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LATINOPIA WORD EDWARD VIDAURRE READS “GENERATION Z”

Edward Vidaurre is a South Texas poet who was named the 2018-2019 City of McAllen, Texas Poet Laureate. He is also publisher and editor-in-chief of FlowerSong Press. He was inducted into the Texas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Edward Vidaurre, Generation Z, Pandemia and Other Poems, Texas Institute of Letters

May 13, 2022 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD EDWARD VIDAURRE READS “GOD IS”

Edward Vidaurre is a South Texas Poet who was inducted into the prestigious Texas Institute of Letters on April 23, 2022. As part of his induction he was asked to read from his works. He read "God Is" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD Tagged With: Edward Vidaurre, God is, Pandemia and Other Poems

May 6, 2022 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD CÉSAR DE LEÓN READS “NOTES FROM MY HOOD”

César Leonardo De León is a poet from South Texas who won the 2022 John A. Robertson Award for First Book of Poetry bestowed by the Texas Institute of Letters. Here he reads the poems "Notes from my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: César Leonardo De León, Notes From My Hood, Sugar Skulls

May 6, 2022 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD CÉSAR DE LEÓN SPEAKING WITH GRACKLES

César Leonardo De León is a south Texas poet whose poetry collection Speaking with Grackles by Soapberry Trees  won the 2022 John A. Robertson award for Best First Book of Poetry by the Texas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: César Leonardo De León, Speaking with Grackles by Soapberry Trees

April 30, 2022 by wpengine

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG “ARE WE DONE WITH CINCO DE MAYO YET?”

ARE WE DONE WITH CINCO DE MAYO YET? There was a time when I would look forward to Cinco de Mayo because it was time to celebrate and affirm my Mexicanness. I knew all about the history of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Literature Tagged With: A National Immigrant's Day, Jesús Salvador Treviño, Latinopia Guest Blog

May 6, 2022 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD ROLANDO HINOJOSA “THE YOUNG WILL WRITE”

Rolando Hinojosa is a celebrated Chicano author with more than a dozen novels and short story collections including the  highly acclaimed The Valley, winner of the  Casa De Las Americas international … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievemen, National Book Critcis Circle, Rolando Hinjosa

March 9, 2014 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD ROLANDO HINOJOSA “KLAIL CITY”

Dr. Rolando Hinojosa Smith is a pioneering Chicano author whose writings transcend genres. His novel "Klail City" won the prestigious Casa de las Americas literary award. Hinojosa has created the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Casa de las America award, Chicano writers, Klail City, Latino writers, Rolando HInojosa, Rolando Hinojosa Smith, What's New

April 15, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD MATT SEDILLO READS “THE POPE OF BROADWAY”

Matt Sedillo has been described as "the most political poet in America." His most recent collection of poems is City on the Second Floor. In this Latinopia Word he read a poem from the new collection, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Matt Sedillo, The Pope of Broadway

April 15, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD XOCHITL TIMES TWO

Latinopia Word Xochitl Times Two from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Xochitl Julisa Bermejo's debut poetry collection, Posada: Offerings of Witness and Refuge, explores both her childhood growing up in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicana poetry, immigrant poetry, Posada: Offerings of Witness and Refuge, Xochitl Julisa Bermejo

December 12, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD ROLANDO HINOJOSA “THE USELESS SERVANTS”

LATINOPIA WORD ROLANDO HINOJOSA "THE USELESS SERVANTS" from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Rolando Hinojosa Smith is a pioneering Chicano author of more than a dozen books. He has won numerous … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Korean War veterans, Latino literature, Latino Veterans, Rolando Hiinojosa

May 28, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD “FROM THIS WICKED PATCH OF DUST”

Texas born Chicano author Sergio Troncoso's autobiographical novel, "From This Wicked Patch of Dust,"  tells the story of a  a multi-generational family from Isleta, Texas that spans decades. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature

October 10, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD MATT SEDILLO CITY ON THE SECOND FLOOR

Matt Sedillo has been called "the best political poet in America." He has just published his second collection of poetry titled, City on the Second Floor. In this Latinopia Word, Sedillo speaks about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: City on the Second Floor, Matt Sedillo, Mowing Leaves of Grass

April 9, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD EMMA GONZALEZ’S NO LLORE, CHINGÓN!

