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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 “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: Aztec history, borderlands, feminist author, Gloria Anzaldúa, lesbianism, mestizaje, mestizo, Rio Grande Valley, Southwest history, tejano, Texas, Thelma T. Reyna.

December 9, 2012 by

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

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

LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW “AFRO- 6 ” REVIEWED BY ERNIE HOGAN

THE COLLIDING WORLDS OF AFRO-6. Dell Books, 1969 By Hank Lopez Reviewed by Ernest Hogan ___________________________________ Chicano ain’t no pure thing. Ain’t no puro Chicano. Puro … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature Tagged With: Afro - 6, Chicano science fiction, Ernie Hogan, Hank Lopez, Latino spec ficton

November 24, 2013 by

LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW “LATINO AMERICANS”

LATINO AMERICANS -The Companion Book to the PBS documentary Series Written by Ray Suarez,  Celebra Press, 2013. Reviewed by Denis Bixler-Marquez _____________________________________ Behind … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature Tagged With: Dennis Bixler Marquez, Latino Americans, Latinopia Book Review, Ray Suarez, What's New

October 14, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 7.02.22 – LUIS VALDERAS, A FUTURIST ARTIST

July 2, 2022 By wpengine

Luis Valderas: A Futuristic Latino Artist Luis Valderas traces his artistic development to his early years working in the family-owned flower and ceramic shop in McAllen, Texas near the U.S.-Mexico border. During his time away from school, he joined his brothers and sister in manufacturing flower arrangements and making ceramic figures to sell in the […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT – GASPAR ENRIQUEZ – KEEPING CULTURE VIBRANT

June 25, 2022 By wpengine

Latino Borderland Artists In El Paso’s Mission Valley Keep History and Culture Vibrant The borderland artists of the El Paso-Isleta-San Elizario region, known as the Mission Valley, represent nearly 350 years of history and tradition. Spanish colonizers first arrived in that region in 1598 when Juan de Oñate and 129 soldiers and families crossed the […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT XAVIER GARZA PREMIER STORYTELLER

June 18, 2022 By wpengine

Xavier Garza, Latino Artist and Author: A Premier Storyteller Xavier Garza grew up among storytellers in his hometown of Rio Grande City along the Texas-Mexico border. The best of the storytellers included his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. When his parents, who made a living as migrant farm workers, left annually to pick the crops in […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 6.11.22

June 11, 2022 By wpengine

Whose side are you on? Recent events – the massacre of shoppers in Buffalo, the Uvalde massacre of children, the outright refusal of Republicans to address gun reform – bring the old union song “Which side are you on?” to mind. The song was written in the 1930s during a fierce struggle between coal miners […]

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