Latino arts, history and culture
Me cuesta salir de mi asombro. En el breve plazo de dos semanas se ha gestado un movimiento que ha conducido efectivamente a la renuncia de un gobernador, primero en la historia de nuestro país. Tanta … [Read more...]
I recently attended an event to honor peripatetic educator, journalist and broadcast executive Frank Cruz. The evening at downtown L.A.’s LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (they insist on the upper case “A” … [Read more...]
This month Mark Guerrero's guest for Chicano Music Chronicles is the 80s punk rock band, Los Illegals. The group got its start in the L.A. punk rock scene with their 1981 album "Internal Exiles" on … [Read more...]
Frank Cruz has led a multi-faceted life first as a university professor, then as an on-camera newscaster and then as co-founder of the Telemundo television network. He talks about his career in his … [Read more...]
Imposible contener la emoción, el orgullo profundo y la satisfacción inmensa de ser parte de este momento en mi país. Vivimos un momento singular, una gestión de cambio, un viraje dramático y crucial. … [Read more...]
On July 4, 2019 Dr. Frank Meza, a sports enthusiast and respected leader in the medical community, passed away. He had attended Cal State Northridge, UCLA and UC Davis where he earned his medical … [Read more...]
Carlos Avila is a director, writer and producer. In 2002 he directed the motion picture "Price of Glory" starring Jimmy Smits, Maria del Mar, Ron Perlman, Clifton Collins, Jr. and Jon Seda. Avila … [Read more...]
Income inequality rears its ugly head everywhere... Income inequality is pervasive. It rears its ugly head everywhere. We hear much about income inequality from the likes of U.S. Sen. Bernie … [Read more...]
Using Circus Theory to Understand Trump El Presidente No es Pendejo Most of us know what a circus is. Some of us have been to a circus. The P.T. Barum and Bailey Circus was indeed a spectacle … [Read more...]
Hartos Muy lejos estoy de visionario, mi capacidad predictiva usualmente no aplica a más allá de mañana, excepto en escasas ocasiones. Estoy convencido que una de las frases mas odiosas en el … [Read more...]
These musical and narrated selections were all written by Louie Perez and are part of the CD compilation that accompanies his book, "Good Morning, Aztlán." The book is available from Tia Chucha … [Read more...]
These musical and narrated selections were all written by Louie Perez and are part of the CD compilation that accompanies his book, "Good Morning, Aztlán." The book is available from … [Read more...]
These musical and narrated selections were all written by Louie Perez and are part of the CD compilation that accompanies his book, "Good Morning, Aztlán." The book is available from Tia Chucha … [Read more...]
El escándalo más reciente en la vida Boricua es la colaboración del Secretario de Hacienda y Director de la Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto con el FBI, Institución Federal a la que presenta … [Read more...]
This month, Mark GUerrero's featured musical talent on Chicano Music Chonicle sis music producer Art Brambila. Art was most prolific in the 1970s. In that decade he created a music production … [Read more...]
These musical and narrated selections were all written by Louie Perez and are part of the CD compilation that accompanies his book, "Good Morning, Aztlan." The book is available from … [Read more...]
I have been practicing academic mentorship since I was a 17-year-old freshman at the University of California, Los Angeles (many moons ago). Once accepted into UCLA, I started to mentor high school … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Alejandro Morales The Brick People from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Alejandro Morales is a prolific Chicano author whose works include the novels Caras Viejas y Vino Nuevo (1975); Reto … [Read more...]
Diaspora, if you are listening… I have the right to a citizen’s opinion and the freedom to express it. Within this privilege I can share these with you in this blog. So… I now make an urgent … [Read more...]
Diáspora, si me escuchas... No reclamo más poder que el derecho a la opinión y la libertad de expresarla. Aprovecho el privilegio de un espacio público para hacer un llamado urgente a la … [Read more...]
When are we Mexican … indigenous? Recently I’ve witnessed two spirited debates. One revolved around terminology, that is, what do we call ourselves? The other one revolved around the question of … [Read more...]
