MOMENT IN TIME DOSS VS. BERNAL
This photo is of Alex and Esther Bernal who in 1943 won a historic and precedent-setting lawsuit which challenged long-standing residential segregatiom in Fullerton, California. Here's the … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA CARLOS SANDOVAL ON “A CLASS APART”
Carlos Sandoval is co-producer of the award winning documentary "A Class Apart." In the 1950s Mexican Americans were blatantly discriminated against and often lynched. The 14 Amendment which provided … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA SHOWCASE VOCES – LEONARD FUENTES
Since 1999, Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez has been documenting the history and lives of Latino veterans of World War Two, Korea and, later, Viet Nam. Each year, Dr. Rivas-Rodriguez conducts an editing … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 10.29.22 A DIOS ROGANDO Y CON EL MAZO DANDO
Burundanga de Zocotroco A Dios rogando y con el mazo dando. Reconozco que con más frecuencia que lo contrario, esta columna dedica más espacio a la inconformidad y las quejas, sobran … [Read more...]
MIS PENSAMIENTOS WITH ALFREDO SANTOS 12.05. 22
Here come the General Election in November. Major races include the contest for Governor of Texas, Attorney General and a whole host of down ballot candidates. The air waves and social media will be … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG ROSE PORTILLO 10.27.19 “DAY OF THE DEAD”
The Irish say that there are times and places on our planet when the “veil” lifts or, at the very least, grows thin. The veil refers to that which separates the dead from the living. Whatever you may … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S EAST L.A. MUSIC STORIES – LI’L RAY JIMENEZ
Singer/songwriter Mark Guerrero interviews singer/songwriter/performer Li'l Ray Jimenez, one of the best singers and performers to emerge from the "Golden Age" of the East L.A. music scene of the … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S EAST L.A. STORIES – BOBBY AVILA
Singer/songwriter Mark Guerrero interviews musician Bobby Avila, who went from having a troubled and difficult youth, which included juvenile hall and being homeless as a teenager, to having a musical … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S EAST L.A. MUSIC STORIES – CHAN ROMERO
Singer/songwriter Mark Guerrero interviews rock & roll pioneer Chan Romero whose song "The Hippy Hippy Shake" was recorded by The Beatles, The Swingin' Blue Jeans, The Georgia Satellites, and many … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES 10.15.22 RACIST COMMENTS A SETBACK FOR LATINOS
Secretly Recorded Racist Comments by Public Officials Are a Setback for Latinos !Chingao! Latino political “leaders” have created a tsunami of controversy and social chingasos … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD CYNTHIA GUARDADO READS “REFLEJO”
Cynthia Guardado is a professor of English at Fullerton College and a poet whose most recent collection of poems is titled Cenizas (Ashes). Here she reads the poem, "Reflejo" … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD CYNTHIA GUARDADO
Cynthia Guardado is a professor of English at Fullerton College and a poet whose most recent collection of poems is titled Cenizas (Ashes). Cynthia was born and raised in the United States of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ROLANDO HINOJOSA IN HIS OWN WORDS PART TWO
Acclaimed author Rolando Hinojosa passed away on April 19, 2022. In 2009 filmmaker Jesús Treviño interviewed Rolando about his entire career. In this In His Own Words Part Two, Rolando speaks about … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ROLANDO HINOJOSA IN HIS OWN WORDS PART ONE
Acclaimed author Rolando Hinojosa passed away on April 19, 2022. In 2009 filmmaker Jesús Treviño interviewed Rolando about his entire career. In this In His Own Words Part One, Rolando speaks about … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 10. 08.22 LLUEVE Y NO ESCAMPA
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Llueve y no Escampa Nunca me han gustado los lamentos, hace un tiempo decidí prescindir de la pena y la culpa, igual intento con el coraje. La … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC CONJUNTO HUEYAPAN “EL SIQUISIRI”
El Conjunto Hueyapan is a music group dedicated to the jarocho music tradition that originated in Veracruz, Mexico. Founded in 1973 by Fermín Herrera, A Professor of Nahuatl at California State … [Read more...]
MARK GUERRERO’S EAST L.A. MUSIC STORIES – SAL MURILLO OF THE BLENDELLS
Singer/songwriter Mark Guerrero interviews Sal Murillo, lead singer of The Blendells who had a national hit record, "La La La La La" in 1965. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC CONJUNTO HUEYAPAN “EL AHUALULCO”
Conjunto Hueyapan is a jarocho musical group made up of two generations of the Herrera family. Founded in 1973 by Fermín Herrera, the group hails from Oxnard, California and are always is in popular … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA MUSIC CONJUNTO HUEYAPAN “EL ZAPATEADO”
Conjunto Hueyapan is a jarocho music group from Oxnard, California that was founded by Fermín Herrera in 1973. The jarocho music tradition from Veracruz replies on the interplay between the string … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 09.17.22 FLACO JIMENEZ MUSIC VIRTUOSO
Flaco Jimenez: A South Texas Music Virtuoso Flaco Jimenez’s music journey has been as imposing as a Texas Tornado, as sizzling as a Super Seven Texas sun, and as dramatic as a rocking Rolling … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 05.05.23 RUDY TREVIÑO AND THE CHICANO ART MOVEMENT
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...]