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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 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 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 HERO REMEMBERING BOBBY LEE VERDUGO

Remembering Bobby Lee Verdugo I was excruciatingly sad to learn that Robert (Bobby Lee) Verdugo died this week. I got a call from his wife, Yoli. He had a heart attack, following other serious … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA HERO Tagged With: Bobby Lee Verdugo, Latinopia Hero, Luis R, Tales of Torres, Torres

May 9, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA HERO REMEMBERING SOLEDAD “CHOLE” ALATORRE

Chole Alatorre was one of the best organizers in labor for decades. She did not get the notoriety other labor leaders did such as César Chávez, Dolores Huerta, Miguel Contreras or Mike García from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA HERO Tagged With: Chole Alatorre, Dolores Huerta, Rosalio Munoz

April 25, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA HERO DR. FRANK MEZA

On July 4, 2019 Dr. Frank Meza, a sports enthusiast and respected leader in the medical community, passed away. He had attended Cal State Northridge, UCLA and UC Davis where he earned his medical … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA HERO Tagged With: Aztlan Track Club, Dr. Frank Meza

July 20, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA HERO MAGGIE RIVAS-RODRÍGUEZ

In 1999,  Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodríguez began an awesome undertaking--to document the lives and stories of Latino veterans of World War II (later her efforts would also include the Korean and Viet Nam … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA HERO

May 14, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA HERO ROSALIO MUÑOZ

Rosalio Muñoz was the principal organizer for the 1970 Chicano Moratorium March against the war in Vietnam. The march, which drew 30,000 people, was attacked by police and sheriffs. Hundreds were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA HERO Tagged With: 1970 Chicano Moratorium, Chicano Moratorium march, Rosalio Munoz

July 12, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

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...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA HERO

June 24, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA HERO

July 30, 2012 by JT

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...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA HERO Tagged With: A Dictionary of Latino Civil Rights History, Arturo Rosales, Chicano! History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement, Dr. F. Arturo Rosales, Testimonio: A documentary History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement

August 23, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA HERO REMEMBERING DR. FRANCISCO ARTURO ROSALES

Dr. Francisco Arturo Rosales passed away on December 22, 2016. He left behind an enviable body of published works and inspirational leadership for the Chicano community. I was fortunate to be able … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA HERO Tagged With: ASU Professor has died, Dr. Arturo Rosales, Dr. Arturo Rosales Passing

January 15, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA HERO “REMEMBERING ARMIDA VALDEZ”

REMEMBERING ARMIDA VALDEZ I was stunned by the news of the passing of Armida Valdez. I has just left her a message last week about the new collaboration that her husband, Daniel Valdez, and I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA HERO Tagged With: Daniel Valdez, Passing of Armida Valdez

March 24, 2015 by JT

LATINOPIA HERO DR. OCTAVIO I. ROMANO V

Octavio I. Romano V (1923-2005)  was the pioneering founder of Tonatiuh-Quinto Sol Publications, one of the earliest editorials to publish Chicano authors in the United States. He created the Premio … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA HERO Tagged With: Octavio I. Romano V., Premio Quinto Sol, Quinto Sol Publications

January 19, 2014 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA HERO FRANK SIFUENTES

FRANK SIFUENTES - A REMEMBRANCE BY FRIENDS Frank “Kiko” Sifuentes passed away on Monday, October 8th, 2012. Writer, educator, mentor, and community activist he touched many lives. Following are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA HERO Tagged With: Con Safos, Frank Sifuentes, Jesus Trevino, Oscar Castillo, Sergio Hernandez

October 14, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 1.10.21 “CRISIS DE LA ESPERANZA”

January 10, 2021 By Tia Tenopia

Burundanga de Zocotroco Crisis de la Esperanza Completar un ciclo es ocasión de terminar y comenzar, no sin evaluar el que y como ha sido. La ultima vuelta al sol estimo que ira como El Año Catastrófico del 2020. Nos azota una pandemia que amenaza con la muerte como real e inminente y un retroceso […]

MARK GUERRERO’S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES – GILBERT ROCHA

December 27, 2020 By Tia Tenopia

This week Mark Guerrero features musician Gilbert Rocha whose band The Silhouettes included the late great Ritchie Valens.  Rocha later played with the doo wop duo, The Perez Brothers, and Rulie Garcia aka Johnny Chingas, who wrote and recorded both serious and comic songs in a pseudo pachuco style.  In this Mark Guerrero interview, Gilbert […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 12.27.20 “A PARK FOR THE PEOPLE”

December 27, 2020 By Tia Tenopia

Giving Life to a Park for the People By Ricardo Romo and Dr. Carlos Orozco Milam Park is a small, historically beautiful gem of the city of San Antonio. The park is located between the old multiethnic farmer’s market and the San Rosa Hospital now known as Children’s Hospital of San Antonio (CHOSA). A large […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 12.12.20 “HISTORY MATTERS…”

December 12, 2020 By Tia Tenopia

History matters… History instructs. History inspires. History matters. Ignoring it is problematic and causes discord. A couple of recent events bring this to mind. One has to do with César Chávez and his hard-line stance in the early 1970s against the importation of Mexican workers to work in the fields. A member of a Listserv […]

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