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MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 03.13.25 THE TIME HAS COME

The time has come, or maybe the time has already passed, for people to do something about the direction in which our country is headed. It is no secret that there are those who have been working for … [Read more...]

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March 13, 2025 by wpengine

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 12.22.23 “LATINO ART SIGHTINGS”

Latino Art Sightings in Major Texas Cities Latino art in Texas communities continues to expand, and its presence in major museums is no longer an afterthought. Over the past year, several of the … [Read more...]

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December 23, 2023 by wpengine

MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 7.14.23

Welcome once again to La Voz Newspaper. This month starts off our 34th year of publishing newspapers. When we started back in 1990, we didn’t even have a computer. We didn’t have layout tables but … [Read more...]

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July 14, 2023 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.13.24

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ROBERTO PEREZDIAZ AND SUBSONIC FLIGHT TO TEQUILA THERAPY, BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO ON THE DAMNATION OF FAUST, ESTILO PUERTORIQUEÑO,  RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON … [Read more...]

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June 13, 2024 by wpengine

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.17.23

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON JESSE TREVIÑO, MARK GUERRERO'S L.A. STORIES WITH THE LEGENDARY DELGADO BROTHERS, MIS PENSAMIENTOS WITH ALFREDO SANTOS AND DIANA LOPEZ'S QUINCENUNCA: NEVER … [Read more...]

Filed Under: THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA, Tia Tenopia, Uncategorized Tagged With: This week on Latinopia, Tia Tenopia

February 17, 2023 by wpengine

POLITCAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 12.12.21

Right-wing lies kill people… People will get mad at you for speaking the truth rather than being mad at the people who lied. Anonymous Truth is not a popularity contest… Republican right-wingers … [Read more...]

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December 12, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 4.07.19 “REFLECTIONS OF A MECHISTA BY A CHICANO SCHOLAR ACTIVIST”

I first learned about MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/o de Aztlán) during UCLA’s Freshman Summer Program (FSP) in 1985, as a 17-year-old freshman. Many moons later, when I became a member, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Dr. ALvaro huerta, Fierce Politics, MECha

April 7, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 03.11.22

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ERIN GO BRAGH! SAL BALDENEGRO ON HOW IRISH CATHOLICS BEAT THE KKK, BOBBI MURRAY'S JALAPENO SODA BREAD RECIPE, RICARDO ROMO ON MAGGIE RIVAS RODRÍGUEZ,  MARK DAY CELEBRATES THE … [Read more...]

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March 11, 2022 by Tia Tenopia

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...]

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January 26, 2019 by JT

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...]

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January 12, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 04.16.17 “WAR AGAINST THE POOR”

The war against the working class and poor… A multi-faceted war is being waged on the working class and the poor. On some of the fronts in this war, Democrats are holding hands with Republicans. … [Read more...]

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April 15, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

FIERCE POLITICS with ALVARO HUERTA 9.18.16 “TRUMP AND MEAN STREETS OF EAST LOS ANGELES”

On the first day of class, I always inform my university students that I hold two PhDs. One from a premier research institution, UC Berkeley, and the other from one of the toughest neighborhoods in … [Read more...]

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September 18, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

BRAVO ROAD WITH DON FELIPE A LITERARY LIFE PART TWO

The decade of the 70’s would be a momentous decade for me, starting with completion of my dissertation Backgrounds of Mexican American Literature. In February of 1970, Ray Small, Dean of Arts and … [Read more...]

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June 2, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

BRAVO ROAD with DON FELIPE 11.22.15 ‘GROWING OLD IN AMERICA”

GROWING OLD IN AMERICA: MEMORY AND THE GERIATRIC UNIVERSE Growing old in America is no easy matter. Worse still when age ravages one’s memory with Alzheimer’s disease or other memory … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: aging, Alzheimer's disease, Bravo Road with Don Felipe, Dr. Philip De Ortego y Gasca, growing old, latinos and aging

November 20, 2015 by JT

PORFI AND ARNIE with SERGIO HERNANDEZ 7.20.15 “THE FALLOUT”

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Arnie and Porfi cartoon strip, Donald Trump controversy, Sergio Hernandez

