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LATINOPIA MOMENT IN TIME E.L.A.16TH OF SEPTEMBER PARADE

On September 15, 1810 Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a village priest in the town of Dolores, near Guanajuato, Mexico, declared that Mexico should be free of Spanish rule and initiated the struggle … [Read more...]

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February 12, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

MOMENT IN TIME THE IRISH RESPOND TO GAZA BOMBINGS

A MOMENT IN TIME.  October 27, 2023. The historic walled city of Derry, Northern Ireland, is lit up in the colors of the Irish and Palestinian flags  in support for the Palestinians people who are … [Read more...]

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March 15, 2024 by wpengine

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...]

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March 25, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

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...]

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July 16, 2022 by wpengine

MOMENT IN TIME THE MEN OF “E” COMPANY

Prior to 1940, a generation of Mexican American youth who grew up in the Segundo Barrio neighborhood of El Paso, Texas had enlisted in the National Guard. In November of 1940, the National Guard was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, MOMENT IN TIME Tagged With: E Company, Gabriel Navarette

May 29, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MOMENT IN TIME A CHICANO IN BELFAST

This photograph commemorates the painting of an international mural on a wall in Belfast, Northern Ireland coordinated by a Chicano muralist, Victor Ochoa, in July of 1997. How a Chicano from San … [Read more...]

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March 11, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA HISTORY A MOMENT IN TIME “BERT CORONA”

Bert Corona was a pioneering Chicano labor, civil rights and immigrant rights leader who passed away in 2001. Throughout a labor activist career that goes back to the 1930s, he worked with nearly … [Read more...]

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September 2, 2014 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MOMENT IN TIME JFK MEETS WITH LULAC

This Moment in Time is quite extraordinary. It is a photo of President John F. Kennedy visiting a reunion of the Houston League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) in Houston, Texas on October … [Read more...]

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January 22, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MOMENT IN TIME “TIJERINA MEETS GALARZA”

MOMENT IN TIME “TIJERINA MEETS GALARZA” What happens when two celebrated Chicano leaders, whose fight for justice and equality of Mexican Americans is legendary, meet for the first time?  This is … [Read more...]

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November 21, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

MOMENT IN TIME “THE SCHOLARS”

This is a Moment in Time from the 1970s. The undated photo shows three of the most prominent scholars in the Latino literary and artistic  world having a moment together: art and literature critic and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, MOMENT IN TIME Tagged With: Rolando HInojosa, Tomas Rivera, Tomas Ybarra Frausto

November 16, 2014 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MOMENT IN TIME 1990 MORATORIUM MARCH

On August 29, 1990, Latinos in Los Angles marked the twentieth anniversary of the 1970 Chicano Moratorium March against the Vietnam war. Among those attending was a delegation of activists from El … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, MOMENT IN TIME Tagged With: 1990 Chicano Moratorium march, 20th anniversary of Chicano Moratorium, Ricardo Sanchez

November 2, 2014 by JT

LATINOPIA HISTORY A MOMENT IN TIME “FIESTA DE LOS BARRIOS”

In March of 1968, five thousand Mexican American high school students walked of the four high schools in East Los Angeles to protest the inferior education they were receiving. After a week of protest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, MOMENT IN TIME Tagged With: A MOMENT IN TIME, EICC, FIESTA DE LOS BARRIOS

October 13, 2014 by JT

A MOMENT IN TIME “SOMOS UNO”

A MOMENT IN TIME. "SOMOS UNO"     In June 1973, the Mexican popular creator company Los Mascarones were on a statewide tour of California performing their theatrical pieces. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, MOMENT IN TIME Tagged With: El teatro Campesino, Jesus Trevino, José Luis Ruiz, Luis Valdez, Mariano Leyva, Somos Uno, Teatro Los Mascarones

September 14, 2014 by JT

A MOMENT IN TIME “NEW YORK UNDERCOVER”

A MOMENT IN TIME "NEW YORK … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, MOMENT IN TIME Tagged With: Lauren Velez, Malik Yoba, Michael Delorenzo, urban crime drama, York Undercover

September 14, 2014 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MOMENT IN TIME RICARDO FALCON PRESS CONFERENCE

MOMENT IN TIME RICARDO FALCON PRESS CONFERENCE In September of 1972, the La Raza  Unida political party,  made up primarily of Mexican Americans and other Latinos, convened its national convention … [Read more...]

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January 30, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MOMENT IN TIME CÉSAR CHÁVEZ FUNERAL

Renowned labor leader and President of the United Farm Workers Union César Chávez died on April 23, 1993.  On April 29th, more than 50,000 people attended his funeral in Delano, California. This was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, MOMENT IN TIME Tagged With: César Chávez Funeral, Legacy of Cesar Chavez

March 31, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MOMENT IN TIME “1972 LA RAZA UNIDA EL PASO CONVENTION”

              This photo was taken on August 30, 1972. It shows the registration tables in the lobby of the Paso Del Norte hotel in El Paso, … [Read more...]

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August 27, 2012 by JT

LATINOPIA MOMENT IN TIME “TEATRO CAMPESINO & LOS MASCARONES”

EL TEATRO CAMPESINO/ TEATRO MASCARONES COLLABORATION This photo shows Chicano theater director Luis Valdez with a combined acting team of members of the El Teatro Campesino theater company (United … [Read more...]

Filed Under: FEATURES, History, MOMENT IN TIME, Theater

September 25, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MOMENT IN TIME 1973 FESTIVAL DE TEATROS CHICANOS

MOMENT IN TIME 1973 FESTIVAL DE LOS TEATRO CHICANOS In the summer of 1970, Luis Valdez, who along with Agustín Lira and Felipe Cantú co-founded El Teatro Campesino, imagined a national … [Read more...]

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April 10, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MOMENT IN TIME – DENVER YOUTH CONFERENCE RALLY

For years the Mexican American community in the United States  suffered from educational neglect, unemployment, job and political discrimination and law enforcement abuses. In the late … [Read more...]

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September 19, 2010 by JT

LATINOPIA MOMENT IN TIME “BECAS DE AZTLÁN”

The Becas de Aztlan (Aztlan Scholarships) program was initiated during the administration of Mexico’s President, Luis Echeverría Alvarez (1970-1976). José Angel Gutíerrez and other Chicano educators … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, MOMENT IN TIME

January 15, 2012 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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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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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.

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By Tia Tenopia on May 26, 2013

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