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LATINOPIA HERO LALO ALCARAZ WINS BIG!

The indefatigable cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz just bagged himself yet another honor on May 22, a pretty big one. He’s already a two-time finalist for a Pulitzer Prize for his editorial cartoons, took home … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Bobbi Murray, Latinopia Guest Blog

May 31, 2025 by wpengine

BOBBI MURRAY BLOG A MEMORIAL DAY WITHOUT SUPPORT FOR VETERANS

The week entering Memorial Day started with a little ruckus between the current Commander in Chief and the musician Bruce Springsteen. Seems like the commander got a kind of annoyed with Springsteen … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Literature Tagged With: Bobbi Murray, Latinopia Guest Blog, Memorial Day

May 23, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG DR. MARIO D. LONGORIA REMEMBRANCE OF FALLEN SOLDIERS

Fifty Years After the End of the Vietnam War: A Remembrance of  the Fallen Warriors By Dr. Mario D. Longoria Upon returning home from the Vietnam War in 1970, I became aware of the high … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Literature Tagged With: Dr. Mario Longoria, Latinopia Guest Blog

May 23, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG ANGELA VALENZUELA 5.16.25

"Let Their Works Be Seen—At the City Gate and the Political Sphere" by Angela Valenzuela Please read my tribute for Mother's Day, based on a nuanced re-reading of Proverbs 31 and the writings of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Literature Tagged With: Dr. Angela Valenzuela, Latinopia Guest Blog

May 15, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA BLOG DR. GILBERTO QUEZADA – CELEBRATINIG LAREDO’S 270TH ANNIVERSARY

Celebrating Laredo's 270th Anniversary By Dr. Gilberto Quezada I would like to offer a few comments and a very interesting coincidence about the 270th anniversary of the establishment of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Literature Tagged With: Gilberto Quezada, Latinopia Guest Blog

May 15, 2025 by wpengine

BOBBI MURRAY REPORT FROM THE TRENCHES 05.09.25 ALCATRAZ, VENEZUELANS & LAW FIRMS

This week’s stunt of the week from the Trump Administration’s regular array was his vow to reopen Alcatraz, the 19th century military fortress on a 22-acre island San Francisco Bay which was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Literature Tagged With: Bobbi Murray, Latinopia Blog, Report from the Trenches

May 9, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD FRANCISCO ALARCÓN “CINCO DE MAYO”

CINCO DE MAYO  by Francisco X. Alarcón ________________________________ First of all, Cinco de Mayo is not at all the official Mexican Independence Day, nor does it commemorate the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Cinco De Mayo, Francisco Alarcon

May 6, 2014 by Breht Burri

LATINOPIA WORD DR. ROGELIO SÁENZ IMPACT OF CITIZENSHIP QUESTION ON LATINO VOTER POWER

Latinos are in danger of being under counted in the 2030 Census due to recent actions by the Trump administration.  Dr. Rogelio Sáenz explains the impact of the citizenship question being added to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Dr. Rogelio Sáenz, Impact of citizenship question on Latino voter power

April 26, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG 04.26.25 WINS IN THE TRENCHES!

Latinopia has promised to update how the resistance to the Trump Administration is going and who’s firing back at the policies the Administration has been rolling out. (Not literally firing back … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Literature Tagged With: Bobbi Murray, Latinopia Guest Blog

April 26, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD DR. ROGELIO SÁENZ HOW AMERICANS ARE PUSHING BACK

In the wake of Trump's actions draconian actions ranging from the arbitrary firing of federal workers, the deportation of undocumented immigrants without due process and the levying of preposterous … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Dr. Rogelio Sáenz, How are Americans pushing back on Trump

April 26, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA BLOG ANGELA VALENZUELA 04.17.25 “IN HONOR OF CHRISTINA MORALES”

Words shared by Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D. at the Texas State Capitol Rotunda on April 8, 2025 in Honor of Rep. Christina Morales (Houston) [Video] I am happy to share with you what I shared this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Literature Tagged With: Dr. Angela Valenzuela, Latinopia Blog, Rep Christina Morales

April 17, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG BOBBI MURRAY 04.19.25 ON KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA

