THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.22.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: AY, AY, AY, CORONAVIRUS! JOSE UMPIERRE ON LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS, TEXAS AUTHORS HONOR JOHN RECHY, RICARDO ROMO ON DR. JOE BERNAL AND LATINOPIA SUGGESTIONS FOR THOSE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.25.18
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON THE LATEST IN PUERTO RICO'S DEBT CRISIS, DON FELÍPE DE ORTEGO ON A BREAKTHROUGH PIONEERING WORK: WHY WE ARE CHICANOS, RICHARD YÑIGUEZ ON BLVD NIGHTS, MARÍA … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.29.18
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LOUIE PEREZ OF LOS LOBOS ON HIS NEW BOOK, GOOD MORNING AZTLÁN, LUIS REYES ON HIS NEW BOOK, MADE IN MEXICO: HOLLYWOOD SOUTH OF THE BORDER AND MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.08.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MARK GUERRERO SHOWCASES "THE EASTSIDE SOUND," ALFREDO SANTOS ON "WHAT HAPPENED TO US?" HECTOR GONZALEZ ON "CANNIBAL AND THE HEADHUNTERS," AND RUDY AND STEVE SALAS ON TIERRA'S … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: 03.15.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON FORGIVENESS, SERGIO TRONCOSO ON "A PECULIAR KIND OF IMMIGRANT'S SON," FILMMAKER MARK DAY'S THE SAN PATRICIO BATALLION, AND HOW TO MAKE IRISH JALAPENO SODA … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.16.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY WITH ALEJANDRO MOLINA'S LOVE POEM "SAN VALENTÍN," AND SAL BALDENEGRO ON "BRING BACK DECENCY," JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON "LLUEVE Y NO ESCAMPA," JUAN FELÍPE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.09.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CHICANO MUSIC MEDLEY. MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES VISITS WITH GEORGE LANDA, JUAN TEJEDA ON CONUNTO MUSIC, CONJUNTO HUEYAPAN WITH EL AHUALULCO AND LITTLE JOE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 2.03.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MURALS!! RICARDO ROMO ON SAN ANTONIO' S JACQUELINE BECERRA MURAL JOHN VALDEZ ON THE BROADWAY MURAL, WAYNE HEALY AND DAVID BOTELLO ON THE CHICANO TIME TRIP MURAL, AND ANTHONY … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.26.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LATINOS IN SCIENCE FICTION! LATINOPIA VISITS THE UC RIVERSIDE SCIENCE FICTION CONFERENCE, MARIO ACEVEDO ON "VAMPIRES OF ROCKY FLATS," DAVID BOWLES ON "LORDS OF THE EARTH," … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.19.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON THE LATINO LEGACY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., SALOMON BALDENEGRO ON "DRAFT BOARDS," JOSÉ M. UMPIERRE ON THE PUERTO RICAN EARTHQUAKES, MARÍA JIMÉNEZ HENLEY ON … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.12.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON THE BIRTH OF THE BORDERLAND FOLKLORE, ALVARO HUERTA ON BARRIO WISDOM, QUETZAL ON "CANTO LISO," LOS FABULOCOS "UNA PURA Y DOS CON SAL," AND LOUIE PEREZ ON LOS … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.05.2020
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: POETRY! POETRY! POETRY! JOSÉ MONTOYA READS "EL LOUIE," NORA NARANJO READS "MY FATHER'S FEET," ALBERTO RÍOS READS "RETURNING TO THE CAT," AND THELMA REYNA READS "SLEEPLESS … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.29.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES FEATURES THE LEGENDARY LALO GUERRERO, DIANE HERNÁNDEZ VELARDE'S RECIPE FOR HOLIDAY TREAT CAPIROTADA, A CHICANO BLUEPRINT FOR THE NEXT … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.23.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DIANE HERNÁNDEZ VELARDE ON LA TAMALADA, RICARDO ROMO ON CÉSAR MARTÍNEZ, JAMES DEL CAMPO REVIEWS EUGENE AGUILERA'S LATINO BOXING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND CÉSAR MARTÍNEZ AT … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.15.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON "HYPOCRITES CHASING WINDMILLS," JOHN VALADEZ ON IMAGERY IN HIS PHOTO REALISTIC ART, LIZ GONZALEZ READS "DANCING IN THE SANTA ANA WINDS" AND LOUIE PEREZ ON … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.08.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ALVARO HUERTA ON TRUMP MAKING AMERICA UNGREAT, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON "INSPIRATION" IN PUERTO RICO, RICARDO ROMO ON WHY CENTRAL AMERICANS COME TO THE U.S. AND QUETZAL ON … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.01.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES ON THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS, MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES PODCAST VISITS WITH LITTLE WILLIE G, ROBERT BELTRAN ON STAR TREK VOYAGER AND MÓNICA TERESA ORTÍZ … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: 11.24.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THANKSGIVING SIDES DISHES: LUIS TORRES' CALABACITAS, DIANE VELARDE HERNÁNDEZ 'S FIDEO, CHILE RELLENOS AND GUACAMOLE, XOCHITL JULISA BERMEJO ON NOPALES. Turkey Day this … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.04.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES RETURNS WITH LOUIE AND LENCHO, TOM WALDMAN AND DAVID REYES'S EASTSIDE HEARTBEATS, OLGA GARCIA ECHEVERRIA ON "LINGUALISTIC ALGO" AND … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.27.19 DIA DE LOS MUERTOS!
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: AMALIA MESA-BAINS ON DAY OF THE DEAD, ROSE PORTILLO ON DAY OF THE DEAD, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON WAITING ON THE SUPREME COURT AND RICARDO ROMO ON THE ART OF MARTA … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.20.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUZ BAZAN ON JULIÁN CASTRO, ALFREDO SANTOS'S PENSAMIENTOS FROM LA VOZ, MELINDA PALACIOS ON HOW A FIRE IS A STORY, WAITING AND JOSÉ MURATTI- TORO READS "HOY" (TODAY). This … [Read more...]