LATINOPIA SHOWCASE VOCES – ERASMO LÓPEZ
Soñia Escot is a journalism major completing her senior year at the University of Texas at Austin. She participated in the 2012 VOCES Oral History Editing Contest sponsored by the Journalism … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA DOCUMENT LULAC CONSTITUTION
CONTEXT: In 1929, three Mexican Americans organizations in Texas, the Sons of America, the Knights of America and United Latin American Citizens merged to create the oldest national Latino civil … [Read more...]
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...]
100 YEARS OF LATINO ART
LATINOPIA ART TIMELINE 100 YEARS OF LATINO ART IN AMERICA 1900 Mexican born painter Xavier Timotéo Martínez wins honorable mention for his painting of fellow artist Marion Holden Pope at the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1967 TIERRA AMARILLA COURTHOUSE RAID
In 1967, lay preacher and land grant activist Reies López Tijerina founded the Alliance of Free Pueblos in the state of New Mexico. His goal was to return ownership of contested land grants to the … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
LATINOPIA DOCUMENT PRESIDENT OBAMA ON CUBA U.S. RELATIONS DEC. 18, 2914
CHARTING A NEW COURSE ON CUBA. CONTEXT: On Thursday, December 18, 2014, President Barack Obama announced a sea change in the United States fifty-year policy on Cuban/U.S. relations. Since the … [Read more...]
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...]
A MOMENT IN TIME “NEW YORK UNDERCOVER”
A MOMENT IN TIME "NEW YORK … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 2012 ANAYA ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
On April 20, 2012, acclaimed Chicano author Rudolfo Anaya was awarded the Robert Kirsch Lifetime Achievement Award by the Los Angeles Times. This award recognizes a lifetime of achievement by a living … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENTS 1937 PONCE MASSACRE
Following the conclusion of the Spanish American War in 1898, the island of Puerto Rico became a colony of the United States. Soon nationalists like Luis Muñoz Marin and Pedro Albizu Campos were … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA DOCUMENT – A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHICANOS IN THE U.S.
CONTEXT: The history of Mexican Americans in the United States has been a long and troubled one. Dr. Felipe De Ortego y Gasca puts this history in perspective in this brief history of Chicanos in the … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
EVENT PROFILE – 1970 NATIONAL CHICANO MORATORIUM
AUGUST 29, 1970 CHICANO MORATORIUM MARCH Historically, Mexican Americans have defended their country and have distinguished themselves in the wars of the United States. Mexican Americans fought in … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA DOCUMENTS: PRESIDENT OBAMA’S IMMIGRATION SPEECH 1.29.13
CONTEXT: The on-going efforts in Congress to pass a definitive immigration bill may continue for some time. Latinopia thought it would be important to remind ourselves of the vision for such … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1930 LEMON GROVE INCIDENT
In 1930, the all-white school board of Lemon Grove, California voted to build a separate schoolhouse for children of Mexican descent. This provoked a community response, a boycott of the "Mexican … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 2012 LIBROTRAFICANTES 2
After leaving Houston, Texas, the librotraficante banned book caravan arrived in El Paso, Texas on March 14, 2012. They were met with open arms by local poets and community activists who welcomed the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA DOCUMENT – 1966 EL PLAN DE DELANO
March 17, 1966 EL PLAN DE DELANO CONTEXT: On September 16, 1965, the 6,000 members of the United Farm Workers Association voted to strike California grape growers for higher salaries and … [Read more...]