Emma González is an award-winning author whose latest book, No Llore, Chingón, is a biography of acclaimed singer, composer band leader Little Joe Hernández. In this Latinopia Word, she speaks about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Emma González, Little Joe Hernandez

April 9, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD MATT SEDILLO READS “STORM WARNINGS”

Matt Sedillo is an accomplished poet who has been called "the best political poet in America." In this Latinopia Word, Matt reads his poem, "Storm Warnings." … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: City on the Second Floor, Matt Sedillo, Storm Warnings

April 9, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD CYNTHIA E. OROZCO ON ALONSO S. PERALES

Noted historian Dr. Cynthia E. Orozco has just published her latest book, Pioneer of Mexican-American Civil Rights: Alonso S. Perales . In this Latinopia Word interview she speaks about Alonso Perales … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Alonso S. Perales, Dr. Cynthia Orozco

March 26, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG DR. THELMA REYNA INTERVIEWS AUTHOR YOLANDA NAVA

INTERVIEW WITH YOLANDA NAVA, Author of Through the Dark By Thelma T. Reyna REYNA: You are an international award-winning author, an Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist, a community advocate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: INTERVIEWS, LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature Tagged With: Dr. Thelma Reyna, Yolanda Nava

March 4, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

EASTER , 1916 BY WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS

Easter, 1916 By William Butler Yeats I have met them at close of day Coming with vivid faces From counter or desk among grey Eighteenth-century houses. I have passed with a nod of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Easter 1916, William Butler Yeats

March 11, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 02.26.22 REVIEW OF THE NEW WEST SIDE STORY

What Are Latino Audiences to Make of the New “West Side Story”? If you’re a Latino, the movie “West Side Story” casts a long perpetual shadow. Is it okay to like the movie, even with its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature Tagged With: Luis R.. Torres, Steven Spielberg, West Side Story

February 26, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD LIZ GONZÁLEZ “DANCING IN THE SANTA ANA WINDS”

Latinopia Word Dancingin the Santa Ana Winds from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Liz González is a poet, fiction writer and creative writing instructor whose poetry collection Beneath Bones (Manifest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Dancing in the Santa Ana Winds, Liz Gonzalez

December 8, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW “STEALING HOME”

Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers and the Lives Caught in Between by Eric Nusbaum Published  by Public Affairs/Hatchet Book Group 2020 Have you ever read an excellent book, put it down and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature Tagged With: Chavez Ravine, Chavez Ravine Evictions, Dodger Stadium, Stealing Home by Eric Nusbaum

June 28, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD ALEJANDRO MOLINA “SAN VALENTÍN”

Alejandro Molina is a poet and member of "Noches Bohemias," a group of poets from various Latin American countries who meet regularly at the Tia Chucha Cultural Center and bookstore in Sylmar, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Alejandro Molina, love poems, St. Valentin's Day Poems

February 10, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 05.06.22 FIDENCIO DURAN

May 6, 2022 By wpengine

Fidencio Duran: A Painter Who Captures Latino Culture and Traditions in Everyday Life Texas artist Fidencio Duran has been climbing tall scaffolds since he won a commission to complete a mural in Brownsville, Texas thirty-seven years ago. Today, Duran’s murals are among the most visible for any Latino artist in America. On an annual basis […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 05.13.22 CARLOS ROSALES-SILVA

May 13, 2022 By wpengine

Carlos Rosales-Silva’s Abstract Imagery Captures Latino Culture Carlos Rosales-Silva, a resident of New York City for the past decade, relies on memory, photographs, and historical accounts of his native West Texas community to create art that represents a visual narrative of nature, people, architecture, and objects of a dynamic American borderland region. His art is […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 04.30.22

April 30, 2022 By wpengine

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre La atención pública en la Isla del Encanto en los últimos tiempos ha estado enfocada en la determinación del tribunal Supremo Federal en cuanto a la aplicabilidad de Seguridad de Ingreso Suplementario (SSI) a los ciudadanos residente en Puerto Rico. El caso trata de José Luis Vaello Madero al […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 04.16.22 “NICKNAMES CAN BE HURTFUL”

April 15, 2022 By Tia Tenopia

Nicknames can be hurtful, harmful… Nicknames stick to people, and the most ridiculous are the most adhesive. Thomas Chandler Haliburton – Nova Scotian-Canadian-English politician and author. By your leave, I’m going to deviate from political issues such as the Jan. 6 insurrection by the Trump cultists, the Russian war crimes in Ukraine, etc. Instead, I’m […]

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By Tia Tenopia on April 15, 2013

Dr. Rolando Hinojosa Smith is a pioneering Chicano author whose writings transcend genres. His novel “Klail City” won the prestigious Casa de las Americas literary award. Hinojosa has created the fictional world of Klail City located in fictional Belkin County, Texas. His writings draw on his experiences growing up in the Rio Grande valley of […]

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LATINOPIA MUSIC ANGELA ROA “TOCO DESAFINADO”

By Tia Tenopia on June 22, 2014

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