Latino arts, history and culture
The American literary canon are the authors and their works who have been deemed over time to be the best of American literature. With few exceptions the canon has historically excluded diverse … [Read more...]
The American literary canon are the authors and their works who have been deemed over time to be the best of American literature. With few exceptions the canon has historically excluded diverse … [Read more...]
In 1974, Chicano poets José Montoya and José Antonio Burciaga traveled to New York to meet with Puerto Rican poets of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. On a street corner in Loisaida (the Lower East Side of … [Read more...]
Carmen Tafolla is an accomplished author of prose, poetry and chidlren's books and past Poet Laureate of the city of San Antonio, Texas. She is also President of the prestigious Texas Institute of … [Read more...]
The National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies national conference is meeting this week, April 3-6, 2019, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The theme of the conference is "Indigenous Knowledge for … [Read more...]
Debunking the Myths of the Alamo About 6 or 7 years ago the Texas State Historical Association was having its annual event at the Menger Hotel next door to the Alamo in downtown San Antonio. I … [Read more...]
NOTES ON THE IRISH/MEXICAN FRONTIER by Ernest Hogan A lot of people have a hard enough time dealing with the complicated reality of Mexican Americans – when you add Irish to the mix, their … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Edward Vidaurre O' Matriarch from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Edward Vidaurre is a poet raised in East Los Angeles and now residing in McAllen Texas where he has been named the poet … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Edward Vidaurre Reason I dont own a Gun from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Edward Vidaurre is the poet laureate of the city of McAllen, Texas and the author of five books of poetry. His … [Read more...]
It is a commentary on much of 21st century life that one of the strongest role models for social roles and behavior come from movies and television,rather than from community and family. Regarding … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Mexican American Literature from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Ricardo Angel Gilb is co-editor of the literary anthology, Mexican American Literature A Portable Anthology. This expansive … [Read more...]
Latinopia's blogger Luis R. Torres has recently published a biography of Mexican American education activist Vahac Mardirosian. It was Mardirosian who led the Educational Issues Coordinating … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Alex Espinosa Diego Leon_ from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Alex Espinoza is the author of two novels. His fiction and non-fiction work has been published in numerous literary journals. … [Read more...]
Diana García is a poet who grew up in the agricultural community of Merced, California. Her poetry often deals with the lives of farmworkers as well as feminist and family themes. In September of … [Read more...]
Soñia Rivera-Valdés was born in Cuba. Her book, "The Forbidden Stories of Marta Veneranda," was awarded the prestigious Casa de las Américas Award in Havana in 1997. She has published short stories in … [Read more...]
During our various road trips--Librotraficantes, Interviews of Rudolfo Anaya, Paul Hutton and Rudy Anaya again--Jesus Treviño and I discussed the music of Hamilton, the joys of writing, the glories of … [Read more...]
Daniel Acosta is a writer whose short stories have appeared in Nuestro and Lowrider magazines and in Anthologies. Latinopia caught up with Daniel at the 2010 Flor y Canto Literary Festival convened by … [Read more...]
Part I I have always been nervous about visiting my old neighborhood. One day, my brother Salomon—an acclaimed artist—invited my younger brothers (Noel and Ismael) and I to meet him at our old … [Read more...]
Daniel Acosta is a writer whose short stories have appeared in Nuestro and Lowrider magazines and in Anthologies. Latinopia caught up with Daniel at the 2010 Flor y Canto Literary Festival convened by … [Read more...]
Trump’s Obsession and Criminalization of the Salvadoran Community Provides a Unique Opportunity for Young Salvadoran Americans to Speak Out Once again, President Trump is tweeting and using MS 13 … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Calligraphy of the Witch from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Alicia Gaspar de Alba is a prolific author whose novel Desert Blood: The Juarez Murders has won national acclaim. Her latest … [Read more...]
