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LATINOPIA HERO GLORIA MOLINA – A CHICANA PIONEER

GLORIA MOLINA: A CHICANA PIONEER. Like many, many others, I was saddened to learn of the passing of Gloria Molina. She had battled cancer for three years. Accolades poured in from public … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA HERO, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Gloria Molina, Luis R.. Torres, Passing of Gloria Molina

May 20, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA EVENT 1969 DENVER YOUTH CONFERENCE

Latino identity has always been a vexing question. Should we call ourselves Mexican Americans, Chicanos, Puerto Ricans, Boricuas, Latinos, Hispanics? A historic moment of self-definition took place in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT

March 4, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT DENVER YOUTH LIBERATION CONFERENCE

In March of 1969, more than 1500 Mexican American youth attended the National Chicano Youth Liberation Conference at the Crusade for Justice in Denver, Colorado. The event was pivotal in that it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: Corky Gonzales, Crusade for Justice, Denver Youth Conference, Denver Youth Liberation Conference

March 9, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD TREVIÑO ON 1969 DENVER YOUTH LIBERATION CONFERENCE

Latinopia Event Trevino on Denver Youth Conference from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In March of 1969, more than 1500 Mexican American youth attended the National Chicano Youth Liberation Conference at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT, LATINOPIA WORD Tagged With: Denver Youth Liberation Conference, Jesús Salvador Treviño

March 9, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT DENVER YOUTH LIBERATION CONFERENCE TWO

In March of 1969, more than 1500 Mexican American youth attended the National Chicano Youth Liberation Conference at the Crusade for Justice in Denver, Colorado. The event was pivotal in that it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: 1969 Denver Youth Conference, 50th Anniversary of Denver Youth Liberation Conference, Corky Gonzales, National Youth Liberation Conference

March 9, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 1969 DENVER WOMEN’S CAUCUS

The 1969 Denver Youth Conference attracted more than 1500 Mexican American and Puerto Rican youth from throughout the United States to discuss an ideological framework for the incipient Chicano … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: 1969 Denver Youth Conference, Betita Martinez, Denver Women's Caucus

July 3, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

BIOGRAPHY – JOSÉ ANGEL GUTIÉRREZ

JOSÉ ANGEL GUTIÉRREZ Born on October 25,1944, José Ángel Gutiérrez was the son of a medical doctor in the South Texas town of Crystal City. Although better off than many of the farm workers who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BIOGRAPHY, History

March 6, 2010 by

THE HISTORY OF MEXICAN AMERICANS IN AUSTIN

THE HISTORY OF MEXICAN AMERICANS IN AUSTIN by Dr. Cynthia e. Orozco The history of Mexican Americans in Austin is largely an unexplored and unwritten history. No book or scholarly article about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DOCUMENTS, History Tagged With: Dr. Cynthia E. Orozco, History of Mexcian Americans in Austin

January 20, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA EVENT 1943 ZOOT SUIT RIOTS

In 1943, gangs of American servicemen attacked young Mexican American youth dressed in Zoot Suits, beat them and ripped off their clothes. This infamous incident, that lasted a week, became known as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: Eduardo Pagan, Zoot Suit Riots

December 3, 2022 by wpengine

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...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: 1966 Peregrinacion, 1966 United farm Workers march, Dolores Huerta, United Farm Workers Union, What's New

March 19, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT THE FIRST THANKSGIVING EL PASO, TEJAS 1598

  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, Tiguas, Piro as well as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: Juan de Onate, The First Thanksgiving

November 20, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

MOMENT IN TIME DOSS VS. BERNAL

  This photo is of Alex and Esther Bernal who in 1943 won a historic and precedent-setting lawsuit which challenged long-standing residential segregatiom in Fullerton, California.  Here's the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, MOMENT IN TIME

March 25, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 2018 GUTIÉRREZ ON EL MOVIMIENTO

 Latinopia Event 2018 Gutiérrez on El Movimiento from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. José Angel Gutiérrez is the founder of the La Raza Unida political party which had a major impact on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: Chicano Civil Rights Movement, El Movimiento, José Angel Gutíerrez

February 4, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 2018 GUTIÉRREZ ON EL MOVIMIENTO 2

Latinopia Event 2018 Gutiérrez on el movimiento 2 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In the 1960s the American political landscape was rocked when a new third political party comprised of and directed to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: El Movimiento, José Angel Gutíerrez, La Raza Unida political party, The Chicano Movement

February 11, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 1972 LA RAZA UNIDA CONVENTION

