LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG SOMOS ORLANDO – MELINDA PALACIO
It's Latino Queer Night at Pulse or Steps Ahead of Tragedy When we dance, we both lead. My tía laughs when I tell her I don't know how to dance. Not every song's a … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG ALVARO HUERTA “UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS CAN’T GET A BREAK”
Undocumented immigrants in this country can't get a break. While Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump fantasizes about creating a deportation force and building a huge border wall, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG ROSE PORTILLO 11.01.15 “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...]
VIEW FROM THE PIER WITH HERMAN SILLAS 11.01.15 “WE MOVED”
We moved! The first day two “packers” came and put our possessions into boxes, but ran out of boxes. The packers assured us the “haulers” would bring boxes the next day. The “haulers” arrived with … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG HERMAN SILLAS “THE MEANING OF LABOR DAY”
Labor Day passed here without a fanfare. The three-day holiday filled our beach with folks, and portable barbeque grills. Most celebrants view Labor Day as the last day of summer or the day before … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG ROSALIO MUÑ0Z “LESSONS FROM THE VIETNAM WAR”
Lessons of the Vietnam War. Since August we began the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War. The Pentagon has $63 million to commemorate the war until 1975. It was a long war. The priorities are … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG DR. RUDY ACUÑA 2.02.15 “DYING COMMUNITIES”
DYING COMMUNITIES-FORGOTTEN MEMORIES With age you become more nostalgic. Lately, for instance, I take things very seriously, and struggles such as the one with the university (CSUN) and its … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG RUDY ACUÑA 11.25.14 “THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE”
THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE- DEBUNKING THE ILLUSION. Recent political developments in Mexico and the United States have killed any illusion that political change is possible through the electoral … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG “CARLOS MUÑOZ, JR. ” VICTORY IS IN THE STRUGGLE”
“VICTORY IS IN THE STRUGGLE" Dr. Carlos Muñoz, Jr. is Professor Emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley and one of the participants in the 1968 high school walk-outs in East Los … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG MANUEL MEDRANO “EL PLAN DE SANTA BARBARA”
Dr. Manuel F. Medrano is Professor of History at the University of Texas at Brownsville specializing in Mexican American history and culture. In this guest blog he brings his historical perspective to … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG TONY DÍAZ 7.07.13 “KING OF FAR RIGHT AGENDA”
TEXAS GOVERNOR RICK PERRY VIES FOR KING OF FAR RIGHT AGENDA. Texas Governor Rick Perry’s recent actions reveal a Texas G.O.P. agenda to disenfranchise Mexican Americans. The Librotraficantes … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG IRENE DANIEL 6.16.13 “AMERICAN HEARTH”
FAREWELL TO THE AMERICAN HEARTH. Senator Frank Lautenberg was the last surviving veteran of WWII to serve in our United States Congress. I mention this not only to honor him and his service to our … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG DR. RUDY ACUÑA
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE? I have noticed that more than a few academicians have joined the sport of criticizing some of the icons of the Chicana/o Movement. It concerns me because the criticism is … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG DR. ARTURO MADRID
Note: This is the Keynote Address delivered by Dr. Arturo Madrid on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of The Biennial Conference of the Puerto Rican Studies Association, University of Albany, … [Read more...]