Latino arts, history and culture
Why We Love Art: A Latino Perspective I have often wondered about the following questions about art. Can you fall in love with art? Can art change or reshape our feelings and emotions? Scientists and … [Read more...]
Before the end of 2024, I want to highlight that this year marks the 25th anniversary of my award-winning book, Subtractive Schooling: U.S.-Mexican Youth and the Politics of Caring, published by the … [Read more...]
Our Lady of Guadalupe: Religion and Origins of Mexican National Consciousness On December 12, the Centro Cultural Aztlan opened the 29th Annual “Celebration a La Virgen de Guadalupe” Group … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EATON FIRE THREATENS LATINOPIA, WHERE TO GET FIRE AID, MICHEAL SEDANO AND RUDY CH. GARCIA ON THE FIRE, AND RICARDO ROMO ON BENITO HUERTA. Hola mi gente. Well this certainly … [Read more...]
The Virgen de Guadalupe is a revered religious image with millions of followers worldwide. In this film clip from the documentary Visions of Aztlan, we learn that in recent years Chicana artists have … [Read more...]
Every Christmas Diane Velarde Hernández celebrates, as do many Latinos, with the making of tamales. This tradition of friends and family working together to make tamales is known as "La Tamalada." … [Read more...]
He who is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone… John 8:7, New Testament I had decided to take a break from heavy political topics … but then President Biden pardoned his son Hunter, … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre En el mundo de las artes se discute la inspiración; en el ámbito de las ciencias se adscribe valor heurístico. Se refiere a la capacidad que tiene … [Read more...]
Chicano Artist Frank Romero’s Concurrent Solo Exhibition Criss-Crosses The U.S. A concurrent solo exhibition at Ruiz-Healy Art galleries in New York City and San Antonio, De aquí y de allá: … [Read more...]
Ramón Emeterio Betances Y Alacán Ramón Emeterio Betances is recognized as the “Father of the Puerto Rican Nation” for his life long involvement in the pursuit of liberty and his leadership in … [Read more...]
Pues aquí estamos, at the end of the 2024 year. ¿Qué te puedo decir? It has been a wild ride! For us here at La Voz Newspapers, 2025 will mark our 20 year of publishing a community based news … [Read more...]
Tejano Artists in Texas: A Brief History The word Tejano almost never appears on the front page of The New York Times. But in a December 1, 2024 story by Jazmine Ulloa about the arrival of … [Read more...]
Lorenzo Cano is one of those “silent” leaders of the Chicano Movement. Originally from Corpus Christi, Texas, he became the Associate Director of the Center for Mexican American Studies at the … [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...]
First Thanksgiving in El Paso Centuries before the first Spanish Explorers ventured into the El Paso region, the "High Plains" and deserts of the Rio Grande valley were the home of the Mansos, … [Read more...]
2024 has been a good year for Latino Art. Museum and gallery shows in Santa Fe, Houston, and New York City in November and December highlight the deep talent and rich variety of Latino Southwestern … [Read more...]
Welcome to Cocina Hernández! Diane Velarde Hernández shares another one of her great Mexican cuisine recipes with us. Today it's Pico de Gallo and Guacamole. Enjoy! … [Read more...]
Diane Velarde Hernández returns with another great Lenten recipe: chiles rellenos. Stuffed chile peppers is a favorite staple of Mexican cuisine. Diane walks us through the basic recipe for stuffing … [Read more...]
Welcome to another visit with Cocina Hernández. As Easter approaches Latinopia thought it would be fun to find out how to cook a favorite Lenten food prepared in Latino households throughout the … [Read more...]
Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre De Peligro Inminente y Primeros Auxilios El Estado Autocrático Para todo aquel que intenta cumplir la responsabilidad ciudadana de mantenerse … [Read more...]
