Latino arts, history and culture
Burundanga de Zocotroco Crisis de la Esperanza Parte III Educación y Desesperanza La primera parte de este largo ensayo propone el diagnostico de desesperanza y presenta la evidencia … [Read more...]
Crisis de la Esperanza Parte II Economía de la Desesperanza La primera parte de este ensayo atiende la conceptualización de la esperanza, asociada a la oportunidad y el modo en que se … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco Crisis de la Esperanza Completar un ciclo es ocasión de terminar y comenzar, no sin evaluar el que y como ha sido. La ultima vuelta al sol estimo que ira como El Año … [Read more...]
This week Mark Guerrero features musician Gilbert Rocha whose band The Silhouettes included the late great Ritchie Valens. Rocha later played with the doo wop duo, The Perez Brothers, and Rulie … [Read more...]
Giving Life to a Park for the People By Ricardo Romo and Dr. Carlos Orozco Milam Park is a small, historically beautiful gem of the city of San Antonio. The park is located between the old … [Read more...]
History matters… History instructs. History inspires. History matters. Ignoring it is problematic and causes discord. A couple of recent events bring this to mind. One has to do with César Chávez … [Read more...]
Adriana M. Garcia: A Muralist With A Cause In the late 1970s Chicano artists began to fill a void of public art that had long existed in the barrios of San Antonio. One of the inspirations for … [Read more...]
Mexican American Artist Santa Barraza Among Santa Barraza’s earliest international art recognition was an 1983 exhibit in Mexico City “A Traves de la Frontera.” The show traveled to all of … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco Disociados Dice el refrán que para muestra un botón basta. Inconforme como la escasez, traigo dos ejemplos de la penosa situación política que atraviesa la Isla de … [Read more...]
Pensamientos Bienvenidos otra vez y por la ultima vez de este año La Voz Newspaper. I want to thank all of our readers who follow us every month. I want you to know that appreciate your comments, … [Read more...]
Chicano Art: ¡Presente! ¡Printing The Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now. Smithsonian American Art Museum By Ricardo Romo, Ph.D. There is exciting news on the … [Read more...]
Mexican American Artist Menchaca Shines in New Smithsonian Exhibition San Antonian Michael Menchaca is one of the bright stars of the Latino art movement. His beautiful prints are well … [Read more...]
Elections: There and Here (From the Non-Incorporated Territory) There Waking up on Wednesday, November 4 to Trump's declaration of premature victory and the closeness of the contest … [Read more...]
Activism is the foundation… “My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.” Incoming POTUS Gerald Ford, August 9, 1974 on the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Ford’s words … [Read more...]
Adios to Trump, the Pendejo-in-Chief Our long national nightmare is over – well, ya mero. And ya era tiempo. And Latinos played a positive role in putting an end to a presidency that … [Read more...]
Desde el Territorio No Incorporado Elecciones: Allá y Acá Allá Despertar el miércoles 4 de noviembre a la declaración de victoria prematura de Trump y lo cerrado de la contienda me … [Read more...]
Latinos Await The Day of The Dead Celebration The Day of the Dead is creeping up on us, like a long dark shadow in a haunted house. But fear not, the arrival of “ el Dia de los Muertos ” is not … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco La Madera que estamos hechos Con frecuencia me pregunto si las cosas que pasan en mi país son únicas o es el velo de mis prejuicios. En estos tiempos convulsos … [Read more...]
Pensamientos The Census Bureau is wrapping up it work on the 2020 Census and will be submitting its report so that state legislatures can begin the political reapportionment process. Most … [Read more...]
Latino Art: New Horizons and Earlier Visions In America’s largest states, California, Texas, New York, Illinois, and Florida, Latino art is getting noticed. Smaller museums such as the Mexican … [Read more...]
Dimes y Diretes Me esmande otra vez; poco me ha enseñado la edad avanzada de impetuosidades y lejos estoy de haber aprendido suficiente. El día después que apunto la ausencia del plebiscito en … [Read more...]
