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LATINOPIA BLOG MICHEAL SEDANO: NEVER FORGOTTEN, GONE FOREVER

Uphill from where I’ve stopped to stare, a skip loader scrapes its yellow claw across the cement slab that, today, is what remains of where I used to live. A dream house built upon the legacy of an … [Read more...]

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April 4, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG FINDING YOUR FIGHT-BACK TRENCH 03.22.25

FINDING YOUR FIGHT-BACK TRENCH By Bobbi Murray Mere weeks since the inauguration of the 2nd Trump Administration, many of us remain gobsmacked and gasping and scrambling for a response. Taking a … [Read more...]

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March 22, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG IS TRUMP PRESIDENCY THE NEW TWILIGHT ZONE?

IS THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY THE NEW TWILIGHT ZONE? On January 20, 2025 Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States of America. It’s peculiar to think of the inauguration of a … [Read more...]

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March 13, 2025 by JT

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG TARGETED BOYCOTTS by TONY PHOENIX 2.22.25

This commentary was in response to a call for a mass boycott of La Michoacana chain and for a broader boycott of all those that are profiting from our community or the repression its facing. It was … [Read more...]

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February 22, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG: TO ACCOMPLISH THE IMPOSSIBLE

An anonymous contributor has posted the article below from the LaRed website. Latinopia felt the content merited more widespread distribution and is, therefore, reposting it herein. While the author … [Read more...]

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February 14, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG MICHAEL SEDANO AND RUDY CH. GARCIA 1.17.25

FIRE BURNS NOTHING BUT STUFF La Bloga-Tuesday (1.07.25) welcomes the temporary return of an OG La Bloga veterano, the founder himself, Rudy Ch. García. Motivated by the horrendous California … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arnie & Porfi, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, LATINOPIA HERO, Literature, Sara Ines Calderon

January 17, 2025 by wpengine

ANGELA VALENZUELA SUBTRACTIVE SCHOOLING: U.S. MEXICAN YOUTH AND THE POLITICS OF CARING

Before the end of 2024, I want to highlight that this year marks the 25th anniversary of my award-winning book, Subtractive Schooling: U.S.-Mexican Youth and the Politics of Caring, published by the … [Read more...]

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December 27, 2024 by wpengine

ALFREDO SANTOS INTERVIEWS LORENZO CANO

Lorenzo Cano is one of those “silent” leaders of the Chicano Movement. Originally from Corpus Christi, Texas, he became the Associate Director of the Center for Mexican American Studies at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Literature Tagged With: Alfredo Santos, La Voz, Lorenzo Cano

December 8, 2024 by wpengine

ANGELA VALENZUELA ON A DEI (DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION) DREAM

Last Night's DEI Dream: Art and a Change of Heart Will Save the World by Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D. Perhaps inspired by the Day of the Dead and my deep thoughts and prayers these days on … [Read more...]

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November 16, 2024 by wpengine

DR. TATCHO MINDIOLA TRIBUTE BY DR. ANGELA VALENZUELA AND DR. EMILIO ZAMORA

Tatcho, the son of Hortencia and Tatcho Mindiola Sr. and a retired Professor in Chicano Studies and Sociology at the University of Houston, passed away on August 17 with his wife, Cindy Mindiola, and … [Read more...]

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September 6, 2024 by wpengine

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG JOSÉ ANGEL GUTIÉRREZ 2024 VOTER REGISTRATION & GOTV

How We  Should Do Voter Registration and GOTV I just wrote some suggestions in letter 16, begin with those but let me expand. First, Raza folks need to be asked in person for their vote. Your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Literature Tagged With: José Angel Gutíerrez, Latinopia Guest Blog, Voter registration and GOTV in 2024

August 31, 2024 by wpengine

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG ANGELA VALENZUELA “LAST TRAIN TO FORTUNE:

On Books and Expanding the Powers of the Mind: Adam and Michele Rifkin's  "Last Train to Fortune"   by   Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin July 10, … [Read more...]

