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BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO PELIGRO INMINENTE Y PRIMEROS AUXILIOS

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre De Peligro Inminente y Primeros Auxilios El Estado Autocrático Para todo aquel que intenta cumplir la responsabilidad ciudadana de mantenerse … [Read more...]

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November 23, 2024 by wpengine

TALES OF TORRES with LUIS TORRES – AFTER TRUMP: THE TWILIGHT ZONE

“Twilight Zone” Helped Me Cope with the News of the Hideous Trump Election By Luis Torres The shock of the election results on November 4 began reverberating in my head and in my very being … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Luis R.. Torres, Post-Election malaise, Tales of Torres

November 23, 2024 by wpengine

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT ENCOURAGING INITIATIVES OF CHICANO ART

Encouraging Initiatives of Chicano Art Chicano art has existed for over fifty years in the United States, but until recently it has been virtually invisible to major museum audiences in the … [Read more...]

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November 23, 2024 by wpengine

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO “THE SCARCITY OF EGGS”

  Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority shares in it. Leo Tolstoy Like millions of Americans, I’m struggling to process what the U.S. just did. By electing Donald Trump to a … [Read more...]

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November 16, 2024 by wpengine

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO – ON IMMINENT DANGER AND FIRST AID

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre On Imminent Danger and First Aid The Autocratic State To my better understanding, anyone attempting to comply with his/her civic duty to be … [Read more...]

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November 16, 2024 by wpengine

ANGELA VALENZUELA ON A DEI (DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION) DREAM

Last Night's DEI Dream: Art and a Change of Heart Will Save the World by Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D. Perhaps inspired by the Day of the Dead and my deep thoughts and prayers these days on … [Read more...]

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November 16, 2024 by wpengine

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT A TRIBUTE TO CÉSAR A. MARTÍNEZ

César Martinez’s Retrospective Show: A Tribute To A Maestro Of Chicano Art On October 24, 2024, the Ruiz-Healy Gallery in San Antonio opened a marvelous Chicano art exhibit, César A. Martínez: … [Read more...]

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November 16, 2024 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD WHY DID SO MANY LATINOS VOTE FOR TRUMP?

The election of Donald Trump as Prsident of the United States came as a shock to many Latinos, particularly because it involved large numbers of Latinos who voted for Trump. Latinopia asked Dr. Laura … [Read more...]

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LATINOPIA WORD WHAT DOES THE TRUMP VICTORY SIGNAL FOR LATINOS?

Dr. Laura Barberena, creator of Viva Politics, and Dr. Ricardo Romo, President Emeritus of the University of Texas at San Antonio, respond to the question, what does the Trump electoral victory signal … [Read more...]

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November 9, 2024 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD WHAT SHOULD ACTIVISTS DO NOW?

In the aftermath of the Trump victory, many Latinos are asking themselves what now? What should activists Latinos do in preparation of four more years of Trump? Dr. Laura Barberena of Viva Politics … [Read more...]

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November 9, 2024 by wpengine

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 11.09.24 LA ELECCIÓN DESDE ALLÁ Y ACÁ

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Por Allá ¿Que decir después los resultados electorales? Pues hay un saco de emociones y de razones en busca de conciliación. La primera reacción … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burundanga Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, José M. Umpierre

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.01.24

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DR. ALVARO HUERTA ON WHY VOTING FOR TRUMP IS IMMORAL, JOSÉ UMPIERRE IN RESPONSE TO RACIST FLOATING ISLAND COMMENT, AND RICARDO ROMO ON A NEW GALLERY IN HONOR OF RICARDO AND HIS … [Read more...]

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November 1, 2024 by wpengine

FIERCE POLITICS with ALVARO HUERTA 11.01.24 – IT’S IMMORAL TO VOTE FOR TRUMP

It’s immoral to vote for Trump/Vance in 2024. While morality is neither universal nor absolute, my Mexican immigrant parents (from the same group of people that Trump and Vance deride) taught me, … [Read more...]

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November 1, 2024 by wpengine

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 11.01.24 LATINO ART GALLERY AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE CAMPUS

A Latino Art Gallery Opens at San Antonio HBCU Campus On October 23, 2024, St. Philip’s College in San Antonio opened the Romo Gallery in the new Cybersecurity building on campus. St. Philip’s … [Read more...]

