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LATINOPIA EVENT 1930s DEPORTATIONS

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...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: 1930S Deportations, 1930s Repatriations, Decade of Betrayal, Dr. Francisco Balderrama

January 12, 2014 by Tia Tenopia

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...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT

September 4, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

100 YEARS OF LATINO MUSIC

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...]

Filed Under: Music, TIMELINES

June 15, 2010 by

100 YEARS OF LATINO LITERATURE

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...]

Filed Under: Literature, TIMELINES

March 6, 2010 by Breht Burri

100 YEARS OF LATINO THEATRE

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...]

Filed Under: Theater, TIMELINES

March 6, 2010 by

LATINOPIA EVENT PUERTO RICO’S CRISIS – TWO

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...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: Democracy Now, Juan González, Puerto Rico's economic crisis

September 24, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA HEROES – THOSE WE LOST IN 2020

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...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA HERO Tagged With: Latino celebs who passed away in 2020, Thise We Lost in 2020

January 3, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT PROFILE – THE FIRST THANKSGIVING IN AMERICA

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...]

Filed Under: EVENT PROFILE, History Tagged With: First Thanksgiving in America, Roberto Vasquez

December 12, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA HERO JUAN GÓMEZ-QUIÑONES

“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...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA HERO Tagged With: Dr. Juan Gomez Quinones, Passing of Juan Gomez Quinones

November 14, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA DOCUMENT BETANCE’S TEN COMMANDMENTS OF FREE MEN

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...]

Filed Under: DOCUMENTS, History Tagged With: Puerto Rican Struggle for Independence, Ramón Emeterio Betances, Ten Commandments of Freee Men

July 5, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

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...]

Filed Under: BIOGRAPHY, History Tagged With: Doctor of the Poor, famous Puerto Ricans, Father of the Puerto Rican Nation, Grito De Lares, Puerto Rican Independence Movement, Ramón Emeterio Betances

July 5, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT PROFILE MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY ( EL GRITO)

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...]

Filed Under: EVENT PROFILE, History Tagged With: 16th of September, Diez y Seis de Septemibere, Mexican Independence Day

September 15, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 1970 CHICANO MORATORIUM

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...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: 1970 Chicano Moratorium, Chicano Civil Rights events, Rosalio Munoz, Ruben Salazar

June 3, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 2010 MORATORIUM ANNIVERSARY

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...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: 1970 Chicano Moratorium, Chicano Moratorium anniversary

February 27, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 1970 MORATORIUM IN THE RAIN

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...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT

February 6, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT LIBROTRAFICANTES 4 ” A VISIT WITH ANAYA”

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...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT, LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano Literature, Dagoberto Gilb, Latino literature, Librotraficantes, Rudolfo Anaya

April 16, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA HERO – GARY KELLER

  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...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA HERO Tagged With: Bilingual Review Press, Gary Keller, Gary Keller passes

July 25, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA DOCUMENT NATIVE AMERICANS THE MOST OPPRESSED BY FRANK GARCIA BERUMEN

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...]

Filed Under: DOCUMENTS, History Tagged With: Frank Ramon Berumen, Latinopia Document, Native Americans are th emost marginalized

July 11, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA DOCUMENT SUMMARY OF 2020 DACA SUPREME COURT DECISION

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...]

Filed Under: DOCUMENTS, History Tagged With: DACA, June 18 2020 Supreme Court decision on DACA

June 28, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 1945 U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS TORPEDOED

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...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: Adolfo "Harpo" Celaya, U.S.S. Indianapolis

December 10, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 1945 U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS TORPEDOED 2

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...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: Adolfo "Harpo" Celaya, U.S.S. Indianapolis

December 10, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 2.20.21 “LESSONS FROM THE GREAT DEPRESSION”

February 20, 2021 By Tia Tenopia

Lessons of the Great Depression: A Latino Perspective By Ricardo Romo, PhD A New York Times front page article on Sunday [Feb. 7, 2021] titled “As Jobs Dry Up, Renters Pack in and Fall Behind” got my attention. When talking about today’s job losses, poverty, homelessness, and hunger, many commentators often cite statistics from the […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 02.14.21

February 14, 2021 By Tia Tenopia

Trumpism: A Death Cult… “The (Republican) party is his. It doesn’t belong to anybody else.” QAnon Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) Whom are you not allowed to criticize? Following the dynamics of the Trump Impeachment – not only the Impeachment itself but also the events that led to it – is at the same time […]

PENSAMIENTOS WITH ALFREDO SANTOS 02.07.21

February 6, 2021 By Tia Tenopia

Bienvenidos otra vez a La Voz Newspaper. Primeramente, we would like to call to your attention a number of our stories in this issue. First is the article on page 4 about what the University of California is doing to help farm workers. A lot of people say that farm workers are essential workers, but […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO “CRISIS DE LA ESPERANZA PARTE IV”

January 31, 2021 By Tia Tenopia

Crisis de la Esperanza Parte IV Esperanza Política Si aceptamos que la inmovilidad en la condición política mas indigna imaginable por seis siglos y bajo dos naciones, se presenta como uno de esos asuntos al que no se le ha dado solución, pues hay desesperanza para llorar hasta la eternidad. Pero de la esperanza vive […]

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