Latino arts, history and culture
Manuel Ramos is a prolific crime novelist whose mysteries take place in his hometown of Denver, Colorado. In the latest of his Mile High Noir novels, Angels in the Wind, the recurring character of … [Read more...]
Historian Dr. Cynthia Orozco has written a book chronicling the creation of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) arguably the oldest Latino civil rights organization. In her book, No … [Read more...]
Dr. Cynthia Orozco is a noted historian and author whose book Agent of Change Adela Sloss-Vento chronicles the life and contributions of a pioneering Mexican American civil rights activist. Adela … [Read more...]
Historian Mario García has co-edited with Ellen McCracken a book of essays titled Rewriting the Chicano Movement, New Histories of Mexican American Activism in the Civil Rights Era. In this Latinopia … [Read more...]
Dr. Mario García has co-edited, with Ellen McCracken, a book of essays titled Rewriting the Chicano Movement, New Histories of Activism in the Civil Right Era. In this Latinopia Plática, García … [Read more...]
Liz González is a poet, fiction writer and creative writing instructor whose poetry collection Beneath Bones (Manifest Press) was published in 2000. Her most recent work is the poetry collection, … [Read more...]
Alejandro Molina is a poet and member of "Noches Bohemias," a group of poets from various Latin American countries who meet regularly at the Tia Chucha Cultural Center and bookstore in Sylmar, … [Read more...]
Randy Jurado Ertll is a Salvadoran American author, columnist and political activist who has written a trilogy of novels based on Salvadoran myths and legends. In this Latinopia Plática, he discusses … [Read more...]
Randy Jurado Ertll, a Salvadoran American author and political activist, has written a trilogy of novels based on Salvadoran myths and legends. In this Latinopia Plática, he talks about the second and … [Read more...]
Randy Jurado Ertll is a Salvadoran American author and political activist. He and his family fled the civil war in El Salvador by coming to the United States. He grew up in violence-torn South Central … [Read more...]
Diana López is a Texas author whose works include the adult novella, "Sofia's Saints," as well as her middle school books "Confetti Girl, and Choke." In her short story, "Quinceanunca: Never … [Read more...]
In 2020, the Covid-19 virus devastated literature, public readings were prohibited and authors found it difficult to promote and sell their books. In spite of this, authors bounced back using the … [Read more...]
Pat Mora is a poet, novelist and author of children's books. Her writings often reflect the conflictive nature of being bilingual and bi-cultural. Here she reads the poem "Legal Alien," which explores … [Read more...]
Alberto "Tito" Ríos is an Arizona poet whose works include ten books of poetry, three collections of short stories and a memoir. He reads here the title poem from his collection "The Theater of … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Xochitl Times Two from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Xochitl Julisa Bermejo's debut poetry collection, Posada: Offerings of Witness and Refuge, explores both her childhood growing up in … [Read more...]
In 2020 Amalia Ortíz was awarded the American Book Award for her book, Cancion Cannibal. In this Latinopia Plática, she reads the poem "I Remember," from her previous poetry collection, Rant, … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word How to Grow Old from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Andrea Gutierrez is a poet and short story writer. Her works have been published in Mujeres de Maiz, Bitch and make/shift. Here she reads … [Read more...]
Maceo Montoya is both a graphic artist and an author. His first novel, "The Scoundrel and the Optimist," was published by the Bilingual Review Press in 2010. Maceo's paintings often inspire … [Read more...]
After leaving the Border Bookstore in Mesilla, New Mexico, the caravan carrying banned books to the children of Tucson heads north to Albuquerque for a meeting with renowned author Rudolfo Anaya. On … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Anaya On Randy Lopez from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Celebrated author Rudolfo Anaya's novel Randy Lopez Goes Home is arguably his most profound and engaging work since his landmark, … [Read more...]