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November 1, 2024 by wpengine

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 11.01.2024

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre No puedo evitar añadir la voz al coro de indignacion. La Isla Flotante de Basura que aludió el comediante Tony Hincheclife en el evento del Partido … [Read more...]

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November 1, 2024 by wpengine

TALES OF TORRES REMEMBERING FERNANDO VALENZUELA 10.25.24

REMEMBERING FERNANDO VALENZUELA By Luis Torres When Fernando Valenzuela pitched a memorable no-hitter at Dodger Stadium on June 29, 1990, legendary broadcaster Vin Scully intoned over the … [Read more...]

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.25.24 FREDERICO VIGIL PRESERVES ANCIENT ART TRADITION

Fresco Artist Frederico Vigil’s Passion Preserves Ancient Art Tradition. A magnificent fresco by New Mexican Maestro Frederico Vigil is near completion on a stairwell of the Convention Center in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Ricardo Romo's Tejano Report Tagged With: Ricardo Romo's Tejano Report

October 25, 2024 by wpengine

LATINOPIA CINEMA HECTOR GALAN ON THE DOCUMENTARY INTERVIEW

Hector Galan is an award-winning writer/producer and director of prime time television programs, including the prestigious Frontline and American Masters series. Among his acclaimed documentaries is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Chicano documentary filmmakers, Hector Galan, Shakedown in Sante Fe

May 26, 2023 by wpengine

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 10.18.24 ¿RESULTADOS SEÑALAN CAMBIO?

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Bien se dice que una golondrina no hace primavera y cuánto no se cuestionan y amañan los datos de las encuestas, que son meras consultas de opinión. Las … [Read more...]

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October 18, 2024 by wpengine

MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 10.18.24

Bienvenidos otra a La Voz Newspaper. We are coming out early because of the elections that are taking place on November 5th, 2024. Already we are hearing reports of record turnouts in the state of … [Read more...]

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October 18, 2024 by wpengine

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.11.24 DAY OF THE DEAD HAS RISEN TO GREAT ACCLAIM

The Day of the Dead Has Risen to Great Acclaim Día de los Muertos ("Day of the Dead") is coming, and its macabre observance across many Latino communities in the US is highly anticipated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Ricardo Romo's Tejano Report Tagged With: Da of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos, r. Ricardo Romo, Ricardo Romo's Tejano Report

October 11, 2024 by wpengine

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LE PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE 9.05.25 CURANDERISMO IN THE BARRIO

September 5, 2025 By wpengine

Curanderismo (folk healing) is an integral component of the fabric that is very much a part of the Mexican American cultural, social, and historical heritage.  My paternal grandmother, Doña Emilia, or Memia as we fondly called her was a curandera (healer).  Her older sister, Doña Ester, was a renowned curandera in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.29.25 Salomón Huerta: A Visionary Interpreter of Latino Art

August 29, 2025 By wpengine

Salomón Huerta: A Visionary Interpreter of Latino Art Ricardo Romo, Ph.D Salomón Huerta, a Los Angeles-based painter and printmaker, is known for his enigmatic portraits and compelling depictions of domestic and suburban architecture reflecting his Mexican American heritage and upbringing in Boyle Heights. Over the past quarter-century, Huerta’s works have been acquired by the Museum […]

BURUNDANGA DEL ZOCOTROCO 8.29.25 CONFESSIONS OF AN AGED ANTI-IMPERIALIST

August 29, 2025 By wpengine

José M. Umpierre Confessions of an Aged Anti-imperialist. The recent meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska has been seen as the management of two powerful nations that flirt with the notion of empire. The term fuels a torrent of memories, it takes me back to 1976 when I defended my doctoral thesis: Imperialism and […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 8.29.25 CONFESIONES DE UN VIEJO ANTIIMPERIALISTA

August 29, 2025 By wpengine

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Confesiones de un Viejo Antiimperialista Realengo                                        . La reunión recién celebrada entre Trump y Putin en Alaska se ha visto como la gestión de dos poderosas naciones que coquetean con la noción de imperio. El término aviva un torrente de recuerdos, me regresa al 1976 cuando defendí la tesis: […]

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LATINOPIA WORD XOCHITL JULISA BERMEJO “OUR LADY OF THE WATER GALLONS”

By Tia Tenopia on May 26, 2013

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