THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 03.08.25
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA. RICARDO ROMO ON THE ART OF VINCENT VALDEZ, CELEBRATING FIFTEEN YEARS OF LATINOPIA: 1970 CHICANO MORATORIUM, SOÑIA ROMERO'S URBAN OASIS MURAL, THE 1970 CHICANO MORATORIUM ON … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.27.24
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HAPPY NEW YEAR! NANCY DE LOS SANTOS REZA ON SAY A LITTLE PRAYER, THE LONG JOURNEY TO MAKE SAY A LITTLE PRAYER, RICARDO ROMO ON WHY WE LOVE ART, ANGELA VALENZUELA ON … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 1.31.25
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:RASQUACHISMO! RICARDO ROMO ON RASQUACHISMO AT MCNAY ART MUSEUM, TOMÁS YBARRA-FRAUSTO ON RASQUACHISMO, RICHARD YÑIGUEZ ON BOULEVARD NIGHTS AND This week Ricardo Romo raises … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 2.22.25 CULTURA Y COMIDA!
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: TONY PHOENIX ON TARGETED BOYCOTTS, DOLORES HUERTA ON THE GRAPE BOYCOTT AND CÉSAR CHÁVEZ FAST, RICARDO ROMO ON NUESTRA GENTE CULTURA Y COMIDA AND DIANE VELARDE HERNÁNDEZ ON HOW … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.06.25
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: FEBRUARY 2ND IS GUADALUPE HIDALGO DAY! RICARDO ROMO ON SEGUNDO DE FEBRERO EXHIBIT AT CENTRO CULTURAL AZTLAN, THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO UP CLOSE, BURUNDANGA BORICUA WORDS … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.14.25 HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY WITH VALENTINES ON MARS! MARTHA GONZALEZ'S LOVE SONG, TODO LO QUE TENGO LATINOPIA HERO ISAAC RUIZ, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON ART AT THE SAN ANTONIO … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ANDREA GUTÍERREZ ON “HOW TO GROW OLD”
Latinopia Word How to Grow Old from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Andrea Gutierrez is a poet and short story writer. Her works have been published in Mujeres de Maiz, Bitch and make/shift. Here she reads … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 2.17.24 “SACRIFICIOS” HONORS MIGRANT LIVES
A New Latino Mural, “Sacrificios,” Honors Migrants’ Lives In June 2022, fifty-three migrants from Mexico and Central America were found dead inside a large locked trailer in southwest San … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RAMÓN GARCÍA ON WRITING POETRY
Ramón García is a poet whose two volumes of poetry include Other Countries (2010) and The Chronicles (2015). He spoke to Latinopia about his passion for poetry and how important the rhythm and spacing … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 02.10.24
They ought to be ashamed… They (immigrants) are poisoning the blood of our country … They (political opponents) are vermin. Donald J. Trump 2024 Donald J. Trump has come out in the open. Parroting … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RAMÓN GARCÍA
Ramón García is a poet whose poetry includes the collections, Other Countries (2010) and The Chronicles (2015). He spoke to Latinopia about his passion for poetry and the themes he writes about. … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 02.10.24 RAUL SERVIN CHRONICLER OF CHICANO CULTURE
Raul Servin: Artistic Chronicler of Mexican Rural Life and Chicano History and Culture Raul Servin came to San Antonio from Acapulco, Mexico in 1968 as an artist hired to decorate the large … [Read more...]
GUEST BLOG ANGELA VALENZUELA ON ANTI DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION (D.E.I.)
‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. Crusade, by Nicholas Confessore, New York Times | January 20, 2024 This attack against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is a totally … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO CARMEN TAFOLLA AWARDED LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Author Carmen Tafolla has been named the winner of the Texas Institute of Letters’ prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. This is the highest honor given by the TIL, which was established in 1936 to … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 1.04.25
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO REVIEWS A YEAR IN PHOTOS, ALFREDO SANTOS ON THIS MONTH IN TEXAS, LATINOPIA FOOD ON LA ROSCA AND THE POETRY OF MARIA R. BERUMEN--STILL READING AND WRITING POETRY … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 1.25.25
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON THE ART THREATENED BY THE PALISADES AND ALTADENA FIRES, RICHARD YÑIGUEZ ON THE DEADLY TOWER, SAL BALDENEGRO ON TRUMP'S DEPORTATION ACTIONS AND LUIS R. TORRES ON … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RAMÓN GARCÍA READS OTHER COUNTRIES
Acclaimed poet Ramón García's collection of poems Other Countries reflects themes of the immigrant experience and his experiences growing up in Modesto, California. Here he reads two selections from … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 2.02.24 CENTRO CULTURAL AZTLAN ART EXHIBIT
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Featured in Art at the Centro Cultural Aztlan February 2 is the anniversary of the end of the U.S.-Mexico War of 1846 and marks the signing of the peace treaty … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 01.26.24 OSCAR CASTILLO PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE CHICANO EXPERIENCE
Oscar Castillo: Photographer, Teacher, and Documentor of Chicano Experience Oscar Castillo is one of the premier Latino photographers in the United States. His inclusion in three early exhibits … [Read more...]
SALUTING A MASTER PHOTOGRAPHER: OSCAR CASTILLO
Saluting a Master Photographer I have known Oscar Castillo for well over fifty years and I couldn’t resist adding to Dr, Ricardo Romo’s appreciation of Oscar and his work. Oscar and I first met in … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART OSCAR CASTILLO
Oscar Castillo is an accomplished photo-journalist who has chronicled the events and personalities of the Chicano movement for more than forty years. In 2010, the Latino Museum of Los Angeles mounted … [Read more...]