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LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW ‘EMPLUMADA” By Lorna Dee Cervantes

EMPLUMADA by Lorna Dee Cervantes Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press (1981) 68 pages   ISBN:  0-8229-5327-7 Reviewed by Thelma T. Reyna, Ph.D. Book Review #3 in the PIONEER AMERICAN … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature, PIONEER AMERICAN LATINA AUTHORS

May 27, 2012 by

LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW “BORDERLANDS” BY GLORA ANZALDÚA

BORDERLANDS: LA FRONTERA, THE NEW MESTIZA by Gloria Anzaldúa Spinsters/Aunt Lute: 1987 203 pages ISBN: 0-933216-25-4 Reviewed by Thelma T. Reyna, Ph.D. Book Review #7 in the PIONEER … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature, PIONEER AMERICAN LATINA AUTHORS Tagged With: borderlands, feminist author, Gloria Anzaldúa, lesbianism, mestizaje, Thelma T. Reyna.

December 9, 2012 by wpengine

LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW – LUIS TORRES ON “THE GREAT WAR” BY ADAM HOCHSCHILD

“The Great War, A Violent Peace and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis” Any person with his or her eyes open knows we are in a perilous time. Donald Trump ignited it in 2016, but he didn’t invent the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature Tagged With: Latinopia Book Review, Luis Torres, The Great War, The Great War A Violent Peace and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis

November 12, 2022 by wpengine

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

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 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 BOOK REVIEW 11.26.21 THELMA REYNA ON “MIXQUIAHUALA LETTERS”

The Mixquiahuala Letters Written by Ana Castillo Publication: 1986, Bilingual Press [Republished by Doubleday/Anchor Books in 1992] 138 pages ISBN: 0-385-42013-7 Reviewed by Thelma T. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature Tagged With: Ana Castillo, Dr. Thelma Reyna, Mixquiahuala Letters

November 26, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

GUEST BOOK REVIEW BY JAMES DEL CAMPO “LATINO BOXING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA”

Latino Boxing In Southern California By Gene Aguilera Latino Boxing In Southern California is a journey back in time to an incredibly exciting era for boxing aficionados. In terms of size, this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature Tagged With: James del Campo, Latino Boxing In Southern California By Gene Aguilera

December 23, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature Tagged With: Jorge Ramos, Luis R.. Torres, Stranger:The Challenge of a Latino Immigrant in the Trump Era

March 10, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature Tagged With: ALtadena Poet Laureate, Reading Tea Leaves After Trump, Thelma Reyna

February 4, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature

October 10, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 2.02.17 “HOW TO SAY NO TO DONALD TRUMP”

How to say “No” to Donald Trump Cornel West has described Naomi Klein as “One of the few revolutionary public intellectuals of great integrity and vision.” And he is correct. Klein is also a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Latinopia Book Review, Luis R.. Torres, Naomi Klein, Tales of Torres

July 2, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD FINALISTS

THREE OF LATINOPIA'S REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS HAVE BEEN NAMED FINALISTS IN THE 2016 INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARDS. LATINOPIA CONGRATULATES: RUDY ANAYA for his poetry collection Poems from the Rio … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW Tagged With: International Latino Book Awards Finalists, Jesus Trevino, Jose Muratti, Rudy Anaya

June 5, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW CAMPANITA CHILDREN’S BOOKS

El Buro Del Censo Poblacional Norteamericano reporta que en 2014 había 55 millones de "Latinos" residiendo en los Estados Unidos, un 15% de la población total y, como conjunto de nacionalidades, la … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature Tagged With: Bilingual books for children, Campanita Press, Jose Umpierre, Mario Picayo

March 18, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW “POEMS FROM THE RIO GRANDE”

Rudy Anaya’s new poetry collection, Poems from the Rio Grande, shares the language, imagery and landscape of his classic coming-of-age novel Bless Me Ultima and his more recent novels Randy Lopez Goes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poetry, Latino Poetry, Poems from the Rio Grande, Rudy Anaya

November 16, 2015 by JT

LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW RETURN TO ARROYO GRANDE

Not only can you, you should go home again. But it will never be the same. That’s part of the take-away from Jésus Salvador Treviño’s stories about raza kids who leave their extraordinary hometown to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature Tagged With: Chicano Literature, Jesús Salvador Treviño, Latino literature, Return to Arroy Grande, Southwest literature

