LATINOPIA WORD CASA DE LAS AMERICA
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...]
LATINOPIA WORD TREVIÑO HONORED WITH AMERICAN BOOK AWARD
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 RUDOLFO ANAYA ON AZTLÁN
Latinopia Word Anaya on Aztlan from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In the 1960s, Mexican American activists embraced the term "Aztlán," to define a Mexican presence in the Southwestern United States. They … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MURATTI “VALOR”
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...]
LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MURATTI “PAPELES EXILIADOS” (AN EXILE’S PAPERS)
Latinopia Word José Murrati An Exile's Papers from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Jose Muratti Toro is a regular contributor to Latinopia with his blog Utopias Descifradas (Disciphered Utopias). Here he … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RUDY ANAYA ON ISIS AND OSIRIS
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LATINOPIA WORD THE SEARCH FOR THE BROWN BUFFALO
Latinopia Word The Search for the Brown Buffalo from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Oscar Zeta Acosta was a civil rights attorney who defended Chicano activists during the heyday of the Chicano Movement. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD PAT MORA “MI MADRE”
Pat Mora is a celebrated poet who grew up along the US/Mexico border. Her poetry and children's books reflect the often conflictive nature of being Bilingual and Bicultural but also reveals her love … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD MACEO MONTOYA “CIELO ROJO”
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...]
LATINOPIA WORD ALARCÓN TWO POEMS
Latinopia Word Alarcon Two Poems from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Acclaimed Chicano poet Francisco X. Alarcon passed away on January 15, 2016.Latinopia captured Francisco reading his poems at the 2010 … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD JUAN FELÍPE HERRERA “HOW TO BECOME A WARRIOR…”
Juan Felípe Herrera is a poet, performer, educator and activist with more than twenty books to his name. He was appointed California Poet Laureate in 2012. Latinopia was on hand when he read his poem … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD CASA ON U.S. LATINOS
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...]
LATINOPIA WORD DAY OF THE REFUGIOS
Renowned Arizona poet Alberto "Tito" Rios, whose body of work includes numerous poetry collections and chapbooks, short story collections as well as a memoir, was born and raised in Nogales, Arizona, … [Read more...]
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 WORD FRANCISCO ALARCÓN ON POETRY
Francisco X. Alarcón is a poet, educator and social activist who resides in the San Francisco Bay area. His collection of poems, "Snake Poems" won the 1993 American Book Award. In 2010, in response … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RUDOLFO ANAYA “BLESS ME ÚLTIMA”
Rudolfo A. Anaya is a pioneering, prolific and renowned Chicano author. His novel, Bless Me Última, is a magical story of a young boy's coming of age in 1940s New Mexico. Set against a background of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD LATINO QUOTES
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 CÉSAR CHÁVEZ IN HIS OWN WORDS
“It is not enough to know why we are oppressed and by whom. We must join the struggle for what is right and just.” “Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD DAGOBERTO GILB ON HUIZACHE
Latinopia Word Dagoberto on Huizache from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Dagoberto Gilb is a celebrated author of novels, short story collections and essays and winner of the PEN Hemingway Prize for … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ALEJANDRO MOLINA “SAN VALENTÍN”
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...]