LATINOPIA BIOGRAPHY MIGUEL ALGARÍN
Miguel Algarín is a Puerto Rican poet and social activist renowned as co-founder of the legendary Nuyorican Poets Café. He is the author of more than ten published books of poetry, is the editor of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA BIOGRAPHY RAMÓN EMETERIO BETANCES
Ramón Emeterio Betances Y Alacán Ramón Emeterio Betances is recognized as the “Father of the Puerto Rican Nation” for his life long involvement in the pursuit of liberty and his leadership in … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 2009 ACTIVISTS REUNION
In the 1960s, conditions for Mexican Americans and other Latinos in the United States were bleak. Latinos experienced high unemployment, poor housing, a 50% drop out rate at high schools where … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 2009 ACTIVIST REUNION 2
The Chicano Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and 1970s was in response to decades of discrimination and social inequality experienced by the Mexican American community in the Untied States. The … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 2009 CHICANO ACTIVIST REUNION 3
In this third and final report on the 2009 reunion of Chicano Movement activists, convened in Dallas, Texas and attended by hundreds of activists, we hear from reunion organizer José Angel Gutíerrez … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1949 ROYBAL ELECTED TO CITY COUNCIL
Latinopia Event Roybal Elected to City Council from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In 1949, Edward Roybal was the first Mexican American to be elected to the Los Angeles City Council in more than 100 … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT – 1972 OCCUPIED AMERICA IS PUBLISHED
Latinopia Event 1972 Occupied America Published from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In 1972, Dr. Rodolfo Acuña published his landmark history book, Occupied America, A History of Chicanos. Within a short … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1966 UFW PEREGRINACIÓN (PILGRIMAGE) MARCH
The effort to organize farm workers under a union contract has been a long and difficult struggle. In 1965, César Chávez and Dolores Huerta created what would become the United Farm Workers Union. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MONTOYA ON PACHUCOS
Latinopia History Montoya on Pachucos from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In this excerpt from the documentary Visions of Aztlán, acclaimed poet and artist José Montoya recalls the scapegoating of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO REMEMBERING DR. FRANCISCO ARTURO ROSALES
Dr. Francisco Arturo Rosales passed away on December 22, 2016. He left behind an enviable body of published works and inspirational leadership for the Chicano community. I was fortunate to be able … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1967 CON SAFOS 2
Con Safos Magazine, a daring and irreverant literary magazine featuring the writings of Latino authors was first published in 1967 under the stewardship of Ralph "Rafas" López and Arturo "Tudi" … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1929 FOUNDING OF LULAC
Latinopia Event Founding of LULAC from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In 1929, three Texas civic groups, the Order of the Sons of America, the Knights of America and the League of Latin American citizens … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO DR. ARTURO ROSALES
Dr. Arturo Rosales is an Arizona-based historian and author of the acclaimed book, Chicano! History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement. Latinopia is proud to honor Dr. Arturo Rosales for … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1968 CON SAFOS 1
Today we take for granted the large body of Latino and Latina literature available in the United States. But back in 1960, there was no extensive body of literature to speak of. That all changed when … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT “WHAT IS AZTLÁN?”
The term Aztlán is used throughout the barrios of the Southwest to refer to the ancient homeland of the Mexica people--the ancestors of today's Mexicans and Mexican Americans. But what exactly is … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT APACHE WARS 2
Latinopia Event Apache Wars2 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In his book, The Apache Wars, Dr. Paul Andrew Hutton chronicles the war against the Apache people that the United States government waged … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT THE APACHE WARS 1
LATINOPIA EVENT THE APACHE WARS1 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. The encounter between the Apache people and American troops is one of the most violent and devastating chapters in American history. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT “1936 PECAN SHELLER’S STRIKE”
In 1937 San Antonio, Texas was the center of pecan production in the United States. More than 12,000 people worked at shelling pecans for America's markets. When management decided to cut back on … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1970 CHICANO PARK 1
In 1970, the Coronado Bridge in San Diego had recently been completed and the city of San Diego had agreed to allow the residents of the Logan Heights barrio to use the land under the bridge as a … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1970 CHICANO PARK 2
In 1970, the City of San Diego reneged on its promise to allow the citizens of Logan Heights, a historic Chicano barrio, to utilize land under the recently completed Coronado Bridge to build a … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO MAGGIE RIVAS-RODRÍGUEZ
In 1999, Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodríguez began an awesome undertaking--to document the lives and stories of Latino veterans of World War II (later her efforts would also include the Korean and Viet Nam … [Read more...]