THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.11.26
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LATINOPIA HERO SILVESTRE RAY MIRELES, REMEMBERING THE ZOOT SUIT RIOTS OF 1943, DAVID ROMO ON ORIGINS OF THE PACHUCOS, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON BLAS E. LOPEZ. This … [Read more...]
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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LATINOPIA HERO SILVESTRE RAY MIRELES, REMEMBERING THE ZOOT SUIT RIOTS OF 1943, DAVID ROMO ON ORIGINS OF THE PACHUCOS, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON BLAS E. LOPEZ. This … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MARGARET ELYSIA GARCIA'S NEW NOVEL "GRAFT," MARGARET GARCIA ON HORROR AND LONELINESS, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON MAGO GANDARA'S EL PASO EXHIBIT MUJER MODERNA AND MARK … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: NO KINGS DAY REDUX! LUIS TORRES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF NO KINGS, RICARDO ROMO ON MARTA SANCHEZ EXHIBIT RIELES Y RAÍCES, PROFE QUEZADA ON REPISA, HOME ALTARS, AND JORGE "COQUI" … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: IRE'NE LARA SILVA READS "i REMEMBER YESTERDAY," RICARDO ROMO ON EVA MARENGO SANCHEZ'S NEW SOLO EXHIBIT AT THE RUIZ HEALY GALLERY, MARK GUERRERO'S EAST L.A. STORIES INTERVIEWS … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO LIRA ACUÑA ON PRODIGAL, RICARDO ACUÑA READS FROM PRODIGAL, MARK GUERRERO SINGS "NOBODY TOLD ME," DAN GUERRERO ON GAYTINO, AND RICARDO ROMO ON SAY SÍ, AN ART SCHOOL IN … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DON FELIPE DE ORTEGO ON "AMERICA'S DEFENSE: MEXICANS AND MEXICAN AMERICANS," SAL BALDENEGRO ON OUR HISTORICAL TRUTHS ARE NOT ERASABLE, RICARDO ROMO ON CARMEN LOMAS GARZA'S … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES ON THE ERASURE OF CESAR CHAVEZ, RICARDO ROMO ON MISTURA A PERUVIAN DRAMA, LOUIE PEREZ ON ORIGINS OF LOS LOBOS, AND LIZ GONZALEZ'S "CONFESSIONS OF A … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON ON LATINOPIA: THE COMPLETE ERNESTO GALARZA STORY, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON DELILAH MONTOYA EXHIBIT AT ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART, MARK GUERRERO'S EAST L.A. MUSIC STORIES WITH NANCY … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: PACHUCOS! EL PROFE QUEZADA ON CALÓ AND BARRIO SLANG, RAUL SALINAS READS "HAIL PACHUCO!" JOSÉ MONTOYA ON THE VILIFICATION OF THE PACHUCO AND RICARDO ROMO ON TREVIÑO, GONZALEZ … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: FLORYCANTO! MARGARET ELYSIA GARCIA READS CHICANO HORROR STORY#1, RICARDO ROMO ON POST MODERN ART AT SAN ANTONIO'S CENTRO DE ARTES, EL PROFE QUEZADA WITH 113 DICHOS AND MARTHA … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ESMERALDA SANTIAGO ON PUERTO RICO TODAY, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON NEW EXHIBIT AT BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON OLIGARCHY AND KLEPTOCRACY IN PUERTO RICO, … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]