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July 18, 2024 by wpengine

DR. ANGELA VALENZUELA AWARDED 2024 MENTORSHIP AWARD

Dr. Angela Valenzuela, Professor in the Department of Education at The University of Texas at Austin received the 2024 Mentorship Award from the Austin Under 40 organization at its 25th Annual Under … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Mis Pensamientos Tagged With: Dr. Angela Valenzuela

June 7, 2024 by wpengine

LATINOPA GUEST BLOG EMILIO ZAMORA ON UVALDE 5.25.24

Opinion: Reflections on Uvalde and historical Latino burdens Emilio Zamora My wife Angela and I drove down to Uvalde last Saturday and Sunday to pay our respects to the families suffering … [Read more...]

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May 25, 2024 by wpengine

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG EMILIO ZAMORA REFLECTIONS ON UVALDE 06.11.22

Opinion: Reflections on Uvalde and historical Latino burdens Emilio Zamora My wife Angela and I drove down to Uvalde last Saturday and Sunday to pay our respects to the families suffering … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Dr. Emilio Zamora, Reflections on Uvalde, Uvalde massacre

June 11, 2022 by wpengine

GUEST BLOG ANGELA VALENZUELA ON ANTI DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION (D.E.I.)

‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. Crusade, by Nicholas Confessore, New York Times | January 20, 2024 This attack against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is a totally … [Read more...]

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February 3, 2024 by wpengine

SALUTING A MASTER PHOTOGRAPHER: OSCAR CASTILLO

Saluting a Master Photographer I have known Oscar Castillo for well over fifty years and I couldn’t resist adding to Dr, Ricardo Romo’s appreciation of Oscar and his work. Oscar and I first met in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Literature Tagged With: Chicano photographers, Oscar Castillo Photographer

January 27, 2024 by wpengine

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG XOCHITL MY WISH FOR THE NEW YEAR

Hi, It's Xochitl again. The other day I was on the morning walk with my humans and they were talking about their expectations for the New Year. To me one day is pretty much the same as the next, so I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Literature Tagged With: Xochitl de las Pestanas, Xochitl on New Year's Wish

December 30, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG XOCHITL ON CHRISTMAS 2023

Hi, It’ s me, Xochitl (pronounced So-chee) La Pestaña. I don’t usually opine on things in print, or much of anything for that matter. I’m quiet and reserved by nature and happy to go on my morning and … [Read more...]

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December 23, 2023 by wpengine

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

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG ANGELA VALENZUELA ON UVALDE 5.26.23 (ORIGINALLY 06.03.22)

Reflections on Uvalde by Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D. Note: This article was originally published on June 3, 2022. Because of its relevance it is reprinted now, on the one-year anniversary of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Dr. Angela Valenzuela, Uvalde shooting

June 3, 2022 by wpengine

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 07.10.25 LUIS LOPEZ BORDERLANDS ARTIST

July 10, 2025 By wpengine

Luis Lopez: Borderlands Artist Looks Forward to His Exhibit in Mexico Borderland artist Luis Lopez moved from Laredo, Texas to San Antonio nearly 50 years ago to pursue his passion for creating art. Over the past five decades, Lopez has received recognition on both sides of the U.S.–Mexico border for his diverse and transformative body […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA (ENGLISH) 07.10.25 WE WILL CONTINUE TO CONSPIRE

July 10, 2025 By wpengine

We’ve been able to…or not. The signature is on paper and the Big Beautiful Bill (BBB) that dictates the domestic policy for President Trump’s second administration is the current mandate for the United States. The Institute of Taxes and Economic Policy anticipates three options to meet the law: cut investment in health and food assistance, […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 7.10.25 SEGUIREMOS CONSPIRANDO

July 10, 2025 By wpengine

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Nos hemos podido…o no. La firma está sobre el papel y la Gran Bella Ley (Big Beautiful Bill – BBB) que dicta la política interior para la segunda administración del presidente Trump es el mandato vigente para el ordenamiento de los Estados Unidos. El Instituto de Impuestos y Política […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 07.03.25 BRILLIANCE OF ÁNGEL RODRÍGUEZ-DÍAZ

July 3, 2025 By wpengine

The Brilliance of Latino Artist Ángel Rodríguez-Díaz Among the major acquisitions by the prestigious Smithsonian American Art Museum in the 1990s was an Ángel Rodríguez-Diaz painting of famed Latina novelist Sandra Cisneros. Rodríguez-Díaz painted Cisneros in a black Mexican dress decorated with sequins and embroidery, and she “holds a patterned rebozo that snakes around her […]

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