November 16, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW “SOFRITO”

Phillippe Diederich's debut novel, Sofrito, is a splendid allegory of the Cuban experiences both on the island and in the United States. Part Bildungsroman, part mystery, it is also an exploration of  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature Tagged With: carribbean authors, new latin American authors, novels about Cuba, novels about Cuban Americans, Phillippe Diderich, Sofrito

October 11, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD THELMA REYNA INTERVIEW

INTERVIEW WITH POET LAUREATE THELMA T. REYNA Latinopia.com is proud to repost this interview conducted by Maria Ferrer for the Latina Book Club with author Thelma T. Reyna, newly named Poet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: INTERVIEWS, LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature Tagged With: Altadena Library Poet Laureate, Dr. Thelma Reyna, Maria Ferrer, Rising Falling All of Us, The Latina Book Club

August 10, 2014 by

LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW “MAKING HISPANICS”

MAKING HISPANIC: How Activists, Bureaucrats, and Media Constructed a New American by Dr. G. Cristina Mora, University of Chicago Press, 2014. Reviewed by  Dr. Claude S. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature Tagged With: America's changing Hispanic population, G. Cristina Mora, Hispanics in America, Making Hispanic, origins of the term Hispanic

March 22, 2014 by

LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW “BIRD OF PARADISE: HOW I BECAME LATINA”

BIRD OF PARADISE: HOW I BECAME LATINA By Raquel Cepeda Reviewed by By Thelma T. Reyna ___________________________________________ Raquel Cepeda’s memoir, Bird of Paradise: How I Became … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature Tagged With: Bird of Paradise: How I became Latina, Growing up Domincan, Raquel Cepeda, Thelma Reyna

August 18, 2013 by Breht Burri

LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW “HOW FIRE IS A STORY, WAITING”

How Fire Is a Story, Waiting by Melinda Palacio Reviewed by Thelma T. Reyna ___________________________________________ Melinda Palacio’s first full-length volume of poetry was birthed with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature Tagged With: Arizona, California, Folsom Lockdown, Folsom Prison, Hinchas de poesia, How Fire Is a Story Waiting, Melinda Palacio, New Orleans, Ocotillo Dreams, poetry, Thelma T. Reyna.

July 7, 2013 by

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BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.23.25 – EMINENT DANGER

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

In 2012, in Puerto Rico there were 13,000 farms; in the recent agricultural census, between 8 and 10,000 farms are recorded; a substantial decrease in the figure reported for 2012. At present, the agricultural sector of the Puerto Rican economy reports approximately 0.62% of the gross domestic product, which produces 15% of the food consumed […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.23.25 MORE ON THE NEED TO GROW

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

The title of the documentary, The Need to Grow by Rob Herring and Ryan Wirick,  is suggestive. Its abstract character is enough to apply in a general and also in a particular way. The Need to Grow applies to both the personal and to so many individuals. At the moment, the need for growth in […]

BURUNDANGA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.16.25 PELIGRO INMINENTE

May 15, 2025 By wpengine

Peligro Inminente En 2012, en Puerto Rico habían 13 mil granjas; en el censo agrícola reciénte se registran entre 8 y 10 mil granjas; una disminución sustantiva de la cifra reportada para 2012. Al presente, el sector agrícola de la economía puertorriqueña reporta aproximadamente 0.62% del producto bruto interno, que produce el 15% de la […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 5.23.25 MAYA BLUE EXHIBIT

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

Maya Blue Exhibit Incorporates the Artwork of Latino/a Artists A new exhibit, Maya Blue: Ancient Color, New Visions, at the San Antonio Museum of Art [SAMA], brings together for the first time pre-Columbian crafted clay figures, the art of Mexican modernist Carlos Mérida, and works by contemporary Latino/a artists Rolando Briseño, Clarissa Tossin, and Sandy […]

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By Tia Tenopia on June 12, 2011

José Montoya is a renowned poet, artist and activist who has been in the forefront of the Chicano art movement. One of his most celebrated poems is titled “Pachuco Portfolio” which pays homage to the iconic and enduring character of El Pachuco, the 1940s  Mexican American youth who dressed in the stylish Zoot Suit.

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By Tia Tenopia on May 26, 2013

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