THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.21.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ALEJANDRO MORALES ON THE BRICK PEOPLE, CHRISTINE GRANADOS ON MAN OF THE HOUSE, ELSA ALMARAZ ON CARLOS ALMARAZ'S CAR CRASHES AND THE MUSIC GROUP QUETZAL ON MIGRA. Wow, what … [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 4.13.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON HOW TO CELEBRATE CÉSAR CHÁVEZ'S MEMORY, THREE AZTLÁN VIDEOS: WHAT IS AZTLÁN, WHERE IS AZTLÁN ONE AND WHERE IS AZTLÁN TWO AND THE PLAN DE AZTLÁN. We start … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.07.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES ON THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SCANDAL, MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES, and DR. ALVARO HUERTA AND JUAN TEJEDA ON THE MECHA NAME CHANGE CONTROVERSY. Lots … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.31.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EL ZOCOTROCO ON TRUMP'S CROCODILE TEARS BOASTING ABOUT ALL HE DOES FOR PUERTO RICO, DAN ARELLANO DEBUNKS COMMON MYTHS OF THE ALAMO, ERNESTO VIGIL ON CORKY GONZALES'S CRUSADE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.23.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DIANE RODRIGUEZ ON "PERFECTA," ROSE PORTILLO IN "PERFECTA," GASPAR ENRIGUEZ ART RETROSPECTIVE AT THE EL PASO MUSEUM OF ART AND SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ ON TRUMP'S "EMERGENCY … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.17.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON SANCTUARY CITY STATUS FOR TUCSON, ALFREDO SANTOS THOUGHTS ON EMILIO ZAMORA, MARK DAY'S THE SAN PATRICIOS, ERNIE HOGAN ON "AN AZTEC LEPRECHAUN," AND BOBBI … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.09.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF DENVER YOUTH CONFERENCE: JESÚS TREVIÑO ON THE LEGACY OF THE CONFERENCE, DENVER YOUTH LIBERATION CONFERENCE ONE AND TWO, 1969 DENVER YOUTH CONFERENCE AND … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 2.17.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ARMANDO VÁSQUEZ RAMOS ON EL PLAN DE SANTA BÁRBARA, LATINOPIA DOCUMENT: EL PLAN DE SANTA BÁRBARA, LATINOPIA DOCUMENT: 2015 PUERTO RICO DEBT CRISIS, JUAN GONZÁLEZ ON PUERTO RICO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.09.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EDWARD VIDAURRE READS "O' MATRIARCH," SAL BALDENEGRO ON "THE GOOD, BAD AND THE UGLY," ARMANDO RENDÓN ON A CHICANO BLUEPRINT FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS AND JOSÉ ANGEL GUTIÉRREZ ON … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.03.19
Hola mis Latinopianos! This week saw the release of long time incarcerated political activist Ramsey Muñiz. For those of you who don't know who Ramsey is, he ran for Governor of Texas in 1972 and … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.26.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EDWARD VIDAURRA'S "REASON I DON'T OWN A GUN," ALVARO HUERTA ON "WE DON'T NEED YOUR STINKIN' WALL," JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON "SAN SEBASTIAN STREET FESTIVAL AND HAMILTON" AND LOUIE PÉREZ … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.16.18
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON THE WAR ON CARING, DIANE HERNÁNDEZ VELARDE ON HOW TO MAKE TAMALES AND HOW TO MAKE CAPIROTADA AND CHILE RECIPES FOR THE HOLIDAYS! This week blogger Sal … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 1.20.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUÍS QUINTERO ON DIRECTING LA HORA DEL TÉ, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE "LA HORA DEL TÉ," DR. ALVARO HUERTA ON "A BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN IMMIGRATION," AND LINKS TO BLOGS BY OUR … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.12.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: TREVINO ON THE LOSS OF DON FELÍPE DE ORTEGO, SAL BALDENEGRO ON CARNALISMO IS ALIVE AND WELL, MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES WITH THE LEGENDARY SUNNY OSUNA, ALFREDO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 1.04.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EL ZOCOTROCO ON COCK FIGHTS AND HAMILTON, LA ROSTRA FOR NEW YEARS, DAGOBERTO GILB ON LITERARY "VOICE," ALBERTO "TITO" RÍOS ON HOW TO WRITE A POEM AND SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ ON TRUMP … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.24.18
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DR. ALVARO HUERTA ON THE LEGACY OF LEO ESTRADA, RICHARD YNIGUEZ ON ANTHONY QUINN, ANGELA ORTIZ, ON HER PHOTOGRAPHY, RICARDO ACUÑA ON "MUJER", AND SERGIO HERNANDEZ ON "TAMALES … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.09.18
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LIZ GONZÁLEZ'S NEW POETRY COLLECTION DANCING IN THE SANTA ANA WINDS, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON END OF THE YEAR BORICUA REFLECTIONS, MARTHA GONZÁLEZ ON QUETZAL'S TODO LO QUE TENGO AND … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.02.18
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: GIL CHÁVEZ ON MACHOS AND EMBRAS, ALFREDO SANTOS ON IMMIGRANT ASYLUM AT THE US/MEXICO BORDER, POLI MARICHAL ON THE ART OF PRINTMAKING AND SOCIAL COMMENTARY, RUBÉN MARTÍNEZ IN … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.18.18
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DIANE RODRIGUEZ ON LATINO THEATER, JULIO MONTERO ON "GAITAN," MELINA PALACIO ON "HOW A FIRE IS A STORY, WAITING," AND ELSA FLORES ON CARLOS ALMARAZ AT LACMA. This week … [Read more...]