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LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MONTOYA – REMEMBRANCES

FOLLOWING ARE RECUERDOS FROM JOSÉ MONTOYA'S FRIENDS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD YOUR MEMORY OF JOSÉ, PLEASE LEAVE YOUR COMMENT BELOW WITH EMAIL … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature, Uncategorized Tagged With: Jose Montoya passes at 81, Jose Montoya remembrances, Remembering Jose Montoya, What's New

September 29, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 1. 19.14 “HISTORY MAKERS”

HISTORY MAKERS ARE ALL AROUND US! One thing I’ve learned in my close-to-50 years of organizing and being in the trenches of the civil-rights movement is that if we are to understand and influence … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Chicano heroes, Chicano leaders, Political Salsa y Mas, Sal Baldenegro

January 19, 2014 by

LATINOPIA HISTORY MOMENT IN TIME 1974 TENAZ AT TEOTIHUACAN

With the founding of  El Teatro Campesino (The Farm Workers Theater) in 1965, the notion of Chicano theater that espoused politics and culture of  La Raza  soon spread through out the United States.   … [Read more...]

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August 22, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

TEACHER’S GUIDES

In the next few months, watch for Teacher's Guides on how to maximize use of the Latinopia.com site for classroom instruction.  If you have ideas by all means let us know. Drop us an email. … [Read more...]

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December 30, 2010 by JT

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.03.16

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! ALBERTO RIOS ON DÍA DE LOS REFUGIOS, SARA INÉS CALDERÓN ON THE ORLANDO TRAGEDY, MOCTESUMA ESPARZA ON THE MAKING OF SELENA THE MOVIE, DON FELÍPE ON A … [Read more...]

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July 3, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

ANGELA’S PHOTO OF THE WEEK 7.20.15 “AT THE BOWL”

At the Bowl. After listening to the L.A. Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl we were all ready to head home. Continuing from my instagram series (http://instgram.com/amosart). … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Angela Ortiz photography, Angela's Photo of the Week, Latina photographers, Urban Photography

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BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.23.25 – EMINENT DANGER

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

In 2012, in Puerto Rico there were 13,000 farms; in the recent agricultural census, between 8 and 10,000 farms are recorded; a substantial decrease in the figure reported for 2012. At present, the agricultural sector of the Puerto Rican economy reports approximately 0.62% of the gross domestic product, which produces 15% of the food consumed […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.23.25 MORE ON THE NEED TO GROW

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

The title of the documentary, The Need to Grow by Rob Herring and Ryan Wirick,  is suggestive. Its abstract character is enough to apply in a general and also in a particular way. The Need to Grow applies to both the personal and to so many individuals. At the moment, the need for growth in […]

BURUNDANGA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.16.25 PELIGRO INMINENTE

May 15, 2025 By wpengine

Peligro Inminente En 2012, en Puerto Rico habían 13 mil granjas; en el censo agrícola reciénte se registran entre 8 y 10 mil granjas; una disminución sustantiva de la cifra reportada para 2012. Al presente, el sector agrícola de la economía puertorriqueña reporta aproximadamente 0.62% del producto bruto interno, que produce el 15% de la […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 5.23.25 MAYA BLUE EXHIBIT

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

Maya Blue Exhibit Incorporates the Artwork of Latino/a Artists A new exhibit, Maya Blue: Ancient Color, New Visions, at the San Antonio Museum of Art [SAMA], brings together for the first time pre-Columbian crafted clay figures, the art of Mexican modernist Carlos Mérida, and works by contemporary Latino/a artists Rolando Briseño, Clarissa Tossin, and Sandy […]

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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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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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LATINOPIA WORD XOCHITL JULISA BERMEJO “OUR LADY OF THE WATER GALLONS”

By Tia Tenopia on May 26, 2013

Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo is a poet and teacher from Asuza, California. She volunteered with No More Deaths, a humanitarian organization providing water bottles in the Arizona desert where immigrants crossing from Mexico often die of exposure. She read her poem, “Our Lady of the Water Gallons” at a Mental Cocido (Mental Stew) gathering of Latino authors […]

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