LATINOPIA WORD AT THE FREE CLINIC, 1977
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
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 – NICOLAI GARCÍA Y JOSEPHINE NERICCIO
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...]
LATINOPIA WORD MÓNICA TERESA ORTÍZ “ENLISTMENT PAPERS”
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 range from Gertrude Stein to Gabriel García … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD THE U.S. AND CUBA
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...]
REFLECTIONS ON FIDEL – RAFAEL JESÚS GONZÁLEZ 11.29.16
Ay Cuba Los derechos se toman, no se piden; se arrancan, no se mendigan. José Martí a Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz Le llegó la muerte al viejo … [Read more...]
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 GUEST BLOG JOSE DELGADO “LATINOS AT THE WHITE HOUSE”
Diane and I attended a very special White House ceremony last week. Diane, my wife, is a member of the National Council on the Arts for the National Endowment for the Arts, we were honored to … [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 GUEST BLOG JESÚS TREVIÑO “TRUMP ADMITS EARTH REVOLVES AROUND SUN”
Following the surprising concession by Donald Trump that President Barack Obama was indeed born in the United States of America (a fact embraced by most Americans during his two-term presidency) Trump … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RUDY ANAYA ON ISIS AND OSIRIS
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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 GUEST BLOG SOMOS ORLANDO SARA INÉS CALDERÓN
Intersectionality & Orlando: 4 Things To Consider The horror of the Orlando shooting was made all the worse by the fact that the targets of the shooter’s rage were already part of marginalized … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG SOMOS ORLANDO – GREGG BARRIOS
TO BE YOUNG, GAY, LATINO & INVISIBLE It’s hard to process with any gravitas the Orlando tragedy. The first reports made little mention of the names of the dead and the wounded. Instead, the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG – SOMOS ORLANDO – RUDOLFO ANAYA
The Pulse of Life It was the twelfth of June another hot and humid Florida night. In Orlando young people gathered at the Pulse Club, enjoying camaraderie, the dance floor … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG 6.12.16 LEROY CHATFIELD ON HELEN CHÁVEZ
The Cesar Chavez Service Club of San Diego founded by Carlos & Linda LeGerrette sponsored a “Tribute to Helen Chavez”. What a wonderful idea, and long, long overdue in my estimation. This Tribute … [Read more...]
INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD FINALISTS
THREE OF LATINOPIA'S REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS HAVE BEEN NAMED FINALISTS IN THE 2016 INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARDS. LATINOPIA CONGRATULATES: RUDY ANAYA for his poetry collection Poems from the Rio … [Read more...]
GUEST BLOG RUDOLfO ANAYA “SYRIA’S CHILDREN”
Syria’s Children The tyrant is mad! The tyrant is mad! He rains bombs on innocent children! Stop! I pray and watch on TV as Syria is destroyed, cities laid Waste. Dust and the … [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 GUEST BLOG 4.04.16 DR. THELMA REYNA “WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH”
As Women’s History Month comes to a close, it is easy for many of us to return to other issues that consume our attention daily. Women have been extolled throughout this special month of honoring, … [Read more...]