Latino arts, history and culture
Render unto Caesar… The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries. James Madison, … [Read more...]
Rolando Briseño: A 50-Year Retrospective at the San Antonio Centro de Artes Gallery. Seventy-five stunning drawings, lithographs, screenprints, paintings, photographs, and sculptures dazzle … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ANGELA AND EMILIO WITH A TRIBUTE TO TATCHO MINDIOLA, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON LATINO ART GAINING NATIONAL ACCLAIM, MARK GUERRERO'S EAST L.A. MUSIC STORIES WITH WILLIE … [Read more...]
Tatcho, the son of Hortencia and Tatcho Mindiola Sr. and a retired Professor in Chicano Studies and Sociology at the University of Houston, passed away on August 17 with his wife, Cindy Mindiola, and … [Read more...]
Latino Art Gains National Recognition The news that the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. recently purchased sixteen screen prints from San Antonio artist Michael Menchaca for its … [Read more...]
This week Mark visits with percussionist/visual artist and founding member of the 1980s East L.A. band Califas, who were a popular band known for the musical diversity and social activism. Willie has … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DENISE FROST ON A PUNISHING BREED, RICARD ROMO'S 2024 ART JOURNAL , JOSÉ ANGEL GUTIÉRREZ ON VOTER REGISTRATION AND GOTV (GET OUT THE VOTE) AND IRENE DÍAZ PERFORMS WITH … [Read more...]
Denise Frost is the author of the crime novel A Punishing Breed. She spoke to Latinopia about how her experiences as an administrator at a Los Angeles liberal arts college inspired her novel and the … [Read more...]
A Latino Art Journal: South Texas 2024 Walking into the University of California Los Angeles Chicano Studies Research Library one day in 1970 I saw the first Chicano mural in a higher education … [Read more...]
How We Should Do Voter Registration and GOTV I just wrote some suggestions in letter 16, begin with those but let me expand. First, Raza folks need to be asked in person for their vote. Your … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ERNESTO HOGAN ON CHICANO AS A SCIENCE FICTION STATE OF BEING, RICARDO ROMO ON PUERTO RICAN FOOD AT SAN ANTONIO'S LUNA ROSA RESTAURANT, HONORING LATINOPIA HERO DR. ARMANDO … [Read more...]
Ernesto Hogan is the celebrated author of the novels High Aztech, Smoking Mirror Blues and Cortez on Jupiter. His latest collection of Chicano science fiction is titled Guerilla Mural of a Siren's … [Read more...]
The Ornelas Family Blends Delicious Puerto Rican Food with Outstanding Latino Art San Antonians love their Mexican food and appreciate Latino art. Dating back to the 1880s, writers and artists … [Read more...]
Dr. Tatcho Mindiola Jr., a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and respected member of the Houston community, passed away on August 17, 2024, at the age of 85. Born on May 6, 1939, in Houston, … [Read more...]
Armando Vázquez-Ramos was born in Mexico City on August 10th, 1949. He passed away at his home in Long Beach, California on August 4th, 2024, six days short of his 75th. birthday. He was … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SALOMON BALDENEGRO ON HYPOCRISY IS MAGA! ERNESTO HOGAN ON GUERILLA MURAL OF A SIREN'S SONG, JOSE UMPIERRE'S BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON BONSAI IN PUERTO RICO AND RICARDO ROMO'S … [Read more...]
Ernesto Hogan is arguably the preeminent Chicano science fiction author whose novels include High Aztech, Smoking Mirror Blues and Cortez on Jupiter, His latest collection of science fiction stories … [Read more...]
Hypocrisy, thy name is MAGA! When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser. Socrates The above quote captures perfectly the current situation regarding Donald J. Trump vis a vis … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre De coincidencias se va haciendo la vida y, si se piensa que cada cual escribe su destino, son los encuentros imprevistos los que van apuntando el camino. … [Read more...]
Terry Ybañez: Latina Artist and Community Activist Terry Ybañez knew at age five, as she drew and painted flowers and plants she saw in her grandmother’s garden, that she wanted to be an artist. … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON NEW MEXICO'S HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER, ALBERTO RIOS ON HOW TO WRITE A POEM, ELENA MINOR ON WRITING POETRY, RUDY ANAYA ON POETRY AND FRANCISCO ALARCON ON … [Read more...]
