Chicano Music Chronicles is the 80s punk rock band, Los Illegals. The group got its start in the L.A. punk rock scene with their 1981 album "Internal Exiles" on … [Read more...]
Frank Cruz has led a multi-faceted life first as a university professor, then as an on-camera newscaster and then as co-founder of the Telemundo television network. He talks about his career in his … [Read more...]
Imposible contener la emoción, el orgullo profundo y la satisfacción inmensa de ser parte de este momento en mi país. Vivimos un momento singular, una gestión de cambio, un viraje dramático y crucial. … [Read more...]
On July 4, 2019 Dr. Frank Meza, a sports enthusiast and respected leader in the medical community, passed away. He had attended Cal State Northridge, UCLA and UC Davis where he earned his medical … [Read more...]
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...]
Carlos Avila is a director, writer and producer. In 2002 he directed the motion picture "Price of Glory" starring Jimmy Smits, Maria del Mar, Ron Perlman, Clifton Collins, Jr. and Jon Seda. Avila … [Read more...]
Income inequality rears its ugly head everywhere... Income inequality is pervasive. It rears its ugly head everywhere. We hear much about income inequality from the likes of U.S. Sen. Bernie … [Read more...]
Using Circus Theory to Understand Trump El Presidente No es Pendejo Most of us know what a circus is. Some of us have been to a circus. The P.T. Barum and Bailey Circus was indeed a spectacle … [Read more...]
Hartos Muy lejos estoy de visionario, mi capacidad predictiva usualmente no aplica a más allá de mañana, excepto en escasas ocasiones. Estoy convencido que una de las frases mas odiosas en el … [Read more...]
Sonia Romero is a graphic artist, muralist and print maker. The daughter of Chicano art pioneer Frank Romero, she has boldly set out on her own artistic trajectory. Her art includes stunning prints, … [Read more...]
