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LATINOPIA WORD REMEMBERING DR. RUDY ACUÑA

Dr. Rudy Acuña was a renowned historian and founder of Chicano Studies at California State University at Northridge. He was author of the most influential book on Chicano history, Occupied America. He … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA HERO, LATINOPIA WORD Tagged With: Dr. Rudy Acuna, passing of Dr. Rudy Acuña

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STATEMENT OF DOLORES HUERTA MARCH 18, 2026

A statement from Dolores Huerta, March 18, 2026 Today, civil rights leader Dolores Huerta issued the following statement: “I am … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD Tagged With: Dolores Huerta Statement on Cesar Chavez abuse

March 20, 2026 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MONTOYA “PACHUCO PORTFOLIO”

José Montoya is a renowned poet, artist and activist who has been in the forefront of the Chicano art movement. One of his most celebrated poems is titled "Pachuco Portfolio" which pays homage to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Jose Monotya, Jose Monotya dies at 81 years, Passing of a Chicano legend, What's New

June 12, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD ALEJANDRO MORALES THE PLACE OF THE WHITE HERON

Alejandro Morales is a prolific author whose latest work is The Place of the White Heron, an illusion to the mythical Aztlán, the original homeland of the Aztecs. The protagonist of his novel is J.I. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Alejandro Morales, Chicano Literature, Latino literature, The Place of the White Heron

January 17, 2026 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD ADELITA GRIJALVA AT NO KINGS DAY

Adelita Grijalva was elected to represent Arizona's 7th Congressional District on September 25th 2025. But Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has refused to swear her in. She has vowed to be the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD Tagged With: Adelita Grijalva, Latinopia Word Adelita Grijalva, No Kings Day October 18 2025

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LATINOPIA WORD OLGA GARCÍA ECHEVERRÍA “LENGUALISTIC ALGO”

Olga García-Echeverría is a narrative writer and poet who was born and raised in East Los Angeles. Her book, "Falling Angels,"  is split in half between stories and poems, and features a bilingual … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicana poetry, code switching bilingual poetry, Latina Poetry, Olga García-Echeverría

June 22, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MONTOYA “EL LOUIE”

José Montoya is a renowned poet, artist and political activist. Here he reads from his celebrated bilingual poem, "El Louie," a reading that took place at Occidental College in Los Angeles, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Jose Montoya, Jose Montoya dead at 81, Passing of a Chicano icon

February 20, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD IRE’NE LARA SILVA what i remembered yesterday

Ire'ne Lara Silva is a poet based in Texas whose latest collection of poems is titled Cuicatcalli House of Song. Along with fellow poets Luivette Resto and Angelina Saenz , she recently read at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Cuicatcalli House of Song, Ire'ne Lara Silva

April 15, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD ESMERALDA SANTIAGO ON LAS MADRES

Esmeralda Santiago is the Puerto Rican born author of a trilogy of novels that include When I was Puerto Rican, Almost a Woman, and The Turkish Lover. Her latest novel, Las Madres, examines the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature

September 30, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD XOCHITL-JULISA BERMJEO reads from INCANTATION

Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo's latest collection of poems is title Incantation: Love Poems fro battle Sites. The poems cover a range of themes. Here she reads to poems from the collection, Battlefields and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Incantation: Love Poems for Battle Sites, Xochitl Julisa Bermejo

September 27, 2024 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD CHRISTINE GRANADOS “FIGHT LIKE A MAN”

Christine Granados is a Texas author whose first book, Brides and Sinners in El Chuco won widespread recognition. In her latest book, Fight Like A Man and other Stories We Tell Our Children, she … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature

July 15, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD ANAYA ON LIFE’S JOURNEY

Latinopia Word Anaya on Life's Journey from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. After the passing of his beloved wife, Patricia, in 2010, acclaimed Chicano author Rudy Anaya has produced an enormous output of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Anaya on Life's Journey, Bless Me Ultima, Randy Lopez Goes Home, Rudy Anaya

August 7, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD FRANCISCO ALARCÓN “CINCO DE MAYO”

CINCO DE MAYO  by Francisco X. Alarcón ________________________________ First of all, Cinco de Mayo is not at all the official Mexican Independence Day, nor does it commemorate the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Cinco De Mayo, Francisco Alarcon

May 6, 2014 by Breht Burri

LATINOPIA WORD DR. ROGELIO SÁENZ IMPACT OF CITIZENSHIP QUESTION ON LATINO VOTER POWER

Latinos are in danger of being under counted in the 2030 Census due to recent actions by the Trump administration.  Dr. Rogelio Sáenz explains the impact of the citizenship question being added to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Dr. Rogelio Sáenz, Impact of citizenship question on Latino voter power

April 26, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD DR. ROGELIO SÁENZ HOW AMERICANS ARE PUSHING BACK

In the wake of Trump's actions draconian actions ranging from the arbitrary firing of federal workers, the deportation of undocumented immigrants without due process and the levying of preposterous … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Dr. Rogelio Sáenz, How are Americans pushing back on Trump

April 26, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD DR. ALVARO HUERTA WHAT HAS BEEN RESPONSE TO TRUMP’S ACTION?

