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LATINOPIA EVENT 1969 FOUNDING OF JUSTICIA

In the late 1960s Latinos became more aware of how Hollywood was depicting them negatively and in stereotypical manner. Ray Andrade, an ex-Marine and prize fighter turned actor, became aware of these … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, History, LATINOPIA CINEMA, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: Chico and the Man, Justicia, Latinos in motion pictures and television, Ray Andrade

April 15, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA DOCUMENT OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT JOSEPH BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS

President Joe Biden and V.P. Kamala Harris The White House                                                                 January 20, 2022 Today marks the first anniversary of your historic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DOCUMENTS, History Tagged With: Armando Vásquez Ramos, dreamers, Latino immigration

January 29, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

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...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA HERO Tagged With: Dr. Jorge Bustamante, José Angel Gutíerrez, Latinopia Hero

April 3, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

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...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, History, LATINOPIA HERO, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE, LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Remembering Chicano Scholars, Reunion de Colegas

January 21, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

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 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...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA HERO Tagged With: Ben Olguin, Gregg Barrios, Latinopia Hero

September 11, 2021 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 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 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 SHOWCASE 50 YEARS OF STRUGGLE PART THREE

In 50 Years of Struggle Part Three, the Reunion de Colegas scholars group continues their dialog about the present and future of Mexican American Studies. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA EVENT, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE, LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: 50 Years of Struggle, Reunion de Colegas

January 13, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE 50 YEARS OF STRUGGLE PART ONE MARCH 1, 2025

On the weekend of Dec. 9-12, 2021, a group of Mexican Americans scholars met in Berkeley, California to celebrate fifty years of Mexican American Studies. The group included many who were founders of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE, LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: 50 Years of Struggle, Reunion de Colegas

March 1, 2025 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 1969 CHICANO STUDIES CREATED

The Chicana and Chicano Studies department at California State University Northridge was created in the Spring of 1969 following turbulent protests by African American and Mexican American students … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT

August 19, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA DOCUMENT PREAMBLE TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CHICANA AND CHICANO STUDIES

The National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS) was founded in 1972 to encourage research to further the political actualization of the Chicana and Chicano community. NACCS calls for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DOCUMENTS, History Tagged With: National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS)

December 24, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT DECEMBER 4, 2021 TREVIÑO AND RAZO: EYEWITNESS TO HISTORY

On August 29th, 1970 Jesús Treviño was present at the Chicano Moratorium March which became a police incited riot that ultimately resulted in the death of Los Angeles Times columnist Ruben Salazar. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: Eyewitness to History; The death of Ruben Salazar, Jesús Salvador Treviño, Joe Razo

December 5, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

BIOGRAPHY – JOSE MARTÍ

José Martí was a world class poet and essayist whose literary works ushered in the modernist literary tradition in Latin American letters. He was also an impassioned revolutionary who spent most of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BIOGRAPHY, History

December 8, 2010 by JT

LATINOPIA HERO YOLANDA LOPEZ

YOLANDA LOPEZ LATINOPIA HERO Yolanda M. Lopez (Nov. 1, 1942- September 3, 2021) is a Chicana painter, printmaker, filmmaker, photographer and social activist. A strong feminist whose works … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA HERO Tagged With: Latinopia Hero, Portrait of the Artist as the Virgin of Guadalupe, Yolanda Lopez

September 18, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 2019 EL PASO SHOOTING AFTERMATH

In the aftermath of the purposeful killings of Latinos in Gilroy, California  and El Paso, Texas by deranged gunmen what should the response be of the Latino community? Urban planner Dr. Alvaro Huerta … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: Dr. ALvaro huerta, El Paso killings, Elpaso Massacre, Gilroy attack

September 8, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

BETITA MARTINEZ PRESENTE! A LATINOPIA HERO

Elizabeth “Betita” Martinez, author and lifelong champion for the rights of Latinos in the United States and oppressed people worldwide passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 in San Francisco, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, LATINOPIA HERO, Literature Tagged With: 1969 Women's Caucus, 500 Years of Chicano History, Betita Martinez

July 3, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 1994 500 YEARS OF CHICANO HISTORY IN PICTURES PUBLISHED

Betita Martinez is a social activist and author who published 500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures in 1994. The book is a compilation of graphics and photos that chronicles Chicano history from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: 500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures, Betita Martinez

July 3, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

BIOGRAPHY – ELIZABETH “BETITA” MARTÍNEZ

    ELIZABETH "BETITA" MARTÍNEZ, POLITICAL ACTIVIST The daughter of a Mexican immigrant, Manuel Guillermo Martinez, who arrived in the United States in 1917 with only $10 in his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BIOGRAPHY, History

March 6, 2010 by Breht Burri

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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 […]

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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

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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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