I was eight years old when I was became aware that the universe I inhabited in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of East Los Angeles included people who were Latino but not Mexican like me. When I asked … [Read more...]
Miguel Algarín is a Puerto Rican poet and social activist renowned as co-founder of the legendary Nuyorican Poets Café. He is the author of more than ten published books of poetry, is the editor of … [Read more...]
In 1974, Chicano poets José Montoya and José Antonio Burciaga traveled to New York to meet with Puerto Rican poets of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. On a street corner in Loisaida (the Lower East Side of … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Jose Muratti on Poetry from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. José E. Muratti Toro is a Puerto Rican poet who resides in San Juan and is a regular contributor to Latinopia.com. His book, … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Abel Salas on Juan Felípe from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Abel Salas is a poet, social activist and founder of the literary magazine Brooklyn and Boyle. In 2010 he participated in the … [Read more...]
Saturday marks the 25th anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, a social earthquake in which dozens of people were killed and over a thousand buildings burned. Even before it erupted, the … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word How Fire is a Story,Waiting from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Melinda Palacio is an author who has been published in numerous journals and magazines. Her novel Ocotillo Dreams won the … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Before the War from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. The late Jose Montoya is considered the patriarch of Chicano letters. In this rare video appearance, the celebrated poet, artist and civil … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Trevino reads Arrullo from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Jesús Salvador Treviño is an author, television director and filmmaker. His short story collection, Return to Arroyo Grande, won … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word The Book of Want from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Daniel A. Olivas is the author of six books and editor of Latinos in Lotusland: An Anthology of Southern California Literature. At a … [Read more...]
NOTES ON THE IRISH/MEXICAN FRONTIER by Ernest Hogan A lot of people have a hard enough time dealing with the complicated reality of Mexican Americans – when you add Irish to the mix, their … [Read more...]
Any comparison between the history-making 1978 production of Zoot Suit with its 2017 retelling would be unfair to the latter. It’s not the same Zoot Suit We are older but the audience is younger. The … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Alex Espinosa Diego Leon_ from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Alex Espinoza is the author of two novels. His fiction and non-fiction work has been published in numerous literary journals. … [Read more...]
In the current revival of Luis Valdez’s play Zoot Suit at L.A.’s Mark Taper Forum, the iconic El Pachuco character (played by Demian Bichir) admonishes the rebellious character of Henry Reyna, played … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Raul Salinas Hail Pachuco from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Acclaimed poet and social activist Raul R. Salinas ( 1935-2008) is best known for his poem, "Un Trip Through the Mind Jail." In … [Read more...]
Latinopia History Montoya on Pachucos from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In this excerpt from the documentary Visions of Aztlán, acclaimed poet and artist José Montoya recalls the scapegoating of … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word At the Free Clinic, 1977 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Huizache is the leading Latino literary journal founded by acclaimed author Dagoberto Gilb. Lisa Alvarez, one of the … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Too Much Margaret Atwood from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Huizache is the leading Latino literary journal founded by acclaimed author Dagoberto Gilb. Lisa Alvarez, one of the … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Readings from Huizache from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Huizache is the leading Latino literary journal founded by acclaimed author Dagoberto Gilb. Here, authors Nicolai García and … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Murrati Just For Today from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Jose Muratti Toro is a regular contributor to Latinopia with his blog Utopias Descifradas (Disciphered Utopias). Here he reads a … [Read more...]
Christine Granados is an author who was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. Her writings reflect her experiences growing up along the U.S./Mexico border. Her collection of short stories "Brides and … [Read more...]
