Latino arts, history and culture
During the 1930s, in the shadow of the Great depression, massive numbers of Mexicans who had lived in the United States for years were deported to Mexico. Their children, who were born in the United … [Read more...]
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 MUSIC TIMELINE 100 YEARS OF CHICANO/LATINO MUSIC 1900 Gregorio Cortéz, a Tejano, kills a deputy who attempts to arrest him unjustly and flees for his life. Cortéz is eventually … [Read more...]
100 YEARS OF CHICANO/LATINO LITERATURE 1900 Gregorio Cortéz, a Tejano, kills a deputy who attempts to arrest him unjustly and flees for his life. Cortéz is eventually captured, tried by an … [Read more...]
100 YEARS OF LATINO THEATER IN AMERICA 1900 In Ybor City and Tampa, Florida, Cuban mutual aid societies like El Centro Español de West Tampa, Círculo Cubano and other self-help civic organizations … [Read more...]
Latinopia Event Puerto Rico's Crisis - Two from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. The government of Puerto Rico has been under financial stewardship imposed by the United States Congress since it declared it … [Read more...]
2020 has been a devastating year for many reasons not the least of which are the many luminary creative people who passed away. Among them (not a full list) we must note and pay tribute to the legacy … [Read more...]
First Thanksgiving in El Paso Centuries before the first Spanish Explorers ventured into the El Paso region, the "High Plains" and deserts of the Rio Grande valley were the home of the Mansos, … [Read more...]
“In Memory of the Legendary Dr. Juan Gómez-Quiñones” “Anti-Mexicanism is a form of nativism practiced by colonialists and their inheritors.” --Dr. Juan Gómez-Quiñones (2017) Tuesday, … [Read more...]
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF FREE MEN CONTEXT: The island of Puerto Rico was claimed by Spanish explorers in 1493. It remained under Spanish rule until 1898, when the United States defeated Spain in … [Read more...]
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...]
Mexican Independence Day “El Grito” Throughout Mexico and in Mexican and Chicano communities in the United States, the 16th of September is celebrated as Mexican Independence Day. It is the day … [Read more...]
In 1970, at the height of the Vietnam War, Mexican Americans and other Latinos were dying at a rate disproportionate to their numbers in the general population. Organizers in Los Angeles called for a … [Read more...]
On August 29, 2010 hundreds of Mexican Americans gathered in East Los Angeles to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium March against the War in Vietnam which originally took place … [Read more...]
By 1970, it was clear that Mexican Americans and other Spanish surnamed Americans were dying in the Vietnam War in numbers disproportionate to their population. Activists called for a march to protest … [Read more...]
After leaving the Border Bookstore in Mesilla, New Mexico, the caravan carrying banned books to the children of Tucson heads north to Albuquerque for a meeting with renowned author Rudolfo Anaya. On … [Read more...]
Dr. Gary Francisco Jiménez Keller, Author, social activist and founder and publisher/editor of Bilingual Review press and Regents Professor at Arizona State University passed away on … [Read more...]
The Most Marginalized and Impoverished People in the United States and in the Americas has always been and continues to be Native Americans By Dr. Frank Garcia Berumen The recent protests … [Read more...]
Summary of the U.S. Supreme Court Decision on DACA By Valentina de Fex, Immigrants’ Rights Legal Fellow, ACLU of Utah Overview: In a 5-4 decision on June 18, the U.S. Supreme Court halted the … [Read more...]
Latinopia Event 1945 U.S.S. Indianapolis Torpedoed from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. On July 30, 1945 the Navy cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine in the … [Read more...]
Latinopia Event 1945 USS Indianapolis Torpedoed 2 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. After the U.S.S. Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese submarine on July 30, 1945, 900 men clung to rafts and foguht off … [Read more...]
