Latino arts, history and culture
An Art Rebel with a Cause: Rudy Treviño and The Chicano Art Movement Rudy Treviño came of age during the tumultuous 1960s era that revolutionized art, music, and culture in America. Treviño … [Read more...]
Angelina Saenz is a poet and author of Edgecliff, a collection of poems. She read selections from Edgecliff at a recent reading of Mujeres Divinas at the Tia Chuca bookstore in Sylmar, California. … [Read more...]
Mis Pensamientos Bienvenidos otra vez a La Voz. This month of May marks one year since the shooting in Uvalde. It is a tragedy that is going to be with us for many years to come. As one person put … [Read more...]
Ire'ne Lara Silva is the author of three poetry collections, furia (Mouthfeel Press, 2010), Blood Sugar Canto (Saddle Road Press, 2016) and most recently Cuicacalli House of Song ( Saddle Road Press, … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco El titulo del libro más reciente de Rafael Cox Alomar es un testimonio al optimismo; consiste del compendio de sus columnas publicadas de 2015 a 2023 en periódicos (El … [Read more...]
Art As Healing: The Uvalde Mural Project. As Abel Ortiz followed the evening news about the horrific killing of 21 of his fellow Uvalde, Texas residents nearly a year ago, he knew that he would … [Read more...]
Edward Vidaurre is a South Texas Poet who was inducted into the prestigious Texas Institute of Letters on April 23, 2022. As part of his induction he was asked to read from his works. He read "God Is" … [Read more...]
Diana López is a Texas author whose works include the adult novella, "Sofia's Saints," as well as her middle school books "Confetti Girl, and Choke." In her short story, "Quinceanunca: Never … [Read more...]
Sergio Troncoso is an acclaimed author whose works include The Last Tortilla (1999), This Wicked Patch of Dust (2011) and Crossing Borders (2011). His most recent book is A Peculiar Kind of … [Read more...]
Ire'ne Lara Silva is a poet based in Texas whose latest collection of poems is titled Cuicatcalli House of Song. Along with fellow poets Luivette Resto and Angelina Saenz , she recently read at the … [Read more...]
Luivette Resto is a Puerto Rican mother, teacher and poet from Aguas Puerto Rico. Now living in Los Angeles, her most recent collection of poems is titled Living on Islands Not Found on Maps. Along … [Read more...]
“What’s the Republican death quota? … “What’s the Republican death quota? … The killing of children and other innocents continues, and the Republicans and their cronies continue to … [Read more...]
Quetzal is an East Los Angeles Chican@ band whose music reflects the social, political and cultural struggles of Latinos in the United States and Latin America. Founded in 1994 by Quetzal Flores, the … [Read more...]
BORDERLANDS: LA FRONTERA, THE NEW MESTIZA by Gloria Anzaldúa Spinsters/Aunt Lute: 1987 203 pages ISBN: 0-933216-25-4 Reviewed by Thelma T. Reyna, Ph.D. Book Review #7 in the PIONEER … [Read more...]
Martha Gonzalez is a musician, composer, leader singer of the music group Quetzal. She is also a scholar and the author of Chicana/o Artivistas: Music, Community and Transborder Tactics in East Los … [Read more...]
Images of the Chicano Barrio: Artist Joe Lopez at Centro Cultural Aztlan Joe Lopez is known for his portrayal of everyday life in the barrios of San Antonio. His oil paintings displayed at a … [Read more...]
This week Mark Guerrero interviews Orlando Zamora, founding member of the East L.A. band of the early 60s, The Sportsmen. Zamora also played in a band with renowned actor Edward James Olmos who was … [Read more...]
Muerte sin Certificado de Defunción por José M. Umpierre El panorama político Puertorriqueño se reviste de tonos lúgubres con anuncios mortuorios. El cuerpo inerte se supone sea el Partido … [Read more...]
Latina and Chicano Art Sightings at Witte Museum and McNay Art Museum The Witte’s collection of Texan Art:Kinship and Culture is extensive, beautiful, and impressive. For this year’s 2023 … [Read more...]
Latina Artists Rise, Speak, and Act to Celebrate International Women’s Month Rise, Speak, Act! an art exhibition recognizing International Women’s Month opened on March 2, 2023 as part of the … [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...]