It’s Holy Week leading up to Easter and Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wife had a message. " I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me: Stay strong. God hasn't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Bobbi Murray, Latinopia Guest Blog

April 19, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA BLOG JULIAN VASQUEZ HEILIG ON CRIMSON COURAGE: HARVARD STANDS UP

CRIMSON COURAGE: HARVARD STANDS UP TO POLITICAL INTIMIDATION The storm clouds over American higher education have been gathering. What once seemed unthinkable is now common: politically motivated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Julian Vasquez Heilig, Latinopia Guest Blog

April 17, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG DR. FRANK BERUMEN THE DELUSIONAL POLICIES OF RACIAL SUPREMACY

                             The Delusional Policies of Racial Supremacy                                        by Dr. Frank Garcia Berumen    We are witnessing an authoritarian and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Frank Garcia Perumen, Latinopia Guest Blog, white supremacy

April 4, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA BLOG MICHEAL SEDANO: NEVER FORGOTTEN, GONE FOREVER

Uphill from where I’ve stopped to stare, a skip loader scrapes its yellow claw across the cement slab that, today, is what remains of where I used to live. A dream house built upon the legacy of an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Literature

April 4, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD DR. ALVARO HUERTA WHAT HAS BEEN RESPONSE TO TRUMP’S ACTION?

In the first few weeks of the Trump Presidency has been marked by Presidential decrees and draconian measures designed to dismantle key governmental institutions and American values all under the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Dr. ALvaro huerta, Finding Your Fight-Back Trench, What has been response to Trump actions

March 28, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD DR. ALVARO HUERTA HOW CAN YOU FIND YOUR FIGHT-BACK TRENCH?

In the wake of the Trump Presidential victory and the many cruel and arbitrary legal and illegal measures he has undertaken, many Americans are feeling disheartened. Latinopia asked Dr. Alvaro Huerta, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Dr. ALvaro huerta, How to Find a fight-back trench

March 28, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD CAN TRUMP REALLY DEPORT MILLIONS?

President Elect Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions of people to Mexico. But is this really feasible? Dr. Laura Barberena, a political analyst with Viva Politics and Dr. Ricardo Romo, President … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Can Trump really deport millions?, Dr. Laura Barberena, Dr. Ricardo Romo

November 23, 2024 by wpengine

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG FINDING YOUR FIGHT-BACK TRENCH 03.22.25

FINDING YOUR FIGHT-BACK TRENCH By Bobbi Murray Mere weeks since the inauguration of the 2nd Trump Administration, many of us remain gobsmacked and gasping and scrambling for a response. Taking a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Literature Tagged With: Bobbi Murray, Finding Your Fight-Back Trench, Latinopia Guest Blog

March 22, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG IS TRUMP PRESIDENCY THE NEW TWILIGHT ZONE?

IS THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY THE NEW TWILIGHT ZONE? On January 20, 2025 Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States of America. It’s peculiar to think of the inauguration of a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG

March 13, 2025 by JT

LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MONTOYA “EL LOUIE”

José Montoya is a renowned poet, artist and political activist. Here he reads from his celebrated bilingual poem, "El Louie," a reading that took place at Occidental College in Los Angeles, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Jose Montoya, Jose Montoya dead at 81, Passing of a Chicano icon

February 20, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 5.31.25 LATINOS INFLUENCE NEW YORK ART SCENE

May 31, 2025 By wpengine

Latino Artists Are Influencing the New York City Art Scene. I love New York City [NYC], a city with world-class museums, brilliant theatre, opera and orchestra venues, fabulous art galleries, artists’ studios, and more than twenty-three thousand restaurants to delight and often surprise every taste. What I love best about this great city is its […]

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 […]

MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFEDO SANTOS 5.31.25

May 31, 2025 By wpengine

Bienvenidos otra vez a La Voz Newspaper. Como pueden veren la portada de este ejemplar, tenemos al maestro de la musica de Mariachi Zeke Castro. As you read his story you will discover the long trajectory of his career across the United States and his impact of Mariachi music education in the Austin Independent School […]

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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.

Category: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature

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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