Latino arts, history and culture
Latinopia Word Abel Salas on Juan Felípe from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Abel Salas is a poet, social activist and founder of the literary magazine Brooklyn and Boyle. In 2010 he participated in the … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Before the War from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. The late Jose Montoya is considered the patriarch of Chicano letters. In this rare video appearance, the celebrated poet, artist and civil … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word The Book of Want from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Daniel A. Olivas is the author of six books and editor of Latinos in Lotusland: An Anthology of Southern California Literature. At a … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word At the Free Clinic, 1977 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Huizache is the leading Latino literary journal founded by acclaimed author Dagoberto Gilb. Lisa Alvarez, one of the … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Too Much Margaret Atwood from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Huizache is the leading Latino literary journal founded by acclaimed author Dagoberto Gilb. Lisa Alvarez, one of the … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Readings from Huizache from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Huizache is the leading Latino literary journal founded by acclaimed author Dagoberto Gilb. Here, authors Nicolai García and … [Read more...]
https://vimeo.com/17766476?fl=pl&fe=cm Mónica Teresa Ortíz is an Austin-based poet whose 2008 chapbook, “On a Greyhound Straight from the 915,” has won critical acclaim. Her literary inspirations … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Cuba and the US from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Following the death of Fidel Castro (1926-2016) there is speculation about the future of U.S. Cuban relations. Maria Elena Vinueza, … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Casa De Las Americas from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Casa de las Americas is the revered and influential cultural institution in Latin America. It awards the Premio Casa de las … [Read more...]
AMERICAN BOOK AWARD ACCEPTANCE SPEECH - OCTOBER 30, 2016, San Francisco, California Thank you, Justin Desmangles, Ishmael Reed and members of the Before Columbus Foundation for the vision to see … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Jose Murrati El Valor from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Jose E. Muratti is a poet living in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is a regular contributor to Latinopia with his blog Utopias … [Read more...]
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Latinopia Word Casa on US Latinos from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Maria Elena Vinueza is Vice-President of Cuba's leading artistic and literary foundation, the Casa de las Americas. Here Ms. Vinueza … [Read more...]
We have been asked about the quotations that we post on the homepage each week. Here are some of these quotations in a larger … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Trevino Reads Arroyo Grande from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Jesús Salvador Treviño is a pioneering Chicano filmmaker, television director and author. He has created the town of Arroyo … [Read more...]
On August 5, 2010, thirty-three miners were trapped underground following a mine cave-in at the Chilean town of Copiapó. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and novelist Hector Tobar obtained exclusive … [Read more...]
Ricardo Alejandro Rodas is a poet and an immigrant from Argentina. While in his homeland he was published in the anthology Poetic Rebirth, published by the Society of Latin American Writers and … [Read more...]
Jorge Guillen is a poet, artist and activist from Lamont, California. The son of immigrant parents from Michoacan, Mexico, he attended a rally in Bakersfield on August 14, 2013. The rally, part of a … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Phillippe Diederich "Sofrito" from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Phillippe Diederich's novel, Sofrito, is an allegorical look at the Cuban American experience in America. In the novel … [Read more...]
Pat Mora is a New Mexican poet and novelist known for her depictions of the Southwest. Her acclaimed novel, House of Houses,tells the multi-generational story of her extended family. Latinopia learned … [Read more...]
Latinopia Menu Girls from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Denise Chávez is a New Mexico author whose novel Face of an Angel won the American Book Award. Here she reads from her first novel, Last of the … [Read more...]
