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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...]

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

August 6, 2022 by wpengine

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

August 6, 2022 by wpengine

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

July 16, 2022 by wpengine

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

LATINOPIA PLÁTICA HAS JULY 4TH LOST IS RELEVANCE?

In a Latinopia Plática, Dr. Maggie Rivas Rodríguez, a journalism professor, Dan Guerrero, an actor and creator of the stage play Gaytino and Joe Hernandez-Kolsi, an actor and comedian all agreed that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA PLÁTICA, Literature Tagged With: Dan Guerrero, Has July 4th Los its Relevance, Joe Hernández-Kolski, Latinopia Plática, Maggie Rivas Rodriguez

July 3, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG EMILIO ZAMORA REFLECTIONS ON UVALDE 06.11.22

Opinion: Reflections on Uvalde and historical Latino burdens Emilio Zamora My wife Angela and I drove down to Uvalde last Saturday and Sunday to pay our respects to the families suffering … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Dr. Emilio Zamora, Reflections on Uvalde, Uvalde massacre

June 11, 2022 by wpengine

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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: It's Latino Queer Night at Pulse or Steps Ahead of Tragedy, latinos at Pulse nightculb, Melinda Palacios, Orlando nightclub massacre

June 19, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD THELMA REYNA ON DOCTOR POETS & OTHER HEALERS

Dr. Thelma Reyna has published a new book titled Doctor Poets & Other Healers. Co-Edited with Dr. Frank L. Meyskens, Jr. and Dr. Johanna Shapiro, Reyna's book is an anthology of poems and essays … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Doctor Poets And Other Healers, Dr. Frank L Mayskens Jr., Dr. Thelma Reyna, Johanna Shapiro

May 28, 2022 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD NORA NARANJO “MY FATHER’S FEET”

Nora Naranjo-Morse is a Native American potter, sculptor and author who is a member of the Santa Clara pueblo. She read her poem, "My father's Feet" at Denise Chavez's Border Book Festival held in Las … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: My Father's Feet, Native American poetry, Nora Naranjo-Morse, Santa Clara Pueblo

August 18, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD CÉSAR DE LEÓN READS “NOTES FROM MY HOOD”

César Leonardo De León is a poet from South Texas who won the 2022 John A. Robertson Award for First Book of Poetry bestowed by the Texas Institute of Letters. Here he reads the poems "Notes from my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: César Leonardo De León, Notes From My Hood, Sugar Skulls

May 6, 2022 by wpengine

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TALES OF TORRES – REMEMBERING CHRIS STRACHWITZ

June 3, 2023 By wpengine

“If it wasn’t for Chris Strachwitz, Los Lobos wouldn’t have happened the way they did.” I was saddened to hear that Chris Strachwitz, the visionary and indefatigable music producer and founder of legendary Arhoolie Records died last week. Sure, he was 91 years old and led good life, a long life for sure. Yet, it […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT – OMAR RODRIGUEZ AT UNAM SAN ANTONIO

June 3, 2023 By wpengine

The UNAM of San Antonio Opens Solo Exhibit by Latino Artist Omar Rodriguez. Rodriguez is a self-taught artist who began painting at the age of 43. His artistic career started at the suggestion of his wife Veronica Prida who gave him a painting kit in 2001. Prida, a prominent Texas fashion designer, probably never expected […]

TALES OF TORRES 05.25.23 LETS GET RID OF ACTIVE SHOOTER DRILLS

May 26, 2023 By wpengine

Let’s get rid of the presumed need for “active-shooter drills” in our schools Desafortunadamente, we observe a horrifying anniversary this week. A year ago, this country was convulsed by the deadly mass shooting of innocent children at an elementary school in the largely Mexican American town of Uvalde, Texas. Nineteen children and two adults were […]

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG ANGELA VALENZUELA ON UVALDE 5.26.23 (ORIGINALLY 06.03.22)

June 3, 2022 By wpengine

Reflections on Uvalde by Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D. Note: This article was originally published on June 3, 2022. Because of its relevance it is reprinted now, on the one-year anniversary of the Uvalde mass killings. We just got back from Uvalde, my friends. My husband, Emilio and I, took a quick, weekend trip to pay our […]

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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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