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LATINOPIA WORD GUARDADO READS “JOHN’S MARKET ON EIGHTH AND MARIPOSA”

Cynthia Guardado is a professor of English at Fullerton College and a poet whose most recent collection of poems is titled Cenizas (Ashes). Here she reads the poem, "John's Market on Eighth and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Cenizas, Cynthia Guardado, Salvadoran poets

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LATINOPIA WORD CYNTHIA GUARDADO

Cynthia Guardado is a professor of English at Fullerton College and a poet whose most recent collection of poems is titled Cenizas (Ashes). Cynthia was born and raised in the United States of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Cenizas, Cynthia Guardado, Salvadoran poets

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LATINOPIA WORD ROLANDO HINOJOSA IN HIS OWN WORDS PART TWO

Acclaimed author Rolando Hinojosa passed away on April 19, 2022.  In 2009 filmmaker Jesús Treviño interviewed Rolando about his entire career. In this In His Own Words Part Two, Rolando speaks about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Dr. Tomás Rivera, Rolando HInojosa, Rolando Hinojosa Smith

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LATINOPIA WORD ROLANDO HINOJOSA IN HIS OWN WORDS PART ONE

Acclaimed author Rolando Hinojosa passed away on April 19, 2022.  In 2009 filmmaker Jesús Treviño interviewed Rolando about his entire career. In this In His Own Words Part One, Rolando speaks about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Rolando HInojosa, Rolando Hinojosa Smith

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LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG 9.10.22. FIFTY YEARS OF RAZA UNIDA

It seems like just yesterday. But it was fifty years ago that the La Raza Unida political party held its first national convention in El Paso, Texas. (Chicano activists are celebrating the event this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Literature Tagged With: Jesús Salvador Treviño, La Raza Unida Fifty Years Later

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LATINOPIA WORD DAGOBERTO GILB “VOICE”

Dagoberto Gilb is a Mexican American writer of short stories and novels whose short story collection The Magic of Blood won the 1994 PEN/Hemingway award. His writings have appeared in The New Yorker, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature

March 21, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Antonio Solis Gomez, Con Safos, Oscar Zeta Acosta, The Search for the Brown Buffalo

September 4, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD RICHARD VARGAS GUERNICA, REVISITED

Richard Vargas is a poet whose latest book of poetry is How a Civilization Begins. At a recent Florycanto gathering at the home of author and founder of the literary blog, La Bloga, Michael Sedano, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poets, Guernica Revisited, How a Civilization Begins, Richard Garcia

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LATINOPIA WORD MELINDA PALACIO

Melinda Palacio is a poet and novelist. Reviewers of her poetry collection "Folsom Lockdown," have said that "her rich expressions were full of passion...the vivid voices of the characters in her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature

June 4, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD RICHARD VARGAS CHICANO VIKINGS, PARAMOUNT JR. HIGH, 1969

Richard Vargas is an acclaimed poet whose latest collection is titled How a Civilization Begins. At a recent  Florycanto gathering at the home of author and literary activist Michael Sedano, Vargas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poets, How a Civilization Begins, Richard Vargas

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LATINOPIA WORD RICHARD VARGAS HOW A CIVILIZATION BEGINS

Richard Vargas is an acclaimed poet whose collections include McLife (2005), American Jesus (2009) and Guernica, Revisted (2014). His latest collection is How a Civilization Begins (2022). At a recent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poets, How a Civilization Begins, Richard Vargas

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LATINOPIA WORD TAFOLLA ON THE AMERICAN LITERARY CANON

Latinopia Word Tafolla on The Literary Canon from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. The American literary canon are the authors and their works who have been deemed over time to be the best of American … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Carmen Tafolla, Texas Institute of Letters, The American literary canon

May 10, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD JOHN MARTINEZ “TAKE ME TO THE OCEAN”

John Martinez is a musician and poet who studied Creative Writing under the late Philip Levine. As a musician he has toured with El Teatro de la Tierra and with the group TROKA, co-founded by poet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poets, John Martinez, Take me to the Ocean

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LATINOPIA WORD PAT MORA ON ADOBE ODES

Pat Mora is an acclaimed poet, novelist and writers of children's books who wrote Adobe Odes in 2006. The book is an anthology of 49 Odes praising a variety of people, place and things close to Mora's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Adobe Odes, Ode to Ancianos, Pat Mora

July 22, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD PAT MORA ODE TO COURAGE

Poet and novelist Pat Mora's Adobe Odes is an anthology of 49 odes praising people, places and things that she holds dear. In this Ode to Courage, we discover that courage can be very real and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Adobe Odes, Ode to Courage, Pat Mora

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LATINOPIA WORD DAWNING OF DIVERSITY