In the first few weeks of the Trump Presidency has been marked by Presidential decrees and draconian measures designed to dismantle key governmental institutions and American values all under the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Dr. ALvaro huerta, Finding Your Fight-Back Trench, What has been response to Trump actions

March 28, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD DR. ALVARO HUERTA HOW CAN YOU FIND YOUR FIGHT-BACK TRENCH?

In the wake of the Trump Presidential victory and the many cruel and arbitrary legal and illegal measures he has undertaken, many Americans are feeling disheartened. Latinopia asked Dr. Alvaro Huerta, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Dr. ALvaro huerta, How to Find a fight-back trench

March 28, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD CAN TRUMP REALLY DEPORT MILLIONS?

President Elect Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions of people to Mexico. But is this really feasible? Dr. Laura Barberena, a political analyst with Viva Politics and Dr. Ricardo Romo, President … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Can Trump really deport millions?, Dr. Laura Barberena, Dr. Ricardo Romo

November 23, 2024 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD MARIA R. BERUMEN

Maria R. Berumen is a poet residing in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. She has been writing poetry since childhood and has published three volumes of Poemas de Fe y Esperanza (Poems … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicana Poets, Maria R. Berumen

July 16, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD WHY DID SO MANY LATINOS VOTE FOR TRUMP?

The election of Donald Trump as Prsident of the United States came as a shock to many Latinos, particularly because it involved large numbers of Latinos who voted for Trump. Latinopia asked Dr. Laura … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Dr. Laura Barberena, Dr. Ricardo Romo, Trump Victory

November 9, 2024 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD WHAT DOES THE TRUMP VICTORY SIGNAL FOR LATINOS?

Dr. Laura Barberena, creator of Viva Politics, and Dr. Ricardo Romo, President Emeritus of the University of Texas at San Antonio, respond to the question, what does the Trump electoral victory signal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD Tagged With: Dr. Laura Barberena, Dr. Ricardo Romo, Trump Victory

November 9, 2024 by wpengine

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FIERCE POLITICS WITH ALVARO HUERTA 03.26.26 AN ODE TO A CHICANO LEGEND

March 25, 2026 By wpengine

March 25, 2026 (revised from Nov. 9, 2021, version) By Dr. Álvaro Huerta  “Rudy (RIP): An Ode to a Chicano Legend, Dr. Rodolfo F. Acuña” I first met the late, great Dr. Rodolfo F. “Rudy” Acuña (1932–2026) in Fall of 1986, as a UCLA undergraduate student from East Los Angeles. It wasn’t in person, however. I met […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 03.26.26 MARK MENJIVAR’S MURMURATIONS

March 25, 2026 By wpengine

Mark Menjívar’s Murmurations, a new, expansive, mid-career survey exhibition highlighting 16 multifaceted projects from his past 20 years, is currently open at the Contemporary at Blue Star in San Antonio. His work includes socially engaged art, photography, sound studies, capital punishment, migration, and ornithology. His creative artistry also integrates social practice and participatory collaborative projects to […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 03.20.26 MAJOR EXHIBITION OF CUBAN MODERNIST WILFREDO LAM

March 20, 2026 By wpengine

“Wifredo Lam: When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream,” the first major U.S. retrospective of the famed Cuban artist, opened in November 2025 and runs through April 11, 2026 at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City. Known for his large-scale paintings, which reference modernistaesthetics and Afro-Cuban imagery, Lam explored themes of social injustice […]

EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE 03.20.26 THE COVERING OF MIRRORS

March 20, 2026 By wpengine

During a recent thunderstorm, I was reminiscing about my days growing up in my beloved Barrio El Azteca in Laredo, Texas when my beloved Mamá had the habit of covering all the mirrors.  Her custom shows up in Mexican, Indigenous, and broader folk beliefs.  Mirrors were believed to attract lightning and during times of fear […]

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LATINOPIA FOOD “JALAPEÑO SODA BREAD” RECIPE

By Tia Tenopia on March 14, 2011

Jalapeño Irish Soda Bread The sweetness of traditional Irish soda bread ingredients—raisins, buttermilk, some sugar—are richly complimented by jalapeño heat. Here’s a soda bread recipe from Ireland brought to the USA from Galway by Mary Patricia Reilly Murray and later transformed  with her blessing by her daughter, Bobbi Murray, who added jalapeño chile.  A real […]

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LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MONTOYA “PACHUCO PORTFOLIO”

By Tia Tenopia on June 12, 2011

José Montoya is a renowned poet, artist and activist who has been in the forefront of the Chicano art movement. One of his most celebrated poems is titled “Pachuco Portfolio” which pays homage to the iconic and enduring character of El Pachuco, the 1940s  Mexican American youth who dressed in the stylish Zoot Suit.

Category: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature

LATINOPIA ART SONIA ROMERO 2

By Tia Tenopia on October 20, 2013

Sonia Romero is a graphic artist,muralist and print maker. In this second profile on Sonia and her work, Latinopia explores Sonia’s public murals, in particular the “Urban Oasis” mural at the MacArthur Park Metro Station in Los Angeles, California.

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