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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

BIOGRAPHY – JOSÉ ANGEL GUTIÉRREZ

JOSÉ ANGEL GUTIÉRREZ Born on October 25,1944, José Ángel Gutiérrez was the son of a medical doctor in the South Texas town of Crystal City. Although better off than many of the farm workers who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BIOGRAPHY, History

March 6, 2010 by

THE HISTORY OF MEXICAN AMERICANS IN AUSTIN

THE HISTORY OF MEXICAN AMERICANS IN AUSTIN by Dr. Cynthia e. Orozco The history of Mexican Americans in Austin is largely an unexplored and unwritten history. No book or scholarly article about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DOCUMENTS, History Tagged With: Dr. Cynthia E. Orozco, History of Mexcian Americans in Austin

January 20, 2023 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...]

Filed Under: History, MOMENT IN TIME

March 25, 2012 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

LATINOPIA EVENT 2018 GUTIÉRREZ ON EL MOVIMIENTO 2

Latinopia Event 2018 Gutiérrez on el movimiento 2 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In the 1960s the American political landscape was rocked when a new third political party comprised of and directed to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: El Movimiento, José Angel Gutíerrez, La Raza Unida political party, The Chicano Movement

February 11, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 1972 LA RAZA UNIDA CONVENTION

Latinopia Events 1972 Raza Unida Convention from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In 1969, a third American political party, whose membership was predominantly  Mexican American, was founded in Crystal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT

September 22, 2010 by JT

LATINOPIA EVENT 2009 ACTIVISTS REUNION

In the 1960s, conditions for Mexican Americans and other Latinos in the United States were bleak. Latinos experienced high unemployment, poor housing, a 50% drop out rate at high schools where … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT

February 6, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENTS 1967 PUERTO RICO PLEBISCITE

Following the conclusion of the Spanish American War in 1898, the island of Puerto Rico became a colony of the United States. Since that time, Puerto Ricans have debated the best course for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT

June 24, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 1984 LATINOS WIN PULITZER PRIZE

In 1983, a group of Mexican American reporters and columnists working at the Los Angeles Times, together undertook a massive project to report on the Southern California Mexican American community.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: Frank Sotomayor, Latinos Awarded the Pultizer Prize

July 30, 2022 by wpengine

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...]

Filed Under: History, MOMENT IN TIME Tagged With: A MOMENT IN TIME

July 16, 2022 by wpengine

LATINOPIA EVENT 1940 THE PACHUCOS

In 1940, the first generation of bilingual, bi-cultural Mexican American youth found themselves living as second-class citizens in the United States. They responded by creating a vibrant … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: 1940s Mexican Americans, caló, Dr. David Romo, Pachucos, pachuquismo

June 25, 2022 by wpengine

LATINOPIA EVENT 1940 ORIGINS OF THE PACHUCOS

In the 1940s, in response to widespread discrimination by American society, Mexican American youth created their own counter-culture movement. They called themselves pachucos and they had their own … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: Dr. David Romo, Origins of the pachucos, pachuquismo

June 25, 2022 by wpengine

LATINOPIA DOCUMENT A PARTIAL HISTORY OF VIOLENCE AGAINST LA RAZA

 A Look at Police and Prosecutorial Culture and the Killing of Mexican Origin People in Texas                                                                   José Angel Gutiérrez, Emeritus, PhD, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DOCUMENTS, History Tagged With: El Paso Massacre, José Angel Gutíerrez, Uvalde massacre

June 11, 2022 by wpengine

MEMORIAL DAY 2022

This year Memorial Day has acquired a new meaning. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT

May 28, 2022 by wpengine

LATINOPIA EVENT 1896 LEGACY OF TERESA URREA

Dr. David Romo, a Borderlands historian, has documented the life of Teresa Urrea, a faith healer and politicla ctivist who is now considered one of the precursors to the Mexican Revolution of 1910. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: 1896 Legacy of Teresa Urrea, Dr. David Romo, Latinopia Event 1896 Teresa Urrea, Terecita Urrea, Teresa Urrea

May 20, 2022 by wpengine

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...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA HERO Tagged With: Dr. Armando Navarro, Russell Jaurequi

April 29, 2022 by wpengine

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...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA HERO Tagged With: Latinopia Hero, Ricardo Romo, Rolando Hinojosa Smith

April 25, 2022 by wpengine

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 06.27.25 SANTA BARRRAZA AND KATHY VARGAS AWARDED FELLOWSHIPS

June 26, 2025 By wpengine

Latina Artists Santa Barraza and Kathy Vargas Honored with Prestigious Latinx Artist Fellowships. The Latinx Artist Fellowship announced this week an award of $50,000 each to a multi-generational cohort of 15 Latinx visual artists. Administered by the US Latinx Art Forum in collaboration with the New York Foundation for the Arts and supported by the […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 6.20.25 REMEMBERING JESUS MOROLES

June 20, 2025 By wpengine

Latino Sculptor Jesús Moroles Remembered Born in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1950, Jesús Bautista Moroles, the renowned Mexican American artist and sculptor, created a name for himself through his brilliant monumental abstract granite works. At the time of his sudden and tragic death in 2014, Moroles had completed more than 2,000 granite sculptures worldwide which […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 06.13.24

June 13, 2025 By wpengine

Latina Artists Take Texas Culture to New York City The Ruiz-Healy Art Gallery in New York City presents Vast and Varied: Texan Women Painters, a group exhibition that includes works by Marta Sánchez , Eva Marengo Sánchez , and Ethel Shipton. The exhibit will be on view at the gallery from June 12 to August […]

MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 06.13.25

June 13, 2025 By wpengine

Bienvenidos a La Voz Newspaper. As you know, there are so many things going on all around us today. The Trump administration is moving quickly to remake America into a vision that he believes will take us into the future, but the real question is who is “us”? The Make America Great Again movement doesn’t […]

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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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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.

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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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