Latino arts, history and culture
STAND UP AND BE HEARD! Both U.S. presidential candidates have made a point of courting the Latino vote. Both have sent out their Latino/a surrogates to win voters over to their side, with President … [Read more...]
NOVEMBER EVENTS LOS ANGELES AREA DAY OF THE DEAD NOVEMBER 1, 2012, 5-9PM PLAZA DE LA RAZA 3540 NORTH MISSION ROAD LOS ANGELES, CA 90031 INFO: http://www.plazadelaraza.org An all day … [Read more...]
DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATIONS As most of you may know, Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a celebration where family and friends remember the passing of loved ones. With its origins in Mexico, … [Read more...]
FRANK SIFUENTES - A REMEMBRANCE BY FRIENDS Frank “Kiko” Sifuentes passed away on Monday, October 8th, 2012. Writer, educator, mentor, and community activist he touched many lives. Following are … [Read more...]
"Borders" By Pat Mora Year: 1986 Publisher: Arte Publico Press, Houston Pages: 88 ISBN: 0-934770-57-3 Reviewed by Dr. Thelma T. Reyna, Ph.D. Book Review #6 in the PIONEER … [Read more...]
Mark Guerrero is a singer and songwriter whose lyrics often reflect social issues. He performs here an original composition about the whitewashing of the mural "America Tropical" painted in 1932 by … [Read more...]
House on Mango Street By Sandra Cisneros Vintage Books, 1984 [25th Anniversary Edition, Vintage Books, 2009] 110 pages ISBN: 978-0-679-73477-2 Reviewed by Dr. Thelma Reyna Book … [Read more...]
This photo was taken on August 30, 1972. It shows the registration tables in the lobby of the Paso Del Norte hotel in El Paso, … [Read more...]
The Arizona Latino Arts and Cultural Center (ALAC), in Phoenix, Arizona was created in 2007 to advance Latinos in the state through education, advocacy and the celebration of Latino arts. Latinopia … [Read more...]
The Librotraficante Banned Book Caravan swept through Southwest cities in March of 2012. The caravan was bringing banned books to the high school students of Tucson, Arizona. It was there that local … [Read more...]
In 2011, the Arizona State Legislature passed HB 2281, a law which prohibits schools from offering courses at any grade level that advocate ethnic solidarity, promote overthrow of the US government, … [Read more...]
Diane Velarde Hernández has treated Latinopians to many delicious Mexican food recipes. Here she is again, this time with the recipe for Spanish Rice which she insists can also be called Mexican Rice … [Read more...]
Jaime Escalante (1930-2010) was a renowned mathematics teacher at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles. His teaching success inspired the motion picture Stand and Deliver, directed by Ramón … [Read more...]
Evelina Fernández is a versatile actress and playwright whose acting roles include such motion pictures as Zootsuit, L.A.Confidential, and American Me. Frustrated over the lack of true depictions of … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Myrna Nieves from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Myrna Nieves is a poet and professor at Boricua College of New York. Her poem "Nonconformist," reflects her experiences growing up in Puerto … [Read more...]
July 4, 1776THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE CONTEXT: For many years citizens of the thirteen American colonies had chafed under severe duties and tax laws imposed upon … [Read more...]
LOVING IN THE WAR YEARS By Cherríe Moraga South End Press, 1983 152 pages Out of Print Reviewed by Thelma T. Reyna, Ph.D. Book Review #4 in the PIONEER AMERICAN LATINA AUTHORS … [Read more...]
Note: This is the Keynote Address delivered by Dr. Arturo Madrid on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of The Biennial Conference of the Puerto Rican Studies Association, University of Albany, … [Read more...]
“Becoming Dr. Q: My Journey from Migrant Farm Worker to Brain Surgeon” Written by Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, MD with Mim Eichler Rivas Published by University of California Press, … [Read more...]
“Barrio Boy” by Ernesto Galarza University of Notre Dame Press First published in 1971 Reviewed by Luis R. Torres ____________________________________________ A Second Look at a Classic … [Read more...]
Conjunto Los Pochos is a Los Angeles-based music group that is celebrating fifteen years of performing for audiences throughout Southern California and the Southwest. Its members are Otoño Lujan on … [Read more...]
