LATINOPIA SPECIAL VOTE FOR HOPE NOW
VOTE FOR HOPE NOW from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. How do we fight back on Trump sinister and cruel actions? Vote for change now. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD DIANA GARCÍA “BITTERSWEET HARVEST”
Diana García is a poet who grew up in the agricultural community of Merced, California. Her poetry often deals with the lives of farmworkers as well as feminist and family themes. In September of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD MACEO MONTOYA “CIELO ROJO”
Maceo Montoya is both a graphic artist and an author. His first novel, "The Scoundrel and the Optimist," was published by the Bilingual Review Press in 2010. Maceo's paintings often inspire … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD SOÑIA RIVERA-VALDES
Soñia Rivera-Valdés was born in Cuba. Her book, "The Forbidden Stories of Marta Veneranda," was awarded the prestigious Casa de las Américas Award in Havana in 1997. She has published short stories in … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG MICHAEL SEDANO “FABULOUS SINKHOLE COMES TO LIFE”
During our various road trips--Librotraficantes, Interviews of Rudolfo Anaya, Paul Hutton and Rudy Anaya again--Jesus Treviño and I discussed the music of Hamilton, the joys of writing, the glories of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD FRANCISCO ALARCÓN ON POETRY
Francisco X. Alarcón is a poet, educator and social activist who resides in the San Francisco Bay area. His collection of poems, "Snake Poems" won the 1993 American Book Award. In 2010, in response … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ALARCÓN TWO POEMS
Latinopia Word Alarcon Two Poems from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Acclaimed Chicano poet Francisco X. Alarcon passed away on January 15, 2016.Latinopia captured Francisco reading his poems at the 2010 … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD DANIEL ACOSTA “HOMEBOY 1”
Daniel Acosta is a writer whose short stories have appeared in Nuestro and Lowrider magazines and in Anthologies. Latinopia caught up with Daniel at the 2010 Flor y Canto Literary Festival convened by … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ALVARO HUERTA’S “CRUISING WITH NAYTO”
Part I I have always been nervous about visiting my old neighborhood. One day, my brother Salomon—an acclaimed artist—invited my younger brothers (Noel and Ismael) and I to meet him at our old … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD DANIEL ACOSTA “HOMEBOY 2”
Daniel Acosta is a writer whose short stories have appeared in Nuestro and Lowrider magazines and in Anthologies. Latinopia caught up with Daniel at the 2010 Flor y Canto Literary Festival convened by … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG RANDY JURADO ERTLL “TRUMP’S CRIMINALIZATION OF THE SALVADORAN COMMUNITY”
Trump’s Obsession and Criminalization of the Salvadoran Community Provides a Unique Opportunity for Young Salvadoran Americans to Speak Out Once again, President Trump is tweeting and using MS 13 … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES ON JORGE RAMOS’ “STRANGER”
Book Review: “Stranger: The Challenge of a Latino Immigrant in the Trump Era” By Jorge Ramos Reviewed by Luís Torres Journalist Jorge Ramos Challenges Donald Trump “Get outta here, go back … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW THELMA REYNA ON “READING TEA LEAVES AFTER TRUMP”
The following interview with author Thelma Reyna on her latest book Reading Tea Leaves After Trump was conducted on January 26, 2018 by of La Casita Grande and is reprinted here with their … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ALEJANDRO MURGUÍA “NINETEEN MEN”
Alejandro Murguía is a poet and narrative writer who has won the coveted American Book Award twice for his short story collections Southern Front (1990) and This War Called Love (2002). In 2013 he was … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD DAGOBERTO GILB ON HUIZACHE
Latinopia Word Dagoberto on Huizache from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Dagoberto Gilb is a celebrated author of novels, short story collections and essays and winner of the PEN Hemingway Prize for … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MURATTI “PAPELES EXILIADOS” (AN EXILE’S PAPERS)
Latinopia Word José Murrati An Exile's Papers from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Jose Muratti Toro is a regular contributor to Latinopia with his blog Utopias Descifradas (Disciphered Utopias). Here he … [Read more...]
SERGIO TRONCOSO AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FICTION
Announcing the Sergio Troncoso Award for Best Work of First Fiction ($1,000). Sergio Troncoso is author of The Last Tortilla and Other Stories, Crossing Borders: Personal Essays, and the novels The … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD GUTÍERREZ ON ALBERTO PEÑA JR.
Latinopia Word Gutíerrez On Alberto Peña Jr. from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. José Angel Gutíerrez is the celebrated founder of the La Raza Unida Political Party of the 1970s and a … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ANAYA ON RANDY LOPEZ
Latinopia Word Anaya On Randy Lopez from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Celebrated author Rudolfo Anaya's novel Randy Lopez Goes Home is arguably his most profound and engaging work since his landmark, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG THELMA REYNA “FAILURE WITH PUERTO RICO”
FAILURE WITH PUERTO RICO By Thelma Reyna With Poem from New Book by Pasadena CA Indie Publisher In the wake of historic consecutive hurricanes slamming our nation’s Gulf Coast and the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW “RANDY LOPEZ GOES HOME”
BOOK REVIEW “Randy Lopez Goes Home” By Rudolfo Anaya University of Oklahoma Press 157 pages Reviewed by Luís Torres luis.r.torres@charter.net (Eds Note: “Rudolfo” is … [Read more...]