Latino arts, history and culture
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY WITH VALENTINES ON MARS! MARTHA GONZALEZ'S LOVE SONG, TODO LO QUE TENGO LATINOPIA HERO ISAAC RUIZ, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON ART AT THE SAN ANTONIO … [Read more...]
A New Latino Mural, “Sacrificios,” Honors Migrants’ Lives In June 2022, fifty-three migrants from Mexico and Central America were found dead inside a large locked trailer in southwest San … [Read more...]
Ramón García is a poet whose two volumes of poetry include Other Countries (2010) and The Chronicles (2015). He spoke to Latinopia about his passion for poetry and how important the rhythm and spacing … [Read more...]
They ought to be ashamed… They (immigrants) are poisoning the blood of our country … They (political opponents) are vermin. Donald J. Trump 2024 Donald J. Trump has come out in the open. Parroting … [Read more...]
Ramón García is a poet whose poetry includes the collections, Other Countries (2010) and The Chronicles (2015). He spoke to Latinopia about his passion for poetry and the themes he writes about. … [Read more...]
Raul Servin: Artistic Chronicler of Mexican Rural Life and Chicano History and Culture Raul Servin came to San Antonio from Acapulco, Mexico in 1968 as an artist hired to decorate the large … [Read more...]
‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. Crusade, by Nicholas Confessore, New York Times | January 20, 2024 This attack against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is a totally … [Read more...]
Author Carmen Tafolla has been named the winner of the Texas Institute of Letters’ prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. This is the highest honor given by the TIL, which was established in 1936 to … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO REVIEWS A YEAR IN PHOTOS, ALFREDO SANTOS ON THIS MONTH IN TEXAS, LATINOPIA FOOD ON LA ROSCA AND THE POETRY OF MARIA R. BERUMEN--STILL READING AND WRITING POETRY … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON THE ART THREATENED BY THE PALISADES AND ALTADENA FIRES, RICHARD YÑIGUEZ ON THE DEADLY TOWER, SAL BALDENEGRO ON TRUMP'S DEPORTATION ACTIONS AND LUIS R. TORRES ON … [Read more...]
Acclaimed poet Ramón García's collection of poems Other Countries reflects themes of the immigrant experience and his experiences growing up in Modesto, California. Here he reads two selections from … [Read more...]
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Featured in Art at the Centro Cultural Aztlan February 2 is the anniversary of the end of the U.S.-Mexico War of 1846 and marks the signing of the peace treaty … [Read more...]
Oscar Castillo: Photographer, Teacher, and Documentor of Chicano Experience Oscar Castillo is one of the premier Latino photographers in the United States. His inclusion in three early exhibits … [Read more...]
Saluting a Master Photographer I have known Oscar Castillo for well over fifty years and I couldn’t resist adding to Dr, Ricardo Romo’s appreciation of Oscar and his work. Oscar and I first met in … [Read more...]
Ramón Hernández: Premier Tejano and Latino Musicologist, Author, and Photographer In 2018, the Wittliff Collection at Texas State University acquired San Antonio native Ramón Hernández’s vast … [Read more...]
David Trujillo is a playwright and poet whose latest poetry collection is titled Neighborhood Interruptions. Trujillo spoke to Latinopia about what motivates his poetry and how his background as a … [Read more...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aRmGZmRRcw This week Mark Guerrero's East LA Music Stories interviews Joe Espinosa, bassist, who was a member of Marcy & the Imperials and The Village Callers … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Año Nuevo Como suele ser costumbre, un año constituye u n referente esencial para intentar entendernos. Cuando acaba uno y comienza otro, se suele … [Read more...]
Latino Artists Sonia Romero and Richard Duardo in Atlanta’s Estampas de la Raza Exhibit The art exhibit Estampas de la Raza: Contemporary Prints from the Romo Collection has now crisscrossed the … [Read more...]
Playwright and poet David Trujillo's latest collection of poems, Neighborhood Interruptions, covers themes from police brutality to homelessness to ancient Aztec roots. He read here from his … [Read more...]
Judy Baca Paints at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Art lovers will not want to miss the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) solo exhibit “Painting in the River of Angels: Judy Baca … [Read more...]
