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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

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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

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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

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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

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG TARGETED BOYCOTTS by TONY PHOENIX 2.22.25

This commentary was in response to a call for a mass boycott of La Michoacana chain and for a broader boycott of all those that are profiting from our community or the repression its facing. It was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Latinopia Guest Blog, Targeted boycotts, Tony Phoenix

February 22, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG: TO ACCOMPLISH THE IMPOSSIBLE

An anonymous contributor has posted the article below from the LaRed website. Latinopia felt the content merited more widespread distribution and is, therefore, reposting it herein. While the author … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Latinopia Guest Blog

February 14, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG MICHAEL SEDANO AND RUDY CH. GARCIA 1.17.25

FIRE BURNS NOTHING BUT STUFF La Bloga-Tuesday (1.07.25) welcomes the temporary return of an OG La Bloga veterano, the founder himself, Rudy Ch. García. Motivated by the horrendous California … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arnie & Porfi, LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, LATINOPIA HERO, Literature, Sara Ines Calderon

January 17, 2025 by wpengine

PALISADES AND EATON: WHERE TO GET HELP

In the wake of the devastating and catastrophic fires that have swept the Southern California a number of agencies are offering support for fire victims. Here is a partial listing. California … [Read more...]

Filed Under: FEATURES, Literature

January 17, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD MARIA R. BERUMEN

Maria R. Berumen is a poet residing in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. She has been writing poetry since childhood and has published three volumes of Poemas de Fe y Esperanza (Poems … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicana Poets, Maria R. Berumen

July 16, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

ANGELA VALENZUELA SUBTRACTIVE SCHOOLING: U.S. MEXICAN YOUTH AND THE POLITICS OF CARING

Before the end of 2024, I want to highlight that this year marks the 25th anniversary of my award-winning book, Subtractive Schooling: U.S.-Mexican Youth and the Politics of Caring, published by the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG, Literature Tagged With: Dr. Angela Valenzuela, Subtractive Schooling: U.S.-Mexican Youth and the Politics of Caring

December 27, 2024 by wpengine

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 05.01.25 TONY ORTEGA’S ARTISTIC JOURNEY

May 1, 2025 By wpengine

Denver Latino Artist Tony Ortega’s Artistic Journey Tony Ortega, an eminent Denver artist, has been painting for over forty years and teaching art for two decades. His creative work has been in hundreds of exhibits and permanently collected by prominent museums including the Denver Art Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the University […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 04.26.25

April 26, 2025 By wpengine

La Jungla de Pamela y Josué En la altura de la Cordillera Central de Puerto Rico por las crestas de Orocovis, en el barrio Pellejas Está la finca la Jungla que regentan Pamela y Josue.   Una pareja de agricultores empecinados en la más difícil de las tareas: hacer producir cinco cuerdas del terreno más […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 04.17.25 FAKE VS. TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESS

April 17, 2025 By wpengine

Fake vs. true righteousness… Let us preach righteousness, and practice it.  Brigham Young, American religious leader and politician. Last month, in this space, I commented on the hypocrisy of Donald Trump and his cultists and apologists, including, to its everlasting shame, the Republican Party. Trump says he plans to establish a White House Faith Office, […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 04.26.25

April 26, 2025 By wpengine

Latino Art Enhances the Beauty of Botanical Gardens. With the arrival of Spring, Latinos are drawn to parks as well as botanical spaces that include art. A recent visit to San Antonio Botanical Gardens demonstrated to me that art can make these visits a more engaging experience. The Botanical Garden is a stunning gem of […]

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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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