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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...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG

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

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG JOSE DELGADO “LATINOS AT THE WHITE HOUSE”

Diane and I attended a very special White House ceremony last week. Diane, my wife,  is a member of the National Council on the Arts for the National Endowment for the Arts, we were honored to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: José Delgado, Luis Valdez, National Humanities Medal, National Medal of the Arts, Rudolfo Anaya. Sandra Cisneros, Teatro Campesino

October 9, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG JESÚS TREVIÑO “TRUMP ADMITS EARTH REVOLVES AROUND SUN”

Following the surprising concession by Donald Trump that President Barack Obama was indeed born in the United States of America (a fact embraced by most Americans during his two-term presidency) Trump … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Latinopia Guest Blog Jesus Trevino, Trump admits Obama was born in US

September 19, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG SOMOS ORLANDO SARA INÉS CALDERÓN

Intersectionality & Orlando: 4 Things To Consider The horror of the Orlando shooting was made all the worse by the fact that the targets of the shooter’s rage were already part of marginalized … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Sara Ines Calderon Tagged With: anti-gay violence, Orlando massacre, Pulse nightclub killings, Sar Ines Calderon, Thinking Latina, Todos Somos Orlando, violence against Latino gays

July 3, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG SOMOS ORLANDO – GREGG BARRIOS

TO BE YOUNG, GAY, LATINO & INVISIBLE It’s hard to process with any gravitas the Orlando tragedy. The first reports made little mention of the names of the dead and the wounded. Instead, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Gay, Gregg Barrios, Latino & Invisible, Latinos at the Orlando nightclub tragedy, Orlando nightclub massacre, To Be Young

June 19, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG – SOMOS ORLANDO – RUDOLFO ANAYA

The Pulse of Life   It was the twelfth of June another hot and humid Florida night. In Orlando young people gathered at the Pulse Club, enjoying camaraderie, the dance floor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: 49 victims of mass slaying, Orlando tragedy, Pulse Massacre, Rudolfo Anaya, The Pulse of Life

June 19, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG 6.12.16 LEROY CHATFIELD ON HELEN CHÁVEZ

The Cesar Chavez Service Club of San Diego founded by Carlos & Linda LeGerrette sponsored a “Tribute to Helen Chavez”. What a wonderful idea, and long, long overdue in my estimation.  This Tribute … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Helen Chavez, Helen Chavez Tributes, Leroy Chatfield

June 12, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

GUEST BLOG RUDOLfO ANAYA “SYRIA’S CHILDREN”

Syria’s Children The tyrant is mad!  The tyrant is mad! He rains bombs on innocent children! Stop!  I pray and watch on TV as Syria is destroyed, cities laid Waste.  Dust and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Bashar Assad, Children in War, Rudolfo Anaya, Syria's Children Poem, Syrian Diaspora, The War in Syria

May 1, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG 4.04.16 DR. THELMA REYNA “WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH”

As Women’s History Month comes to a close, it is easy for many of us to return to other issues that consume our attention daily. Women have been extolled throughout this special month of honoring, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Dr. Thelma Reyna, Empowering women, National Women's Month

April 4, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG JESÚS SALVADOR TREVIÑO “GRIFFITH MIDDLE SCHOOL – WHEN A NAME MATTERS”

In the United States we name buildings, roads and geographic landmarks after individuals whose accomplishments we, as a society, deem meritorious, beneficial to our society and worthy of recognition. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: D.W. Griffith, Félix Gutiérrez, school naming debate, Sr.

May 23, 2016 by JT

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG LUPE BOTELLO 3.13.16 “A HARROWING EXPERIENCE”

To UCLA and Back A Good Idea at the Time It all started when my husband, David, got an e-mail announcing Jesús Treviño is to be at UCLA for a book talk on his new book Return to Arroyo … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Jesus Trevino, Lupe Botello

March 13, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG JESÚS SALVADOR TREVIÑO “DIVERSITY ALSO MEANS LATINOS”

             “Two nights ago, a group of Mexican Americans picketed the Academy Awards presentation. The picket was in protest over the caricatures and racist representation of Mexicans in motion … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Literature Tagged With: diversity controversay at the oscars, Jesús Salvador Treviño, lack of Latinos at the Oscars, latinos excluded from Hollywood

February 28, 2016 by JT

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BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 8.06.22 “BENDITO BENITO”

August 6, 2022 By wpengine

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Bendito Benito Confieso mi resistencia a querer abonar el tema. Tanto se ha dicho y escrito de Benito Martínez Ocasio (Bad Bunny) y su concierto reciente en Puerto Rico que me resultaba fútil añadir una opinión mas al mar de tinta y papel. Sin embargo, aquí me encuentro aceptando […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.06.22. MARTA SANCHEZ – CHICANA TRADITION AND MEMORY

August 6, 2022 By wpengine

The Life and Art of Marta Sanchez: Impressions of Chicana Culture, Tradition, and Memory In 1984 Marta Sanchez, a young Chicana artist from San Antonio, was selected for the “Mira” exhibit which was the first national Chicano/Latino art exhibition in America. Sponsored by Canadian Club, a beverage powerhouse in the United States and Canada, the […]

RICARDO ROMO JUAN DE DIO MORA – BORDERLAND MASTER PRINTER

July 30, 2022 By wpengine

Juan de Dios Mora: Borderland Artist and Master Printer In June of 2019, the Smithsonian American Art Museum notified Juan de Dios Mora of their purchase of four of his art prints. To be a part of the Smithsonian collection is a special recognition, and only a few Texas artists have ever realized that goal. […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 7.22.22 SALUD, TERRITORIO Y PATRIA

July 22, 2022 By wpengine

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Salud, Territorio y Patria El miércoles 15 de junio, a un mes de cumplir 76 años, me desperté a media noche con un fuerte dolor de pecho. De inmediato llame a mi hermana que acudió presurosa con mi cuñado para llevarme a la sala de emergencia del Hospital Presbiteriano, […]

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