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LATINOPIA EVENT 1896 TERESA URREA

Dr. David Romo is a borderlands historian with a specialty in the history of El Paso, Texas. one of the little known but important precursors to the Mexican Revolution of 1910 was the faith healer and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: Dr. David Romo, Terecita Urrea, Teresa Urrea

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LATINOPIA EVENT 2025 ANTI-TRUMP NATIONAL PROTEST

On April 5, 2025, hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets from coast to coast to protest the draconian and often illegal actions taken by President Donald Trump including apprehension … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: Latinopia Event 2025 Anti-Trump National Protest

April 10, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA EVENT 1968 CÉSAR CHÁVEZ FAST

In 1968, the United Farm Workers were in the third year of a struggle to get California grape growers to sign just contracts with the union. But the strike was becoming ever more violent. Beaten by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: César Chávez, César Chávez 1968 Fast, Dolores Huerta, United Farm Workers history

May 5, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

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 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 1937 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

LATINOPIA EVENT 1325 A.D. “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...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT

September 12, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 1325 A.D. “WHERE IS AZTLÁN 1”

Around the year 1325 A.D. the Mexica people settled in the Valley of Mexico and founded what we know as the Aztec empire. According to the Codex Boturini, an Aztec pictograph scroll, the Mexicas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT

January 15, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 1325 A.D. WHERE IS AZTLÁN 2

Latinopia continues its exploration of the possible geographic site of Aztlán, the mythic homeland of the Mexica people. The Codice Boturini, an ancient Aztec manuscript, indicates that Aztlán was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT

January 22, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 1993 CÉSAR CHÁVEZ AT NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART

United Farm Worker's President and American civil rights icon César Estrada Chávez died on April 23, 1993 at the age of 66 years. A week prior to his death, he was on a national tour to call attention … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: César Chávez the movie, César Estrada Chávez, National Museum of Mexixcan Art

March 31, 2014 by Tia Tenopia

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 1932 AMÉRICA TROPICAL WHITEWASH

In 1932, the Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros was invited to Los Angeles by the Chouinard Art Institute.  During his six month stay, he painted three murals, the most controversial of which was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: America Tropical, censored art, David Alfaro Siquieros

September 30, 2012 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

LATINOPIA EVENT 2012 LIBROTRAFICANTES 6

The Librotraficantes Banned Book Caravan left Houston, Texas on March 12, 2012.  After stops in San Antonio and El Paso, Texas, and Albuquerque , New Mexico, the caravan was ready to set out on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT, LATINOPIA WORD, Literature

May 6, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

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 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

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

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BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.23.25 – EMINENT DANGER

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

In 2012, in Puerto Rico there were 13,000 farms; in the recent agricultural census, between 8 and 10,000 farms are recorded; a substantial decrease in the figure reported for 2012. At present, the agricultural sector of the Puerto Rican economy reports approximately 0.62% of the gross domestic product, which produces 15% of the food consumed […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.23.25 MORE ON THE NEED TO GROW

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

The title of the documentary, The Need to Grow by Rob Herring and Ryan Wirick,  is suggestive. Its abstract character is enough to apply in a general and also in a particular way. The Need to Grow applies to both the personal and to so many individuals. At the moment, the need for growth in […]

BURUNDANGA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.16.25 PELIGRO INMINENTE

May 15, 2025 By wpengine

Peligro Inminente En 2012, en Puerto Rico habían 13 mil granjas; en el censo agrícola reciénte se registran entre 8 y 10 mil granjas; una disminución sustantiva de la cifra reportada para 2012. Al presente, el sector agrícola de la economía puertorriqueña reporta aproximadamente 0.62% del producto bruto interno, que produce el 15% de la […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 5.23.25 MAYA BLUE EXHIBIT

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

Maya Blue Exhibit Incorporates the Artwork of Latino/a Artists A new exhibit, Maya Blue: Ancient Color, New Visions, at the San Antonio Museum of Art [SAMA], brings together for the first time pre-Columbian crafted clay figures, the art of Mexican modernist Carlos Mérida, and works by contemporary Latino/a artists Rolando Briseño, Clarissa Tossin, and Sandy […]

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LATINOPIA ART SONIA ROMERO 2

By Tia Tenopia on October 20, 2013

Sonia Romero is a graphic artist,muralist and print maker. In this second profile on Sonia and her work, Latinopia explores Sonia’s public murals, in particular the “Urban Oasis” mural at the MacArthur Park Metro Station in Los Angeles, California.

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LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MONTOYA “PACHUCO PORTFOLIO”

By Tia Tenopia on June 12, 2011

José Montoya is a renowned poet, artist and activist who has been in the forefront of the Chicano art movement. One of his most celebrated poems is titled “Pachuco Portfolio” which pays homage to the iconic and enduring character of El Pachuco, the 1940s  Mexican American youth who dressed in the stylish Zoot Suit.

Category: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature

LATINOPIA WORD XOCHITL JULISA BERMEJO “OUR LADY OF THE WATER GALLONS”

By Tia Tenopia on May 26, 2013

Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo is a poet and teacher from Asuza, California. She volunteered with No More Deaths, a humanitarian organization providing water bottles in the Arizona desert where immigrants crossing from Mexico often die of exposure. She read her poem, “Our Lady of the Water Gallons” at a Mental Cocido (Mental Stew) gathering of Latino authors […]

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