Latinopia Events 1972 Raza Unida Convention from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In 1969, a third American political party, whose membership was predominantly  Mexican American, was founded in Crystal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT

September 22, 2010 by JT

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...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT

February 6, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENTS 1967 PUERTO RICO PLEBISCITE

Following the conclusion of the Spanish American War in 1898, the island of Puerto Rico became a colony of the United States. Since that time, Puerto Ricans have debated the best course for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT

June 24, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 1984 LATINOS WIN PULITZER PRIZE

In 1983, a group of Mexican American reporters and columnists working at the Los Angeles Times, together undertook a massive project to report on the Southern California Mexican American community.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: Frank Sotomayor, Latinos Awarded the Pultizer Prize

July 30, 2022 by wpengine

MOMENT IN TIME A MEETING OF SCHOLARS

A MOMENT IN TIME A Meeting of Scholars. In October of 1982, a number of Chicano scholars attended a conference at the University of Texas at Austin. Following the conference, Sociologist Dr. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, MOMENT IN TIME Tagged With: A MOMENT IN TIME

July 16, 2022 by wpengine

LATINOPIA EVENT 1940 THE PACHUCOS

In 1940, the first generation of bilingual, bi-cultural Mexican American youth found themselves living as second-class citizens in the United States. They responded by creating a vibrant … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: 1940s Mexican Americans, caló, Dr. David Romo, Pachucos, pachuquismo

June 25, 2022 by wpengine

LATINOPIA EVENT 1940 ORIGINS OF THE PACHUCOS

In the 1940s, in response to widespread discrimination by American society, Mexican American youth created their own counter-culture movement. They called themselves pachucos and they had their own … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: Dr. David Romo, Origins of the pachucos, pachuquismo

June 25, 2022 by wpengine

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TALES OF TORRES – REMEMBERING CHRIS STRACHWITZ

June 3, 2023 By wpengine

“If it wasn’t for Chris Strachwitz, Los Lobos wouldn’t have happened the way they did.” I was saddened to hear that Chris Strachwitz, the visionary and indefatigable music producer and founder of legendary Arhoolie Records died last week. Sure, he was 91 years old and led good life, a long life for sure. Yet, it […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT – OMAR RODRIGUEZ AT UNAM SAN ANTONIO

June 3, 2023 By wpengine

The UNAM of San Antonio Opens Solo Exhibit by Latino Artist Omar Rodriguez. Rodriguez is a self-taught artist who began painting at the age of 43. His artistic career started at the suggestion of his wife Veronica Prida who gave him a painting kit in 2001. Prida, a prominent Texas fashion designer, probably never expected […]

TALES OF TORRES 05.25.23 LETS GET RID OF ACTIVE SHOOTER DRILLS

May 26, 2023 By wpengine

Let’s get rid of the presumed need for “active-shooter drills” in our schools Desafortunadamente, we observe a horrifying anniversary this week. A year ago, this country was convulsed by the deadly mass shooting of innocent children at an elementary school in the largely Mexican American town of Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen children and two adults were […]

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG ANGELA VALENZUELA ON UVALDE 5.26.23 (ORIGINALLY 06.03.22)

June 3, 2022 By wpengine

Reflections on Uvalde by Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D. Note: This article was originally published on June 3, 2022. Because of its relevance it is reprinted now, on the one-year anniversary of the Uvalde mass killings. We just got back from Uvalde, my friends. My husband, Emilio and I, took a quick, weekend trip to pay our […]

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By Tia Tenopia on March 14, 2011

Jalapeño Irish Soda Bread The sweetness of traditional Irish soda bread ingredients—raisins, buttermilk, some sugar—are richly complimented by jalapeño heat. Here’s a soda bread recipe from Ireland brought to the USA from Galway by Mary Patricia Reilly Murray and later transformed  with her blessing by her daughter, Bobbi Murray, who added jalapeño chile.  A real […]

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LATINOPIA EVENT 1966 UFW PEREGRINACIÓN (PILGRIMAGE) MARCH

By Tia Tenopia on March 19, 2013

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. From the onset they  faced many obstacles, not the least of which was how to get dozens of California grape growers to […]

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LATINOPIA MUSIC ANGELA ROA “TOCO DESAFINADO”

By Tia Tenopia on June 22, 2014

Angela Roa is a Chilean singer and lyricist residing in Los Angeles, California. Her songs are about the Latino experience in the United States and in Latin America. Here she performs an original song, “Toco Desafinado” (Out of Tune). She is accompanied by Fernando Losada, Rich Silva and Thiago Winterstein..

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