Latino arts, history and culture
Elizabeth “Betita” Martinez, author and lifelong champion for the rights of Latinos in the United States and oppressed people worldwide passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 in San Francisco, … [Read more...]
Ray Telles is a veteran documentary filmmaker whose credits include the mainstays of public broadcasting Frontline, National Geographic and American Masters. one of his most impressive films is the … [Read more...]
Belinda Henry is the niece of acclaimed New Mexico author Rudolfo "Rudy" Anaya. In this Latinopia Plática, she shares the good news that a special room or sala at New Mexico's Zimmerman Library will … [Read more...]
Sergio Hernández, acclaimed artist and cartoonist, recently passed away. Sergio began is art career as the cartoonist for the 1970s literary collective, Con Safos. In this Latinopia Plática, Tudy … [Read more...]
Arturo "Tudy" Flores is the co-founder of the Con Safos the pioneering literary group of the 1970s. In the wake of the passing of accomplished artist and cartoonist Sergio Hernández, a member of Con … [Read more...]
Latinopia grieves the passing of our dear friend and collaborator, accomplished artist and cartoonist Sergio Hernandez. In this Latinopia Plática art historian Isabel Rojas-Williams, author Michael … [Read more...]
Maceo Montoya is an acclaimed graphic artist, author of short stories and novels and an educator at the University of California at Davis. His novels include The Scoundrel and the Optimist and The … [Read more...]
Maceo Montoya is an acclaimed artist and author whose recent novel, Preparatory Notes for Future Masterpieces has been compared to Don Quixote and to Alice in Wonderland. In this Latinopia Platica, … [Read more...]
Thanks to the efforts of David Contreras Latinopia is offering the following links to internet sources for Chicano Latino art, literature, music, history and … [Read more...]
Elena Minor is a poet and fiction writer whose works have appeared in more than a dozen print and online magazines. She is also the founder and editor of PALABRA, a literary magazine. In this … [Read more...]
When will the United States and other European Nations, Recognize the Genocide Against Native Americans (the largest in history)? By Dr. Frank Javier Garcia Berumen On Saturday, August 24, … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Raul Salinas Hail Pachuco from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Acclaimed poet and social activist Raul R. Salinas ( 1935-2008) is best known for his poem, "Un Trip Through the Mind Jail." In … [Read more...]
Sociologist Eduardo Portillos has written about the interaction between police and Latinx youth. In this Latinopia Plática Portillos responds to the question of what can be done by Latinos to gain … [Read more...]
Eduardo Portillos is a sociologist at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He has written about policing and Latinx youth. In this Latinopia Plática he responds to the question of why, at a … [Read more...]
Christine Granados is an author who was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. Her writings reflect her experiences growing up along the U.S./Mexico border. Her collection of short stories "Brides and … [Read more...]
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...]
