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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

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BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.23.25 – EMINENT DANGER

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burundanga Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, José M. Umpierre

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BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.23.25 MORE ON THE NEED TO GROW

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 … [Read more...]

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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...]

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MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFEDO SANTOS 5.31.25

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 … [Read more...]

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BURUNDANGA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.16.25 PELIGRO INMINENTE

Peligro Inminente En 2012, en Puerto Rico habían 13 mil granjas; en el censo agrícola reciénte se registran entre 8 y 10 mil granjas; una disminución sustantiva de la cifra reportada para 2012. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burundanga Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, José M. Umpierre

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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...]

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 5.23.25 MAYA BLUE EXHIBIT

Maya Blue Exhibit Incorporates the Artwork of Latino/a Artists A new exhibit, Maya Blue: Ancient Color, New Visions, at the San Antonio Museum of Art [SAMA], brings together for the first time … [Read more...]

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LATINOPIA EVENT 1896 TERESA URREA

Dr. David Romo is a borderlands historian with a specialty in the history of El Paso, Texas. one of the little known but important precursors to the Mexican Revolution of 1910 was the faith healer and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: Dr. David Romo, Terecita Urrea, Teresa Urrea

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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...]

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May 9, 2025 by wpengine

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 05.09.25

South Texas artist Santa Barraza has been painting for 50 years and seldom allows herself to slow down. She will have some artwork in the upcoming January 2026 exhibit, Frida: The Making of an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Ricardo Romo's Tejano Report Tagged With: Rocardo Romo's Tejano Report, Santa Barraza

May 9, 2025 by wpengine

LATINOPIA ART SANTA BARRAZA “NEPANTLA”

Santa Barraza is a Chicana artist living in Texas whose works incorporate Pre-columbian indigenous imagery in post-modern ways. One of her works titled "Nepantla," explores the world of mestizaje, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art, LATINOPIA ART Tagged With: Chicana artists, indigenous symbols, Nepantla, Santa Barraza

July 5, 2014 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT PROFILE “1862 CINCO DE MAYO”

EL CINCO DE MAYO. Why celebrate an otherwise minor holiday in Mexico in the U.S. (or elsewhere for that matter)? Because El Cinco de Mayo is important to Chicanos and to freedom-loving Americans … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EVENT PROFILE, History Tagged With: Margarito J. Garcia III, the Battle of Pubela, What does Cinco de Mayo commemorate, What is Cinco de mayo

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LATINOPIA CINEMA JESÚS TREVIÑO LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The 2025 Latino Film Festival sponsored by the Mexican American Cultural Education Foundation recognized filmmaker, television director, author and social activist Jesús Treviño with the Lifetime … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Jesus Trevino, Latinopia Cinema, Lifetime Achievement Award

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

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 … [Read more...]

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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...]

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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...]

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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

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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

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BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 04.26.25

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burundanga Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, José M. Umpierre

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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...]

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 06.27.25 SANTA BARRRAZA AND KATHY VARGAS AWARDED FELLOWSHIPS

June 26, 2025 By wpengine

Latina Artists Santa Barraza and Kathy Vargas Honored with Prestigious Latinx Artist Fellowships. The Latinx Artist Fellowship announced this week an award of $50,000 each to a multi-generational cohort of 15 Latinx visual artists. Administered by the US Latinx Art Forum in collaboration with the New York Foundation for the Arts and supported by the […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 6.20.25 REMEMBERING JESUS MOROLES

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Latino Sculptor Jesús Moroles Remembered Born in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1950, Jesús Bautista Moroles, the renowned Mexican American artist and sculptor, created a name for himself through his brilliant monumental abstract granite works. At the time of his sudden and tragic death in 2014, Moroles had completed more than 2,000 granite sculptures worldwide which […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 06.13.24

June 13, 2025 By wpengine

Latina Artists Take Texas Culture to New York City The Ruiz-Healy Art Gallery in New York City presents Vast and Varied: Texan Women Painters, a group exhibition that includes works by Marta Sánchez , Eva Marengo Sánchez , and Ethel Shipton. The exhibit will be on view at the gallery from June 12 to August […]

MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 06.13.25

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Bienvenidos a La Voz Newspaper. As you know, there are so many things going on all around us today. The Trump administration is moving quickly to remake America into a vision that he believes will take us into the future, but the real question is who is “us”? The Make America Great Again movement doesn’t […]

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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.

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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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