Latino arts, history and culture
The Cisco Kid was an uncle of mine. This one is for motion picture fans, and movie history "buffs." I have never worked in motion pictures, but have been an avid movie fan since childhood. That … [Read more...]
Chole Alatorre was one of the best organizers in labor for decades. She did not get the notoriety other labor leaders did such as César Chávez, Dolores Huerta, Miguel Contreras or Mike García from … [Read more...]
Latinopia Platica asked three writers how the coronavirus has impacted their writing. The Three writers are Christine Granados, co-publisher of the Rockdale Reporter, Melinda Palacio, contributor to … [Read more...]
As Americans are told to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic, Latinos are finding more time to read. In this Latinopia Platica, authors Christine Granados, Melinda Palacio and Michael Sedano … [Read more...]
In 1970, the Coronado Bridge in San Diego had recently been completed and the city of San Diego had agreed to allow the residents of the Logan Heights barrio to use the land under the bridge as a … [Read more...]
In 1970, the City of San Diego reneged on its promise to allow the citizens of Logan Heights, a historic Chicano barrio, to utilize land under the recently completed Coronado Bridge to build a … [Read more...]
Latinopia Plática features conversations (pláticas) with key Latino and Latina individuals commenting on issues pertaining to the Latino community. Here bloggers Sal Baldenegro, Ricardo Romo and José … [Read more...]
As the coronavirus rages throughout the United States Latino communities are some of the hardest hit. Latinopia Platica bloggers Sal Baldenegro, Ricardo Romo and José "Gugo" Umpierre respond to host … [Read more...]
Coronavirus and culture change In addition to the known damage the Coronavirus pandemic is currently visiting on us, it can potentially wipe out an important feature of Mexican American—actually, … [Read more...]
Diane Rodriguez is an actress, stage director and theater administrator who is Associate Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Center Theater Group. She has been involved in Chicano and Latino theater … [Read more...]
Diane Rodriguez is an acclaimed playwright, actress and stage director whose recent one-woman play, Perfecta, centers on a mother of five who has born children with five different men none of whom she … [Read more...]
The art world is in turmoil, not just in America, but globally where creative minds work and where markets for their art products are sold. Most artists can adapt to self-isolation and quarantine, but … [Read more...]
The effort to organize farm workers under a union contract has been a long and difficult struggle. In 1965, César Chávez and Dolores Huerta created what would become the United Farm Workers Union. … [Read more...]
Latinos live in significant numbers in four states hard hit by the Covid-19 Pandemic: California, Texas, New York, and Florida. It is already evident that the Covid-19 health crisis is changing the … [Read more...]
The fact that more than six million Americans filed for unemployment this week suggests that work for many has disappeared. While many of these jobs may return, there is great uncertainty about when. … [Read more...]
Steve L. Davis is a PEN USA award-winning author and past President of the Texas Institute of Letters. His books include Dallas, 1963; J. Frank Dobie: a Liberated Mind and The Most Dangerous Man in … [Read more...]
Latinopia Music Mitote La Bruma from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Mitote (the Gathering) is a Texas-based Jarocho music group that includes Estevan Azcona, Alex Chavez, Santiago Guerra and Mincho Jacob. … [Read more...]
Diane Rodriguez is a stage and film actress, stage director, and Associate Director of the Los Angeles Center group. Among the many films she has been featured in is the Arnold Schwarzenegger cult … [Read more...]
Alicia Gaspar de Alba is a scholar, cultural critic, novelist and poet whose many works include Desert Blood - The Juarez Murders (2005) and Calligraphy of the Witch (2007). Here she comments on the … [Read more...]
“To Survive the Coronavirus, Americans Must Learn from Mexicans” During the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in the U.S. (and beyond), it behooves Americans to learn from individuals of Mexican … [Read more...]
Conjunto Aztlán is a San Antonio-based music group with roots in the Chicano civil rights movement of the 1970s. The group is comprised of Juan Tejeda, J.J. Barrera, Clemencia Zapata, José Flores … [Read more...]
