LATINOPIA HERO RAÚL MANUEL GRIJALVA
A giant has passed away. Raúl Manuel Grijalva, long time Arizona Congressman from 2003 to 2025, passed away on March 13, 2025 due to Lung cancer. Raúl was the son of migrant parents. The father … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO ISAAC RUIZ
Accomplished character actor Isaac Ruiz passed away on February 10, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. The 83 year old veteran of television and motion pictures was preceded in death by his wife Zoey … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG MICHAEL SEDANO AND RUDY CH. GARCIA 1.17.25
FIRE BURNS NOTHING BUT STUFF La Bloga-Tuesday (1.07.25) welcomes the temporary return of an OG La Bloga veterano, the founder himself, Rudy Ch. García. Motivated by the horrendous California … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO DR. TATCHO MINDIOLA JR.
Dr. Tatcho Mindiola Jr., a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and respected member of the Houston community, passed away on August 17, 2024, at the age of 85. Born on May 6, 1939, in Houston, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO DR. ARMANDO VÁSQUEZ-RAMOS
Armando Vázquez-Ramos was born in Mexico City on August 10th, 1949. He passed away at his home in Long Beach, California on August 4th, 2024, six days short of his 75th. birthday. He was … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO DR. ANTONIO RÍOS-BUSTAMANTE (1948-2024)
Dr. Antonio Ríos Bustamante — historian, academic, writer, intellectual, loving husband and supportive companion to my mother, for over thirty years — passed away this weekend, on April, 19 … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO LOURDES PORTILLO
Latinopia mourns the passing of renowned film director, producer, and writer Lourdes Portillo ( November 11, 1943 – April 20, 2024). Born in Mexico, Lourdes moved with her family to the United … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO DR. MARIO BARERRA
Highly respected and beloved colleague and teacher, and one of the early faculty founders of the Chicano Studies Program and the graduate program in Ethnic Studies at the University of California, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO CARMEN TAFOLLA AWARDED LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Author Carmen Tafolla has been named the winner of the Texas Institute of Letters’ prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. This is the highest honor given by the TIL, which was established in 1936 to … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO BILL RICHARDSON
THE LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS MOURNS THE PASSING OF BILL RICHARDSON Washington, DC - LULAC is deeply saddened by the passing of Bill Richardson, a loyal and trusted leader whose … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO ROBERTO CINTLI RODRIGUEZ
The following article was written by Enrique Murillo Jr. who remembers Dr. Roberto Cintli" Rodríguez as a friend, amigo, mentor, elder, social justice activist, columnist, prolific writer, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO LUPE ONTIVEROS – A REMEMBRANCE
Lupe Ontiveros - A Remembrance By Jesús Treviño _______________________________________________ On July 26, 2012, acclaimed actress Lupe Ontiveros passed away, the victim of cancer. She left … [Read more...]
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...]
LATINOPIA HERO DR. ARMANDO NAVARRO
Dr. Armando Navarro was an acclaimed scholar, community activist and mentor to generations of students. He passed away on April 19, 2022. Immigrant rights attorney Russell Jaurequi remembers his … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO ROLANDO HINOJOSA-SMITH
Remembering a Premier Chicano Writer: Rolando Hinojosa-Smith by Dr. Ricardo Romo Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, a long-time professor of Spanish, English, and Creative Writing at the University of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO JORGE BUSTAMANTE
En Paz Descanses Jorge He walked into the huge cafeteria at John Kennedy High School in San Antonio’s southwest side off General McMullen Drive looking for the “Lideres de MAYO” he said. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA SHOWCASE REUNION DE COLEGAS “REMEMBRANCES”
On December 9-12, 2021, a group of Mexican American scholars, many of them founders of Mexican American Studies, met to discuss the status of Mexcian American Studies, its victories, and areas that … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO DR. ARTURO ROSALES
Dr. Arturo Rosales is an Arizona-based historian and author of the acclaimed book, Chicano! History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement. Latinopia is proud to honor Dr. Arturo Rosales for … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO GREGG BARRIOS PRESENTE!
Chicano Polymath Passes into the Pantheon of Great Raza Artists, Intellectuals, and Provocateurs by B. V. Olguín Gregg Barrios—Chicano educator, poet, playwright, journalist, activist, and … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO DR. FELIPE DE ORTEGO Y GASCA
Felipe de Ortego y Gasca was a major in the United States Air Force before embarking on a pioneering career as a scholar, literary critic and educator. Ironically, his literary career only began after … [Read more...]
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...]