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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.30.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CARLOS AVILA ON DIRECTING DURING THE PANDEMIC, ARMANDO VAZQUEZ-RAMOS ON THE PANDEMIC ACROSS THE U.S. MEXICO BORDER, ALVARO HUERTA ON A RED BRICK AND JOE BIDEN, AND PASO DEL … [Read more...]

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May 30, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.24.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON LATINO LESSONS OF THE PANDEMIC,  ENRIQUE "KIKI" CASTILLO ON LATINO HEROISM IN THE PLAY  "WARRIORS," HARPO ON HOW HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE U.S.S. … [Read more...]

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May 23, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.17.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON FRIENDSHIP IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS, PAUL ESPINOSA ON SINGING OUR WAY TO FREEDOM, ARMANDO VAZQUEZ-RAMOS ON THE DREAMERS AND THE SUPREME COURT AND THE … [Read more...]

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May 16, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.29.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JESÚS TREVIÑO REMEMBERING 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHICANO MORATORIUM, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON THE BIDEN/HARRIS TICKET, POLICE ATTACK AT CHICANO MORATORIUM, MARK GUERRERO'S … [Read more...]

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August 29, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.09.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  REMEMBERING LATINOPIA HERO BOBBY LEE VERDUGO, LATINOPIA PLÁTICA: PLAYS-INTO- FILMS DURING THE PANDEMIC, JONATHAN KIRSCH ON JOHN RECHY, AND ALVARO HUERTA'S TRIBUTE ON MOTHERS … [Read more...]

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May 9, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.03.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: PLÁTICA ON IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS ON LATINO TEATRO WITH ELISA BOCANEGRA, SAL LÓPEZ AND ROSE PORTILLO, BURUNDANGA BORICUA PART TWO OF GUGO'S LOOK AT THE ROLE OF WOOD IN … [Read more...]

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May 2, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.25.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  JORGE RODRÍGUEZ REMEMBERS SOLEDAD "CHOLE" ALATORRE, PLÁTICAS WITH WRITERS CHRISTINE GRANADOS, MELINDA PALACIO AND MICHAEL SEDANO ON IMPACT OF COVID- 19 ON WRITERS AND BOOKS TO … [Read more...]

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April 25, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.18.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  NEW -LATINOPIA PLÁTICA ON CORONAVIRUS AND THE LATINO COMMUNITY, RICARDO ROMO ON HOW THE VIRUS IMPACTS LATINO ARTISTS, AND JOSE "GUGO" UMPIERRE ON HOW PUERTO RICO'S WOOD HAS … [Read more...]

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April 18, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.12.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: REMEMBERING DIANE RODRIGUEZ: PLAYWRIGHT, DIRECTOR, ACTRESS AND SOCIAL ACTIVIST: DOLORES HUERTA ON HER 90TH BIRTHDAY! AND SAL BALDENEGRO ON CORONA'S UNEXPECTED AFTER … [Read more...]

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April 11, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

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 "ROSARIO." In the … [Read more...]

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April 5, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.29.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES: RICARDO ROMO ON HOW CORONAVIRUS IMPACTS LATINOS, DR. ALVARO HUERTA ON HOW AMERICANS CAN LEARN FROM MEXICANS ON THE VIRUS, ALICIA GASPAR DE ALBA ON … [Read more...]

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March 29, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.08.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MARK GUERRERO SHOWCASES "THE EASTSIDE SOUND," ALFREDO SANTOS ON "WHAT HAPPENED TO US?"  HECTOR GONZALEZ ON "CANNIBAL AND THE HEADHUNTERS," AND RUDY AND STEVE SALAS ON TIERRA'S … [Read more...]

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March 8, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE BANCARROTA TEASER 1

Latinopia Showcase Bancarrota 1 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In 2015, the Governor of Puerto Rico declared that the island's $73 billion debt owed to foreign investors was unpayable. Since that … [Read more...]

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January 14, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.22.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: AY, AY, AY, CORONAVIRUS! JOSE UMPIERRE ON LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS, TEXAS AUTHORS HONOR JOHN RECHY, RICARDO ROMO ON DR. JOE BERNAL AND LATINOPIA SUGGESTIONS FOR THOSE … [Read more...]

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March 22, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: 03.15.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON FORGIVENESS, SERGIO TRONCOSO ON "A PECULIAR KIND OF IMMIGRANT'S SON," FILMMAKER MARK DAY'S THE SAN PATRICIO BATALLION, AND HOW TO MAKE IRISH JALAPENO SODA … [Read more...]

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March 15, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.16.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY WITH ALEJANDRO MOLINA'S LOVE POEM  "SAN VALENTÍN,"  AND SAL BALDENEGRO ON "BRING BACK DECENCY," JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON "LLUEVE Y NO ESCAMPA," JUAN FELÍPE … [Read more...]