Frank Sotomayor is an award-winning journalist who was co-editor of the Los Angeles Times Latino series which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1984. In 2022 he published The Dawning of Diversity, How … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicanos at Stanford, Frank Sotomayor, Luis Nogales, Robert Anchondo, The Dawning of Diversity

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LATINOPIA WORD A GENERATION OF LEADERS

Frank Sotomayor is an award-winning Los Angeles Times journalist. In 2022 he published The Dawning of Diversity, How Chicanos Helped Change Stanford University. In the book he chronicles how key … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: and Felix and Maria Gutierrez, Frank POnce, Frank Sotomayor, Luis Nogales, Robert Anchondo, The Dawning of Diversity

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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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature

July 1, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD EDWARD VIDAURRE READS “GENERATION Z”

Edward Vidaurre is a South Texas poet who was named the 2018-2019 City of McAllen, Texas Poet Laureate. He is also publisher and editor-in-chief of FlowerSong Press. He was inducted into the Texas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Edward Vidaurre, Generation Z, Pandemia and Other Poems, Texas Institute of Letters

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LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG ANGELA VALENZUELA 7. 22.22 – DEMOCRATS STILL HAVE LATINX BLIND SPOT

Democrats Still Have a Latinx Blind Spot: Understanding Far-Right Republican Mayra Flores' recent Congressional Victory A thoughtful piece by Xochitl Gonzalez writing in this week's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Literature Tagged With: Angela Valenzuela, Mayra Flores

July 22, 2022 by wpengine

LATINOPIA PLÁTICA WHAT DOES JULY 4TH MEAN TODAY?

Latinopia Platica What does July 4th Mean today? from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. At a time of a national Coronavirus pandemic and the Black Lives Matter Movement impacting America, Latinopia wanted to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA PLÁTICA, Literature Tagged With: Dan Guerrero, Joe Hernández-Kolski, Latinopia Plática, Maggie Rivas Rodriguez

July 3, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

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POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS 03.17.23 “IRISH VS KKK: THE IRISH WON “

March 11, 2022 By Tia Tenopia

Irish vs. the KKK: the Irish won… St. Patrick’s Day is nigh upon us. For many, St. Patrick’s Day is a fun day, a time to wear green, drink green beer, and eat corned beef and cabbage. But it’s actually a serious holiday. St. Patrick’s Day celebrates Ireland’s patron saint and national apostle, St. Patrick, […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 03.17.23 THE CHEECH

March 17, 2023 By wpengine

Texas Chicanos Shine in New Cheech Marin Museum in Riverside, California As you enter the new Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture—be prepared. The two story glass sculpture by the de la Torre brothers will take your breath away. The glass and plastic installation, homage to an Aztec deity Coatlicue, silently greets visitors. […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 03.08.23

March 10, 2023 By wpengine

Gini Garcia attained international status with several significant glass works: a commission work for the Vatican;  a one thousand pound chandelier for the Lingner Castle in  Dresden, Germany valued at $250,000, and  a prodigious glass wall for a Marriott in Aruba.  She has completed 50 site artworks worldwide, including 150 pieces for the Harry Potter […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 2.17.23 – JESSE TREVIÑO, AN ENORMOUS LOSS

February 17, 2023 By wpengine

Jesse Treviño: The Latino Art Community Suffers an Enormous Loss By Dr. Ricardo Romo Jesse Treviño, one of America’s premier Latino artists, passed away on February 13, 2023 in San Antonio, Texas. He was 76 years old. Treviño had been ill for the past year following a surgery for cancer. His monumental tile mosaic sculptures […]

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By Tia Tenopia on March 14, 2011

Jalapeño Irish Soda Bread The sweetness of traditional Irish soda bread ingredients—raisins, buttermilk, some sugar—are richly complimented by jalapeño heat. Here’s a soda bread recipe from Ireland brought to the USA from Galway by Mary Patricia Reilly Murray and later transformed  with her blessing by her daughter, Bobbi Murray, who added jalapeño chile.  A real […]

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The effort to organize farm workers under a union contract has been a long and difficult struggle. In 1965, César Chávez and Dolores Huerta created what would become the United Farm Workers Union. From the onset they  faced many obstacles, not the least of which was how to get dozens of California grape growers to […]

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LATINOPIA MUSIC ANGELA ROA “TOCO DESAFINADO”

By Tia Tenopia on June 22, 2014

Angela Roa is a Chilean singer and lyricist residing in Los Angeles, California. Her songs are about the Latino experience in the United States and in Latin America. Here she performs an original song, “Toco Desafinado” (Out of Tune). She is accompanied by Fernando Losada, Rich Silva and Thiago Winterstein..

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