Latino arts, history and culture
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...]
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: 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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
My Memories Of Liza Longoria, QEPD. Sunday morning I turned on my computer to find that my friend and former colleague at The Brownsville Herald, Liza Longoria, had died at the age of 35. I was … [Read more...]
LEAVING LAX. Capturing a little sun and some palms. Continuing from my Instagram series (http://instagram.com/amosart … [Read more...]
