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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.26.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: REMEMBERING DR. RUDY ACUÑA,  DR. ALVARO HUERTA ON THE LEGACY OF DR. RUDY ACUÑA,  IRMA OROZCO ON 500 YEARS OF CHICANA/LATINA ROLE MODELS,  RICARDO ROMO ON THE ART OF MARK … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 1.08.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: AND NOW VENEZUELA, DIOS MIO! JESÚS TREVIÑO ON THE PRETEXT HIDES THE REAL MOTIVE, BURUNDANGA BORICUA: LET THE MAYHEM BEGIN, LUIS TORRES ON ANOTHER TRUMP PENDEJADA, RICARDO … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 1.17.25

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EATON FIRE THREATENS LATINOPIA, WHERE TO GET FIRE AID, MICHEAL SEDANO AND RUDY CH. GARCIA ON THE FIRE, AND RICARDO ROMO ON BENITO HUERTA. Hola mi gente. Well this certainly … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DR. ALVARO HUERTA ON WHY VOTING FOR TRUMP IS IMMORAL, JOSÉ UMPIERRE IN RESPONSE TO RACIST FLOATING ISLAND COMMENT, AND RICARDO ROMO ON A NEW GALLERY IN HONOR OF RICARDO AND HIS … [Read more...]

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November 1, 2024 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 03.01.25

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CHICANO ACTIVISTS FIFTY YEARS OF STRUGGLE PART ONE AND FIFTY YEARS OF STRUGGLE PART TWO AND RICARDO ROMO ON LATINO IDENTITY IN ORDINARY ARTICLES. Hola mi gente! Last week we … [Read more...]

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March 1, 2025 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.20.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ANGELA VALENZUELA ON CENTERING ON SURVIVORS NOT SYMBOLS; STATEMENT BY DOLORES HUERTA FROM THE DOLORES  HUERTA FOUNDATION; ERNESTO GALARZA AT OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE; RICARDO ROMO'S … [Read more...]

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March 20, 2026 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.15.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAINT PATRICK'S DAY!  SAL BALDENEGRO ON THE IRISH-CHICANO NEXUS, THE STORY OF THE SAN PATRICIOS, JALAPENO SODA BREAD RECIPE, RICARDO ROMO ON LATINA WOMEN CELEBRATED AT EL … [Read more...]

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March 15, 2026 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 03.06.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DEBUNKING ALAMO MYTHS BY DAN ARRELANO AND EL PROFE QUEZADA ON THE 190TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALAMO, DR. RODOLFO TORRES "IF GALARZA WERE ALIVE TODAY," AND RICARDO ROMO ON THE ART … [Read more...]

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March 6, 2026 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.27.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN PUERTO RICO, RICARDO ROMO ON LATINO ART AT SAN ANTONIO CENTRAL LIBRARY, EL PROFE QUEZADA ON THE TRADITION OF CAPIROTADA AND … [Read more...]

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February 27, 2026 by wpengine

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE ERNESTO GALARZA STORY EPISODE THREE, SPIDERS IN THE HOUSE AND EPISODE FOUR: A UNION AT LAST! BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON BAD BUNNY WITH LOVE (IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH) AND RICARDO … [Read more...]

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February 19, 2026 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 2.12.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! ALFONSO AYALA III ON THE ELIMINATION OF MEXICAN AMERICAN STUDIES AT UT AUSTIN, SALOMON BALDENEGRO ON A HISTORIC ROLE REVERSAL,  ROGELIO SÁENZ GUEST BLOG, … [Read more...]

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February 14, 2026 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.06.26

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE ERNESTO GALARZA STORY! EPISODE ONE: BARRIO BOY, EPISODE TWO: A HIDDEN ENEMY, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT LATINOS OVERCAME A WAR AND A BROKEN TREATY. We're excited to … [Read more...]

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February 7, 2026 by wpengine

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JUAN TEJEDA ON CONJUNTO MUSIC AND THE CONJUNTO AZTLÁN PERFORMS ROSARIO, RICARDO ROMO ON ALEJANDRO DÍAZ AT RUIZ-HEALY GALLERY, JORGE RODRIGUEZ GUEST BLOG "THE KIND ACT OF … [Read more...]

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January 29, 2026 by wpengine

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JOSÉ MONTOYA'S PACHUCO PORTFOLIO,  EL PROFE QUEZADA ON TWO MEXICAN MOVIE GREATS, SONIA ROMERO ON THE MACARTHUR PARK MURAL AND RICARDO ROMO ON NEW CHICANO/MEXICANO ART AT THE … [Read more...]

