Latino arts, history and culture
Latinopia is proud to present another visit to Cocina Hernández. This time Diane Hernández shows us how to make red chile salsa from scratch and then shows how to put it to work on enchiladas! A … [Read more...]
Welcome to Cocina Hernández! In this episode Diane Velarde Hernández shares another one of her great Mexican recipes with us. This time it's "Sopa de Fideo," a traditional rendering of vermicelli … [Read more...]
Jose Lozano is an artist based in Fullerton, California whose works include paintings, murals and serigraphs. He works in "series" of drawings or paintings which include "luchadores" (wrestlers), … [Read more...]
In 1937 San Antonio, Texas was the center of pecan production in the United States. More than 12,000 people worked at shelling pecans for America's markets. When management decided to cut back on … [Read more...]
EMMA TENAYUCA, LABOR ORGANIZER Born on December 21, 1916, Emma Tenayuca was the eldest of eleven children who was raised by her maternal grandparents in San Antonio, Texas. Perhaps best known … [Read more...]
What do artists do when they want to talk about their craft to one another? They get together and share a meal and talk shop! Such an event took place on November 6, 2009 when a number of Chicano … [Read more...]
The cold winds sweeping through the streets today in San Antonio stir up cherished memories of my childhood in my beloved Barrio El Azteca during the 1940s and 1950s, where the comforting aroma of … [Read more...]
Linda Vallejo is an accomplished artist whose works include paintings and installation pieces. In 2007 she had a show at the Metro Gallery in Los Angeles showcasing her move from portraits of nudes to … [Read more...]
In LA, there IS crying in baseball How ‘bout those Dodgers? It’s been a few days since the LA team clinched their second World’s Series win in a row and we’re still talking about that here … [Read more...]
The present panorama in a nutshell It is not difficult to adopt a vision of life in which we move from crisis to crisis, one of constant problems and challenges that require … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre El panorama presente en pocas palabras No es difícil adoptar una visión de vida en que nos movemos de crisis en crisis, de problemas y desafíos … [Read more...]
A Latino Museum opens in San Antonio's Westside: labor leader Emma Tenayuca among the honored. The Museuo del Westside opened its doors on October 18th with its inaugural exhibition, "Our Work … [Read more...]
One morning when Jo Emma and I went on our regular walking around the walking track that is right across the street from our house, we started comparing notes when we first heard the term, "tatuaje," … [Read more...]
On November 2nd of each year, Latinos throughout Mexico and the United States celebrate El Día de los Muertos, or The Day of the Dead. It is a time to remember and honor our beloved ones who have … [Read more...]
All Souls Day—El Día de los Muertos—is a sacred and joyful celebration deeply rooted in Mexican and Mexican American culture. Observed this coming Sunday on November 2nd, it is a time when families … [Read more...]
The Mexican/U.S. Latino holiday known as Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead [November 1 & 2], was celebrated in many cities across the U.S. In San Antonio, Texas, the Pearl District … [Read more...]
The American fascists are most easily recognized by their deliberate perversion of truth and fact. Henry A. Wallace, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Vice President (1941–45) and Goodwill Ambassador to Latin … [Read more...]
Eva Marengo Sanchez, a native of San Antonio, is one of 38 Tejano artists in the Chicano exhibit, Soy de Tejas: A Statewide Survey of Latinx Art, at the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & … [Read more...]
On October 18, 2025, seven million Americans rose up to march and protest President Donald Trump's draconian measures to destroy American democracy and the rule of law. One of the citie sin which the … [Read more...]
Gladys Roldan de Moras: A National Award-Winning Mexican and Western Art Painter Gladys Roldan de Moras is La Reina [Queen] of American Western art. Since entering Western art shows, she has … [Read more...]
This is Part Two of Two Parts of six notable people from San Antonio, Texas, for a total of twelve outstanding individuals. Through the encouragement and persuasion of my good friend, brother … [Read more...]
