LATINOPIA EVENT VAHAC MARDIROSIAN
Latinopia Event Vahac Mardirosian from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In 1968, when Chicano students walked out of the four major East Los Angeles high school to protest the inferior education they were … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1968 SAL CASTRO & THE E.I.C.C.
In March, 1968, Mexican American students from four high schools in East Los Angeles walked out in protest of the inferior education they were receiving. Parents, community activists and clergy met on … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1968 L.A. SCHOOL BOARD SIT-IN
Following the 1968 East Los Angeles high school walk-outs, thirteen individuals were indicted and charged with conspiracy to disturb the peace. Sal Castro, a teacher at Lincoln high school was one of … [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...]
BIOGRAPHY – DOLORES HUERTA
DOLORES HUERTA, LABOR ORGANIZER Dolores Clara Fernandez was born in the Northern New Mexico mining town of Dawson, on April 10, 1930. Her father, Juan Fernandez, was a miner and occasional farm … [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...]
BIOGRAPHY – MARÍA ELENA DURAZO
MARIA ELENA DURAZO, LABOR ORGANIZER María Elena Durazo is widely regarded as one of the most powerful and savvy union organizers in the United States. On May 15, 2006 she was elected to serve … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 2018 BUILDING THE WALL
Latinopia Event 2017 Building the Wall from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Since taking office as President of the United States, Donald Trump has been unsuccessful in his efforts to build a wall … [Read more...]
BIOGRAPHY – EMMA TENAYUCA
EMMA TENAYUCA, LABOR ORGANIZER Born on December 21, 1916, Emma Tenayuca was the eldest of eleven children who was raised by her maternal grandparents in San Antonio, Texas. Perhaps best known … [Read more...]
BIOGRAPHY – ELIZABETH “BETITA” MARTÍNEZ
ELIZABETH "BETITA" MARTÍNEZ, POLITICAL ACTIVIST The daughter of a Mexican immigrant, Manuel Guillermo Martinez, who arrived in the United States in 1917 with only $10 in his … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA SPECIAL HOPE IN DARK TIMES
Hope In Dark Times from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. What can we do to combat the onslaught of the Trump presidency? Fight back! … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA BIOGRAPHY NOEL QUIÑONES
Noel Quiñones (born July 20, 1959, in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican screenwriter, film director and film producer. He left Puerto Rico at age 18 to study cinematography and filmmaking at … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA DOCUMENT CONSTITUTION OF PUERTO RICO
CONTEXT: When Spanish explorers encountered Puerto Rico in 1493 they claimed it for the Spanish crown. Puerto Rico remained under Spanish rule for four hundred years until 1898 when the United … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA DOCUMENT: SOÑIA SOTOMAYOR AT U.S. SENATE CONFIRMATION FOR U.S. SUPREME COURT
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Washington, D.C. July 13-14, 2009 OPENING STATEMENT July 13, 2009 SOTOMAYOR: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I also want to thank Senators Schumer and Gillibrand for … [Read more...]
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...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1945 U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS TORPEDOED 3
Latinopia Event 1945 USS Indianapolis3 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. On July 30, 1945, a Japanese Imperial Navy submarine torpedoed and sank the U.S.S. Indianapolis in the Pacific. Because of its … [Read more...]
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...]
LATINOPIA EVENT PUERTO RICO’S ECONOMIC CRISIS – ONE
Latinopia Event Puerto Rico's Crisis One from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Facing massive unemployment and a poverty rate of 40%, Puerto Rico declared it could not pay its $72 billion debt in 2017. Juan … [Read more...]
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...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1949 BOWIE BEARS 2
The 1940s was a time when segregation still reigned in Texas and the South. In 1949, a baseball team made up of Mexican Americans kids from Bowie High School in El Paso, Texas, surprised sports fans … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1949 BOWIE BEARS
In 1949, the Bowie Bears baseball team, comprised of Mexican American students at Bowie High School in El Paso, Texas won the statewide baseball championship. The players came from poor working … [Read more...]