RICKY LUV VIDEO 10.14.13 “RIDE”
Here's yet another Ricky Luv Video created by our Latinopia blogger Ricardo Lira Acuna. Ricardo is an author of several poetry collections and the graphic novel, The realm. Here he sets us wondering … [Read more...]
ASK TIA TENOPIA 10.07.13
THE CHICANO MOVEMENT, LITERARY NON-FICTION,TURNING POINTS IN LIFE Y MÁS! Hola my rocking Latinopians! Tia Tenopia bringing you another week of Latinopia videos and blogs. We’re still getting over … [Read more...]
ANGELA’S PHOTO OF THE WEEK 10.06.13 “DISNEY HALL AT NIGHT”
Disney Hall at Night I’ve photographed the Disney Hall many many times over the years—from different angles, in color and in black and white. And each photograph always has something unique about … [Read more...]
MIRÁNDOLO BIEN with EDUARDO DÍAZ 10.06.13 “EYES ON THE PRIZE”
From Strengthening to Centering the Margin: Keeping Your Eyes on the Prize. For most of my life's work in the cultural development field, the lens has been one of representing and advocating for … [Read more...]
ASK TIA TENOPIA 9.29.13
JOSÉ, JOSÉ, JOSÉ PRESENTE, SIEMPRE PRESENTE. Hay mis queridos, your Tia Tenopia is very saddened by the passing of our friend and colleague, José Montoya. We send out our love and pensamientos to … [Read more...]
ANGELA’S PHOTO OF THE WEEK 9.08.13 “MAJESTIC”
Majestic in El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles It was once the tallest building in downtown Los Angeles until 1964, when our skyline started to change. And it’s still a majestic … [Read more...]
ASK TIA TENOPIA 9.08.13
FIRE BREATHERS, POET LAUREATES, FRANK MARTÍNEZ Y MÁS! OMG! What a great week we have for you at Latinopia this week! We start with East L.A.’s great music group Queztal. Last week we posted a … [Read more...]
POLTICAL SALSA Y MAS WITH SAL BALDENEGRO 8.11.13 “1983 CLIFTON MORENCI STRIKE”
MINERS STAND UP TO GOV. "SCABBITT." The 1983 copper miners’ strike in Clifton-Morenci, AZ, happened 30 years ago last month. But reminiscing about the strike conjures up powerful memories and … [Read more...]
BRAVO ROAD with DON FELIPE 8.11.13 “THE POWER OF WORDS”
THE POWER OF WORDS. It has been said, with considerable emphasis and conviction, that what distinguishes humans from other species is “language.” This is a highly lexocentric point of view. We’ve … [Read more...]
ASK TIA TENOPIA 8.11.13
ROSES, OLD DOGS, WENDY DAVIS, AND WHAT IS POETRY? Howdi my Latinopian buckaroos! Tia Tenopia welcoming you to another wild west week of Latinopia videos and blogs. Check it out! Our videos this … [Read more...]
THINKING LATINA WITH SARA INÉS CALDERÓN 8.04.13
HOW MANY GENERATIONS UNTIL LATINOS BECOME “AMERICAN?” I consider myself Latina, close even to my family’s Mexican culture, bilingual and happily comfortable in that identity. But, more often than … [Read more...]
ZOMBIE MEX DIARIES 8.04.13
RETURN TO COUNTY GENERAL. The caravan of zombie vans returning from the destroyed training camp in the Joshua Tree desert approached Los Angeles on the San Bernardino freeway; the setting sun … [Read more...]
ASK TIA TENOPIA 8.04.13
A “TENDER” LOVE STORY, WALL DANCING, AN OLD MAN’S LOVE STORY AND EL PLAN DE SANTA BARBARA. What up my superbuenismo Latinopian amigos! Your Tia Tenopia aquí con otra semana of cool videos and … [Read more...]
BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANTS – FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA
BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANTS - FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA KACHINA 522 East Route 66 Flagstaff, Arizona 88001 (928) 779-1944 The Kachina Restaurant despite its Native American reference is a top notch … [Read more...]
ANGELA’S PHOTO OF THE WEEK “THE CITY SLEEPS”
The City at Sleep Sometimes the city sleeps. On a quite drive through first street in downtown Los Angeles. Continuing from my Instagram series (http://instagram.com/amosart). … [Read more...]
ASK TIA TENOPIA 7.28.13
SALVADORAN HIP HOP, BLACK MESA AND NEW BLOGS! Hola my peeps! Your Tia Tenopia with another week of new videos and blogs on Latinopia on this last week in July. We start with an up and coming … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 7.14.13 “BOBBY GAONA BARRIO HERO”
PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE BARRIO PROUD. Every barrio produces people who make the barrio proud. One of the notable people Barrio Hollywood in Tucson, Arizona, where I grew up, produced is former PGA … [Read more...]