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LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG ROSE PORTILLO 10.27.19 “DAY OF THE DEAD”

The Irish say that there are times and places on our planet when the “veil” lifts or, at the very least, grows thin. The veil refers to that which separates the dead from the living. Whatever you may … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Day of the Dead, Rose Portillo, What is Day of the Dead

November 1, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG 5.03.20 – BARRIO GUY “CISCO KID WAS AN UNCLE OF MINE”

The Cisco Kid was an uncle of mine. This one is for motion picture fans, and movie history "buffs." I have never worked in motion pictures, but have been an avid movie fan since childhood. That … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Barrio Guy, Gil Chavez, Latinopia Guest Blog

May 2, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG LUZ BAZAN 10.20.19 “ES NUESTRO HIJO DE OTRA MADRE”

My comadre asks me, How can I not be supportive of Julian Castro for President? Comadre, I see Julian Castro as one of my own! Many of us Chicanas cradled him when he was a baby, as his mom Rosie … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Julian Castro, Luz Bazan, Luz Bazan Gutiérrez

October 20, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG HERMAN SILLAS 9.01.19 “THE MEANING OF LABOR DAY”

The three-day Labor Day holiday fills our beaches with folks, and portable barbeque grills. Most celebrants view Labor Day as the last day of summer or the day before children return to school. Few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG

September 13, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG JESÚS TREVIÑO: REMEMBERING RAUL RUÍZ

On Thursday, June 13, 2019, life-time political activist, scholar, photo-journalist and educator Dr. Raul Ruíz passed away. I first met Raul in 1968, at one of the early meetings of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Literature Tagged With: Raul Ruiz Chicano activist, Raul Ruiz death, Remembering Raul Ruiz

June 16, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

GUEST BLOG 4.07.19 JUAN TEJEDA ON THE MECHA NAME CHANGE

The National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies national conference is meeting this week, April 3-6, 2019, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The theme of the conference is "Indigenous Knowledge for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Juan Tejeda, MeCha name change controversy

April 7, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG DAN ARRELANO “DEBUNKING ALAMO MYTHS”

Debunking the Myths of the Alamo About 6 or 7 years ago the Texas State Historical Association was having its annual event at the Menger Hotel next door to the Alamo in downtown San Antonio. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Dan Arellano, Debunking the myths of the Alamo

March 31, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG ERNEST HOGAN “THE IRISH MEXICAN FRONTIER”

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...]

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March 11, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG GIL CHÁVEZ “MACHOS AND HEMBRAS”

It is a commentary on much of 21st century life that one of the strongest role models for social roles and behavior come from movies and television,rather than from community and family. Regarding … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Gil Chavez, machos and embras, mexican movie role models

December 2, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

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...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Jesus Trevino, La Bloga, Michael Sedano, The Fabulous Sinkhole

June 6, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Literature Tagged With: Criminalizatoin of Salvadorans, Randy Juraod Ertll, The Lives and Times of El Cipitio

March 18, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Sergio Troncoso, Sergio Troncoso Award for Best Work of First Fiction

December 3, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

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...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Failure with Puerto Rico, Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, Thelma Reyna

November 4, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

GUEST BLOG BOBBI MURRAY “DAVID BACON’S PORTRAITS OF “INVISIBLE” FARMWORKERS”

The writer, photographer and veteran union organizer David Bacon frequently refers to “people who travel with the crops.” He means the agricultural workers who move from place to place to cultivate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Bobbi Murray, Capital and Main, DAVID BACON'S PORTRAITS OF "INVISIBLE" FARMWORKERS

September 1, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG DR. JUAN GÓMEZ-QUIÑONES “ON THE CHICANA/O MORATORIUM OF 1970”

"On the Chicana/o Moratorium of 1970: A Legal Historical Inquiry into the Events of the Day and the Death of Ruben Salazar, a Journalist Killed"  by Dr. Juan Gómez-Quiñones. Some while ago, the … [Read more...]

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August 27, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

BORICUAS AND CHICANOS – A COMMON BOND

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...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Dia de SanJuan, Jesús Salvador Treviño, Latinopia Guest Blog, Puerto Rican and Chicano unity

June 4, 2017 by JT

BOBBI MURRAY 4.29.2017 THE UPHEAVAL REMEMBERED

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...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG

April 29, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG ERNEST HOGAN 3.13.16 “AN AZTEC LEPRECHAUN”

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...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Aztec Leprechaun, Ernest Hogan, Ernest Hogan science fiction author, San Patricos, the Irish Mexican Connection

March 13, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

GUEST BLOG MICHAEL SEDANO 3.05.17 “THE DEVIL AND LUIS VALDEZ”

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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Literature Tagged With: Michael Sedano, Zoot Suit 2017

March 5, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG JESÚS TREVIÑO “ZOOT SUIT 2017”

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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, LATINOPIA TEATRO Tagged With: Demian Bichir, Edward James Ompos, Luis Valdez, Mark Taper Forum, Zoot Suit 2017, Zoot Suit revival

February 19, 2017 by JT

REFLECTIONS ON FIDEL – RAFAEL JESÚS GONZÁLEZ 11.29.16

Ay Cuba Los derechos se toman, no se piden; se arrancan, no se mendigan. José Martí   a Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz   Le llegó la muerte al viejo … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Fidel Castro (1926-20160, Fidel Castro passing

November 30, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

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FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 1.17.21 “THE WHITE NATIONALIST BARBARIANS STORM THE GATE(S) OF THE U.S. CAPITAL”

January 17, 2021 By Tia Tenopia

“The White Nationalist Barbarians Storm the Gate(s) of the U.S. Capitol” The white nationalist barbarians, aided and abetted by their Führer—President Donald J. Trump—stormed and entered the gate(s) at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. The seditionists include those who brazenly entered the so-called people’s house,[1] responsible for death, destruction and mayhem, along […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 01.17.21 “DECENCY IS NOT TRANSACTIONAL”

January 17, 2021 By Tia Tenopia

Decency is not transactional… Again, by your leave, I’m going to deviate from my usual diet of politics and such and focus on a topic that is more personal, more intimate, yet just as important as (community-based or partisan) politics: gratitude. As I look around today’s political landscape, I see more enmity than friendliness. This […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 1.17.21

January 17, 2021 By Tia Tenopia

Crisis de la Esperanza Parte II Economía de la Desesperanza La primera parte de este ensayo atiende la conceptualización de la esperanza, asociada a la oportunidad y el modo en que se manifiesta en la dinámica de la población, la tasa de natalidad y la migración. La segunda parte enfoca en los Indicadores Económicos y […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 1.10.21 “CRISIS DE LA ESPERANZA”

January 10, 2021 By Tia Tenopia

Burundanga de Zocotroco Crisis de la Esperanza Completar un ciclo es ocasión de terminar y comenzar, no sin evaluar el que y como ha sido. La ultima vuelta al sol estimo que ira como El Año Catastrófico del 2020. Nos azota una pandemia que amenaza con la muerte como real e inminente y un retroceso […]

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