100 YEARS OF LATINO MUSIC
LATINOPIA MUSIC TIMELINE 100 YEARS OF CHICANO/LATINO MUSIC 1900 Gregorio Cortéz, a Tejano, kills a deputy who attempts to arrest him unjustly and flees for his life. Cortéz is eventually … [Read more...]
100 YEARS OF LATINO LITERATURE
100 YEARS OF CHICANO/LATINO LITERATURE 1900 Gregorio Cortéz, a Tejano, kills a deputy who attempts to arrest him unjustly and flees for his life. Cortéz is eventually captured, tried by an … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT PUERTO RICO’S CRISIS – TWO
Latinopia Event Puerto Rico's Crisis - Two from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. The government of Puerto Rico has been under financial stewardship imposed by the United States Congress since it declared it … [Read more...]
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...]
LATINOPIA DOCUMENT BETANCE’S TEN COMMANDMENTS OF FREE MEN
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF FREE MEN CONTEXT: The island of Puerto Rico was claimed by Spanish explorers in 1493. It remained under Spanish rule until 1898, when the United States defeated Spain in … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA BIOGRAPHY RAMÓN EMETERIO BETANCES
Ramón Emeterio Betances Y Alacán Ramón Emeterio Betances is recognized as the “Father of the Puerto Rican Nation” for his life long involvement in the pursuit of liberty and his leadership in … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1970 CHICANO MORATORIUM
In 1970, at the height of the Vietnam War, Mexican Americans and other Latinos were dying at a rate disproportionate to their numbers in the general population. Organizers in Los Angeles called for a … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 2010 MORATORIUM ANNIVERSARY
On August 29, 2010 hundreds of Mexican Americans gathered in East Los Angeles to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium March against the War in Vietnam which originally took place … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1970 MORATORIUM IN THE RAIN
By 1970, it was clear that Mexican Americans and other Spanish surnamed Americans were dying in the Vietnam War in numbers disproportionate to their population. Activists called for a march to protest … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT LIBROTRAFICANTES 4 ” A VISIT WITH ANAYA”
After leaving the Border Bookstore in Mesilla, New Mexico, the caravan carrying banned books to the children of Tucson heads north to Albuquerque for a meeting with renowned author Rudolfo Anaya. On … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA DOCUMENT NATIVE AMERICANS THE MOST OPPRESSED BY FRANK GARCIA BERUMEN
The Most Marginalized and Impoverished People in the United States and in the Americas has always been and continues to be Native Americans By Dr. Frank Garcia Berumen The recent protests … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA DOCUMENT SUMMARY OF 2020 DACA SUPREME COURT DECISION
Summary of the U.S. Supreme Court Decision on DACA By Valentina de Fex, Immigrants’ Rights Legal Fellow, ACLU of Utah Overview: In a 5-4 decision on June 18, the U.S. Supreme Court halted the … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1970 CHICANO PARK 1
In 1970, the Coronado Bridge in San Diego had recently been completed and the city of San Diego had agreed to allow the residents of the Logan Heights barrio to use the land under the bridge as a … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1970 CHICANO PARK 2
In 1970, the City of San Diego reneged on its promise to allow the citizens of Logan Heights, a historic Chicano barrio, to utilize land under the recently completed Coronado Bridge to build a … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA DOCUMENT CHICANO BLUEPRINT FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS
Introduction to the Draft Blueprint for the Next 50 Years The attached document derives from the panel on Chicanismo in the Americas held November 17, 2018, during the conference commemorating … [Read more...]
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...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1929 FOUNDING OF LULAC
Latinopia Event Founding of LULAC from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In 1929, three Texas civic groups, the Order of the Sons of America, the Knights of America and the League of Latin American citizens … [Read more...]
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...]
LATINOPIA DOCUMENT LETTER FROM CONGRESS TO FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT BOARD
CONGRESSIONAL LETTER TO PUERTO RICAN OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT BOARD. CONTEXT: In 2016 Congress created PROMESA (Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act) and appointed a … [Read more...]