Latino arts, history and culture
Latino Borderland Artists In El Paso’s Mission Valley Keep History and Culture Vibrant The borderland artists of the El Paso-Isleta-San Elizario region, known as the Mission Valley, represent … [Read more...]
Carmen Tafolla: A Prize-Winning Latina Poet Carmen Tafolla’s contributions to American literature are multifaceted and profound. Her readers already knew this when Alex Haley called her a … [Read more...]
Xavier Garza, Latino Artist and Author: A Premier Storyteller Xavier Garza grew up among storytellers in his hometown of Rio Grande City along the Texas-Mexico border. The best of the … [Read more...]
“This is not who we are…” I keep hearing the refrain (or variations thereof) “This is not who we are…” in the context of the acts of domestic terrorism, such as the mass shootings we are experiencing … [Read more...]
This week on Mark Guerrero's East Los Angeles Music Stories Mark visits with Bobby Rodriguez, trumpet player extraordinaire, who played in many East L.A. bands in the 60s including The Counts, The … [Read more...]
https://www.youtube.com/embed/nsCZ14Fsvkw Songwriter, performer and musician Mark Guerrero has initiated a new podcast, East Los Angeles Music Stories, in which he interviews key figures in the … [Read more...]
In 1940, the first generation of bilingual, bi-cultural Mexican American youth found themselves living as second-class citizens in the United States. They responded by creating a vibrant … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LORENA MANRIQUEZ ON WALLS OF PASSION, RICARDO ROMO ON OSCAR ALVARADO MASTER IN TILE, DR. CYNTHIA E. OROZCO ON THE HISTORY OF MEXICAN AMERICANS IN AUSTIN AND THE IMPACT OF THE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: PHOTOGRAPHERS! ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON AL RENDON, OSCAR CASTILLO ON EL MOVIMIENTO EXHIBIT, GEORGE RODRIGUEZ ON PHOTOGRAPHY AT THE FARM WORKERS CENTER IN KEENE, CALIFORNIA AND … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CHRISTINE MARIN'S GUEST BLOG ON JOE SOLETO, RICARDO ROMO ON SAN ANTONIO POLITICS OF THE 1960s, SERGIO HERNANDEZ'S ARNIE AND PORFI ON CHRISTMAS AND As the end of year gets … [Read more...]
Acclaimed actor, director and social activist Cheech Marin has collected Chicano art for decades. Now his extensive collection has a home venue of its own, The Cheech, an art gallery specifically … [Read more...]
In the 1940s, in response to widespread discrimination by American society, Mexican American youth created their own counter-culture movement. They called themselves pachucos and they had their own … [Read more...]
Whose side are you on? Recent events – the massacre of shoppers in Buffalo, the Uvalde massacre of children, the outright refusal of Republicans to address gun reform – bring the old union song … [Read more...]
A Look at Police and Prosecutorial Culture and the Killing of Mexican Origin People in Texas José Angel Gutiérrez, Emeritus, PhD, … [Read more...]
Octavio Solis is an acclaimed playwright with more than 25 plays that have been produced in venues throughout the United States. One of his most popular plays is Lydia, a story based in part on his … [Read more...]
Latino Children Benefit From Uvalde’s Public Library Over the past five years, Harriett and I have been donating books to Uvalde’s El Progreso Memorial Library. Both of us have been educators … [Read more...]
History surrounds us… Again, I will forego writing about political issues. Instead, I will try to do justice to a history maker, someone whose advocacy had national implications, someone I was … [Read more...]
This year Memorial Day has acquired a new meaning. … [Read more...]
Santos and Santos is a play written by acclaimed playwright Octavio Solis. Two brothers seek to serve their Latino clientele through their law office. But they soon fall victim to the lure of drugs … [Read more...]
Dr. Thelma Reyna has published a new book titled Doctor Poets & Other Healers. Co-Edited with Dr. Frank L. Meyskens, Jr. and Dr. Johanna Shapiro, Reyna's book is an anthology of poems and essays … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre MAS DE LO MISMO Dos asuntos dominan la Burundanga Boricua en los últimos tiempos. Más que novedad, son de los que colman la paciencia; condiciones … [Read more...]