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January 24, 2026 by wpengine

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: AGAIN?! RENEE NICOLE GOOD KILLING PROTEST! LATINOPIA SHOWCASE THE LAND OF BORIKÉN; RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON NEW LATINO ART AT SAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART AND MARK … [Read more...]

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January 15, 2026 by wpengine

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS WITH FOOD! PROFE QUEZADA ON BUÑUELOS, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON PUERTO RICAN CUISINE, DIANE VELARDE HERNANDEZ ON CAPIROTADA RICARDO ROMO ON MASTER ARTIST LUIS … [Read more...]

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December 26, 2025 by wpengine

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS WITH MY HEART SOARS LIKE A HAWK,  BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON PUERTO RICO AND THE TRUMP VENEZUELAN GAMBIT AND RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON THE VIRGEN DE … [Read more...]

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December 18, 2025 by JT

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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: WELCOMING 2026!   XOCHITL REFLECTS ON 2025, RICARDO ROMO ON A YEAR OF ART IN PHOTOS, PROFE QUEZADA ON CALLING SOMEONE CUCKOO,  AND ANGELA VALENZUELA ON VISION OF THE … [Read more...]

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January 1, 2026 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.11.25

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  RICARDO ROMO ON GREAT BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS, BOBBI MURRAY ON UCLA LAW AND IMMIGRATION PANEL ON ICE RAIDS, EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE ON THE INFLUENCE OF ARAB CULTURE ON THE … [Read more...]

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December 11, 2025 by JT

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THIS WEEK N LATINOPIA: LATINOPIA HERO DR. RICARDO ROMO, BOBBI MURRAY ON CARWASHEROS PRESENTE! TEJANO REPORT ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF GRACIELA ITURBIDE AND CONGRESSWOMAN ADELITA GRIJALVA AT THE NO KINGS … [Read more...]

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December 5, 2025 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.27.25

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EL PROFE NOS DICE ABOUT THE REAL FIRST THANKSGIVING! RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT LOOKS AT AN EXHIBIT OF FOUND ART  IN THE YA HECHO READYMADE IN THE BORDERLANDS AT THE TUCSON … [Read more...]

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FIERCE POLITICS WITH ALVARO HUERTA 03.26.26 AN ODE TO A CHICANO LEGEND

March 25, 2026 By wpengine

March 25, 2026 (revised from Nov. 9, 2021, version) By Dr. Álvaro Huerta  “Rudy (RIP): An Ode to a Chicano Legend, Dr. Rodolfo F. Acuña” I first met the late, great Dr. Rodolfo F. “Rudy” Acuña (1932–2026) in Fall of 1986, as a UCLA undergraduate student from East Los Angeles. It wasn’t in person, however. I met […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 03.26.26 MARK MENJIVAR’S MURMURATIONS

March 25, 2026 By wpengine

Mark Menjívar’s Murmurations, a new, expansive, mid-career survey exhibition highlighting 16 multifaceted projects from his past 20 years, is currently open at the Contemporary at Blue Star in San Antonio. His work includes socially engaged art, photography, sound studies, capital punishment, migration, and ornithology. His creative artistry also integrates social practice and participatory collaborative projects to […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 03.20.26 MAJOR EXHIBITION OF CUBAN MODERNIST WILFREDO LAM

March 20, 2026 By wpengine

“Wifredo Lam: When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream,” the first major U.S. retrospective of the famed Cuban artist, opened in November 2025 and runs through April 11, 2026 at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City. Known for his large-scale paintings, which reference modernistaesthetics and Afro-Cuban imagery, Lam explored themes of social injustice […]

EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE 03.20.26 THE COVERING OF MIRRORS

March 20, 2026 By wpengine

During a recent thunderstorm, I was reminiscing about my days growing up in my beloved Barrio El Azteca in Laredo, Texas when my beloved Mamá had the habit of covering all the mirrors.  Her custom shows up in Mexican, Indigenous, and broader folk beliefs.  Mirrors were believed to attract lightning and during times of fear […]

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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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LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MONTOYA “PACHUCO PORTFOLIO”

By Tia Tenopia on June 12, 2011

José Montoya is a renowned poet, artist and activist who has been in the forefront of the Chicano art movement. One of his most celebrated poems is titled “Pachuco Portfolio” which pays homage to the iconic and enduring character of El Pachuco, the 1940s  Mexican American youth who dressed in the stylish Zoot Suit.

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By Tia Tenopia on October 20, 2013

Sonia Romero is a graphic artist,muralist and print maker. In this second profile on Sonia and her work, Latinopia explores Sonia’s public murals, in particular the “Urban Oasis” mural at the MacArthur Park Metro Station in Los Angeles, California.

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