LATINOPIA MUSIC STEVE SALAS REMEMBERS
Latinopia Music Steve Salas Remembers from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Steve Salas is the versatile singer/performer and co-founder of the celebrated music group, Tierra. As lead singer of Tierra, … [Read more...]
LATINOPA MUSIC LITTLE JOE HERNÁNDEZ AND JAZZ
Little Joe Hernandez is a Tejano music legend first with his group Little Joe and the Latinaires and later with Little Joe Y La Familia. Throughout his decades long career Little Joe has developed his … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT LATINOS AT THE SUPER BOWL
Latinos in Sports: Competing in the NFL and Super Bowl Tony Romo serving as this year’s Super Bowl CBS broadcaster will provide a play-by-play analysis of the big game, a television first for a … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 02.19.22
Empathy takes on Evil… “As long as there is plenty, poverty is evil. Government belongs wherever evil needs an adversary….” Robert F. Kennedy We’re experiencing times in which our well being, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC RUDY SALAS ON TIERRA
Latinopia Music Rudy Salas on Tierra from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Rudy and Steve Salas founded the music group Tierra in 1973. They became the chief proponents of the "Chicano sound" in music. In … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC TIERRA ON “TOGETHER”
Latinopia Music Tierra On Together from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Brothers Rudy and Steve Salas co-founded the music group Tierra (Earth) in 1973, Their hit song "Together" rose to … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW “STEALING HOME”
Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers and the Lives Caught in Between by Eric Nusbaum Published by Public Affairs/Hatchet Book Group 2020 Have you ever read an excellent book, put it down and … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 02.05.22 “PARKS ARE GOOD FOR LATINOS”
Parks Are Good For Latinos Brackenridge Park is Latinos’ Central Park. Weather permitting, Latino families fill the park on most weekends. As the population of the city moves to the Northwest, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART ARMENDÁRIZ ON LITERATURE TO ART
Richard Armendáriz is an artist and print maker whose artistic themes originate from his childhood in EL Paso, Texas and the West Texas wildlife. But he is also inspired by literary and historical … [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 TIERRA AT CARNEGIE HALL
Latinopia Music Tierrra at Carnegie Hall from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Rudy and Steve Salas founded the music group Tierra in 1973. They had a national hit with the song Together in 1982. Spurred by … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA SHOWCASE REUNION DE COLEGAS SPIRITUALITY
In addition to reviewing the past fifty years of Mexican American Studies, the Reunion de Colegas scholars also felt it important to highlight the role of spirituality in the Chicano civil rights … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART RICHARD ARMENDÁRIZ
Richard Armendáriz is a artist and print maker originally from El Paso, Texas and now residing in San Antonio. His print work melds landscapes with Texas animal life layered with song lyrics and … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA DOCUMENT OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT JOSEPH BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS
President Joe Biden and V.P. Kamala Harris The White House January 20, 2022 Today marks the first anniversary of your historic … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO JORGE BUSTAMANTE
En Paz Descanses Jorge He walked into the huge cafeteria at John Kennedy High School in San Antonio’s southwest side off General McMullen Drive looking for the “Lideres de MAYO” he said. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA SHOWCASE REUNION DE COLEGAS “REMEMBRANCES”
On December 9-12, 2021, a group of Mexican American scholars, many of them founders of Mexican American Studies, met to discuss the status of Mexcian American Studies, its victories, and areas that … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT “RICHARD ARMENDARIZ”
Richard Armendariz: Teacher, Artist, Borderlands Interpreter Growing up in El Paso, Texas “with Juarez, Mexico in my backyard,” Latino artist Richard Armendariz found himself “saturated with a … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART SANTA BARRAZA “NEPANTLA”
Santa Barraza is a Chicana artist living in Texas whose works incorporate Pre-columbian indigenous imagery in post-modern ways. One of her works titled "Nepantla," explores the world of mestizaje, the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO DR. ARTURO ROSALES
Dr. Arturo Rosales is an Arizona-based historian and author of the acclaimed book, Chicano! History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement. Latinopia is proud to honor Dr. Arturo Rosales for … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO GREGG BARRIOS PRESENTE!
Chicano Polymath Passes into the Pantheon of Great Raza Artists, Intellectuals, and Provocateurs by B. V. Olguín Gregg Barrios—Chicano educator, poet, playwright, journalist, activist, and … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO DR. FELIPE DE ORTEGO Y GASCA
Felipe de Ortego y Gasca was a major in the United States Air Force before embarking on a pioneering career as a scholar, literary critic and educator. Ironically, his literary career only began after … [Read more...]