Latino arts, history and culture
The ABCs of ICE Pasadena is a city just a few miles from Los Angeles and around the corner from Altadena. That’s where a massive fire pretty much leveled the town of 45,000 in an unincorporated … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Anaya on Life's Journey from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. After the passing of his beloved wife, Patricia, in 2010, acclaimed Chicano author Rudy Anaya has produced an enormous output of … [Read more...]
The following letter was written by Jorge H. Rodríguez to the Los Angeles Times and is reposted on Latinopia with the permission of Mr. Rodríguez. Dear Editors. I have been a long time LA Times … [Read more...]
You’ve certainly heard this--on June 12 California Senator Alex Padilla was, as AP puts it, “forcefully removed” from a press conference by Homeland Security Secretary (and dog shooter Kristi … [Read more...]
There are clouds over Los Angeles this morning. Those great clouds could mean a lot of things to a lot of people. I interpret them as clouds of injustice, clouds of fear, of intimidation, clouds that … [Read more...]
Here’s one for you—a 4th grader from Torrance Elementary School, 9 years old, in Southern California is on track to be deported along with his father. Martir Garcia Lara accompanied his dad, Martir … [Read more...]
César Chávez is not the only Latino that Americans should know about Many have heard of the famous Latinx activist César Chávez —but which other Latinos do we know? Most of us in the US cannot … [Read more...]
The Spanish Legacy in Naming the Texas Rivers If you have traveled throughout the state of Texas, and especially along the IH 35 corridor from Laredo to Dallas-Fort Worth, more than likely you … [Read more...]
The indefatigable cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz just bagged himself yet another honor on May 22, a pretty big one. He’s already a two-time finalist for a Pulitzer Prize for his editorial cartoons, took home … [Read more...]
The week entering Memorial Day started with a little ruckus between the current Commander in Chief and the musician Bruce Springsteen. Seems like the commander got a kind of annoyed with Springsteen … [Read more...]
Fifty Years After the End of the Vietnam War: A Remembrance of the Fallen Warriors By Dr. Mario D. Longoria Upon returning home from the Vietnam War in 1970, I became aware of the high … [Read more...]
"Let Their Works Be Seen—At the City Gate and the Political Sphere" by Angela Valenzuela Please read my tribute for Mother's Day, based on a nuanced re-reading of Proverbs 31 and the writings of … [Read more...]
Celebrating Laredo's 270th Anniversary By Dr. Gilberto Quezada I would like to offer a few comments and a very interesting coincidence about the 270th anniversary of the establishment of … [Read more...]
This week’s stunt of the week from the Trump Administration’s regular array was his vow to reopen Alcatraz, the 19th century military fortress on a 22-acre island San Francisco Bay which was … [Read more...]
CINCO DE MAYO by Francisco X. Alarcón ________________________________ First of all, Cinco de Mayo is not at all the official Mexican Independence Day, nor does it commemorate the … [Read more...]
Latinos are in danger of being under counted in the 2030 Census due to recent actions by the Trump administration. Dr. Rogelio Sáenz explains the impact of the citizenship question being added to the … [Read more...]
Latinopia has promised to update how the resistance to the Trump Administration is going and who’s firing back at the policies the Administration has been rolling out. (Not literally firing back … [Read more...]
In the wake of Trump's actions draconian actions ranging from the arbitrary firing of federal workers, the deportation of undocumented immigrants without due process and the levying of preposterous … [Read more...]
Words shared by Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D. at the Texas State Capitol Rotunda on April 8, 2025 in Honor of Rep. Christina Morales (Houston) [Video] I am happy to share with you what I shared this … [Read more...]
It’s Holy Week leading up to Easter and Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wife had a message. " I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me: Stay strong. God hasn't … [Read more...]
CRIMSON COURAGE: HARVARD STANDS UP TO POLITICAL INTIMIDATION The storm clouds over American higher education have been gathering. What once seemed unthinkable is now common: politically motivated … [Read more...]