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February 16, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.09.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CHICANO MUSIC MEDLEY.  MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES VISITS WITH GEORGE LANDA, JUAN TEJEDA ON CONUNTO MUSIC, CONJUNTO HUEYAPAN WITH EL AHUALULCO AND LITTLE JOE … [Read more...]

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February 9, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 2.03.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MURALS!! RICARDO ROMO ON SAN ANTONIO' S JACQUELINE BECERRA MURAL  JOHN VALDEZ ON THE BROADWAY MURAL,  WAYNE HEALY AND DAVID BOTELLO ON THE CHICANO TIME TRIP MURAL, AND ANTHONY … [Read more...]

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February 3, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.26.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LATINOS IN SCIENCE FICTION!  LATINOPIA VISITS THE UC RIVERSIDE SCIENCE FICTION CONFERENCE, MARIO ACEVEDO ON "VAMPIRES OF ROCKY FLATS," DAVID BOWLES ON "LORDS OF THE EARTH," … [Read more...]

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January 26, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.19.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  RICARDO ROMO ON THE LATINO LEGACY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.,  SALOMON BALDENEGRO ON "DRAFT BOARDS," JOSÉ M. UMPIERRE ON THE PUERTO RICAN EARTHQUAKES,  MARÍA JIMÉNEZ HENLEY ON … [Read more...]

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January 18, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.12.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON THE BIRTH OF THE BORDERLAND FOLKLORE,  ALVARO HUERTA ON BARRIO WISDOM, QUETZAL ON "CANTO LISO," LOS FABULOCOS "UNA PURA Y DOS CON SAL," AND LOUIE PEREZ ON LOS … [Read more...]

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January 12, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

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TALES OF TORRES 04.03. 26 RAZA AND OTHERS DEMONSTRATE AT NO KINGS RALLIES

April 3, 2026 By wpengine

NO KINGS PROTEST RAZA AND OTHERS DEMONSTRATE AT THE NO KINGS RALLIES.           My favorite sign – a very succinct and telling placard—at this past weekend’s protest in Pasadena, California read simply: “Arrogant, Depraved Racist.” The protest sign appeared above photos of Donald Trump and Stephan Miller, the diabolical architect of Trump’s immigration […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 04.03.26 MARTA SANCHEZ RIELES Y RAÍCES

April 3, 2026 By wpengine

Marta Sánchez’s train artwork is presently included in an exhibition organized by the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. The exhibit documents how Mexican and Mexican American railroad workers helped build Chicago’s rail system and is titled Rieles y Raíces, which translates to Rails and Roots. The show features multiple artists and […]

EL PROFE QUEZADA 04.03.26 REPISA – THE HOME ALTAR

April 3, 2026 By wpengine

The story of Mamá’s repisa, or home altar, is a deeply personal and spiritual journey that spans decades, homes, and generations.  In the 1940s and early 1950s, nestled in the heart of Barrio El Azteca at 402 San Pablo Avenue in Laredo, Texas, Mamá’s humble one-shelf repisa stood on the wall as a quiet but […]

FIERCE POLITICS WITH ALVARO HUERTA 03.26.26 AN ODE TO A CHICANO LEGEND

March 25, 2026 By wpengine

March 25, 2026 (revised from Nov. 9, 2021, version) By Dr. Álvaro Huerta  “Rudy (RIP): An Ode to a Chicano Legend, Dr. Rodolfo F. Acuña” I first met the late, great Dr. Rodolfo F. “Rudy” Acuña (1932–2026) in Fall of 1986, as a UCLA undergraduate student from East Los Angeles. It wasn’t in person, however. I met […]

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LATINOPIA FOOD “JALAPEÑO SODA BREAD” RECIPE

By Tia Tenopia on March 14, 2011

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 brought to the USA from Galway by Mary Patricia Reilly Murray and later transformed  with her blessing by her daughter, Bobbi Murray, who added jalapeño chile.  A real […]

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LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MONTOYA “PACHUCO PORTFOLIO”

By Tia Tenopia on June 12, 2011

José Montoya is a renowned poet, artist and activist who has been in the forefront of the Chicano art movement. One of his most celebrated poems is titled “Pachuco Portfolio” which pays homage to the iconic and enduring character of El Pachuco, the 1940s  Mexican American youth who dressed in the stylish Zoot Suit.

Category: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature

LATINOPIA ART SONIA ROMERO 2

By Tia Tenopia on October 20, 2013

Sonia Romero is a graphic artist,muralist and print maker. In this second profile on Sonia and her work, Latinopia explores Sonia’s public murals, in particular the “Urban Oasis” mural at the MacArthur Park Metro Station in Los Angeles, California.

Category: Art, LATINOPIA ART

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