Latino arts, history and culture
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Convaleciendo de mi episodio cardiaco en casas de mi hermana, en solidaridad con mi recuperación, la licenciada en derecho Celina Romany Siaca, tuvo … [Read more...]
Verónica Castillo: Award-Winning Artist and Clay Sculptor A Smithsonian Museum gallery dedicated to the Latino experience opened on June 18, 2022, at the Washington, D.C. Smithsonian National … [Read more...]
Following the conclusion of the Spanish American War in 1898, the island of Puerto Rico became a colony of the United States. Since that time, Puerto Ricans have debated the best course for the … [Read more...]
Singer/songwriter Mark Guerrero interviews singer/songwriter George Ochoa whose history includes being a member of the Slauson Brothers, The Men from SOUND, Cannibal & the Headhunters, Olde Tyme … [Read more...]
Singer/songwriter Mark Guerrero interviews Geree (Geraldine Gonzalez), the great R&B, Latin, and pop vocalist who has sung with some of the best bands to emerge from East Los Angeles, including … [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. On August 24, 2013 they performed their … [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...]
Dagoberto Gilb is a Mexican American writer of short stories and novels whose short story collection The Magic of Blood won the 1994 PEN/Hemingway award. His writings have appeared in The New Yorker, … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word The Search for the Brown Buffalo from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Oscar Zeta Acosta was a civil rights attorney who defended Chicano activists during the heyday of the Chicano Movement. … [Read more...]
Richard Vargas is a poet whose latest book of poetry is How a Civilization Begins. At a recent Florycanto gathering at the home of author and founder of the literary blog, La Bloga, Michael Sedano, … [Read more...]
Melinda Palacio is a poet and novelist. Reviewers of her poetry collection "Folsom Lockdown," have said that "her rich expressions were full of passion...the vivid voices of the characters in her … [Read more...]
Richard Vargas is an acclaimed poet whose latest collection is titled How a Civilization Begins. At a recent Florycanto gathering at the home of author and literary activist Michael Sedano, Vargas … [Read more...]
Richard Vargas is an acclaimed poet whose collections include McLife (2005), American Jesus (2009) and Guernica, Revisted (2014). His latest collection is How a Civilization Begins (2022). At a recent … [Read more...]
John Martinez is a musician and poet who studied Creative Writing under the late Philip Levine. As a musician he has toured with El Teatro de la Tierra and with the group TROKA, co-founded by poet … [Read more...]
Pat Mora is an acclaimed poet, novelist and writers of children's books who wrote Adobe Odes in 2006. The book is an anthology of 49 Odes praising a variety of people, place and things close to Mora's … [Read more...]
Poet and novelist Pat Mora's Adobe Odes is an anthology of 49 odes praising people, places and things that she holds dear. In this Ode to Courage, we discover that courage can be very real and … [Read more...]
Edward Vidaurre is a South Texas poet who was named the 2018-2019 City of McAllen, Texas Poet Laureate. He is also publisher and editor-in-chief of FlowerSong Press. He was inducted into the Texas … [Read more...]
¡Viva Barrio Hollywood! I’m often asked about my background – where I grew up, etc. So I decided to take a break from the day’s “heavy” political topics and instead hit some highlights about Barrio … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Bendito Benito Confieso mi resistencia a querer abonar el tema. Tanto se ha dicho y escrito de Benito Martínez Ocasio (Bad Bunny) y su concierto … [Read more...]
In 1983, a group of Mexican American reporters and columnists working at the Los Angeles Times, together undertook a massive project to report on the Southern California Mexican American community. … [Read more...]
Singer/songwriter Mark Guerrero interviews guitarist Lawrence Perez, leader of the 1960s East L.A. band, The Premiers, who had a national hit record in 1964, "Farmer John." … [Read more...]
