JUAN GARZA REMEMBERS YOLANDA LOPEZ
Yolanda Lopez will long be remembered for her bold, important and pioneering work as a Chicana artist. Scholars and Art Historians can and will discuss the relevance and merits of Yolanda’s work and … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG 7.17.21 DR. ANGELA VALENZUELA “FORGET THE ALAMO”
Read this book and learn about the not-so-hidden historical truth of the Alamo. Specifically, in a newly published book titled, “Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth ,” coauthors … [Read more...]
BETITA MARTINEZ PRESENTE! A LATINOPIA HERO
Elizabeth “Betita” Martinez, author and lifelong champion for the rights of Latinos in the United States and oppressed people worldwide passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 in San Francisco, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG DR. FRANK GARCIA RECOGNIZING GENOCIDE AGAINST THE FIRST AMERICANS
When will the United States and other European Nations, Recognize the Genocide Against Native Americans (the largest in history)? By Dr. Frank Javier Garcia Berumen On Saturday, August 24, … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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 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...]
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 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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]