LATINOPIA EVENT VAHAC MARDIROSIAN
Latinopia Event Vahac Mardirosian from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In 1968, when Chicano students walked out of the four major East Los Angeles high school to protest the inferior education they were … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1968 SAL CASTRO & THE E.I.C.C.
In March, 1968, Mexican American students from four high schools in East Los Angeles walked out in protest of the inferior education they were receiving. Parents, community activists and clergy met on … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD “DOÑA JULIA’S CHILDREN”
Latinopia's blogger Luis R. Torres has recently published a biography of Mexican American education activist Vahac Mardirosian. It was Mardirosian who led the Educational Issues Coordinating … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA LUIS REYES ON MADE IN MEXICO
Latinopia Cinema Luis Reyes Made in Mexico from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Luis Reyes is an acclaimed publicist, film historian and author. Among his books on Latino cinema is the landmark Hispanics … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 1968 L.A. SCHOOL BOARD SIT-IN
Following the 1968 East Los Angeles high school walk-outs, thirteen individuals were indicted and charged with conspiracy to disturb the peace. Sal Castro, a teacher at Lincoln high school was one of … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SAL BALDENEGRO 9.19.18 “HISTORY IS NOT A SPECTATOR SPORT…”
History is not a spectator sport… I taught Chicano history at the University of Arizona, and to make the material more relevant, whenever I could I gave a Tucson perspective to historical dynamics. … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 9.18.18 “DESASTRES NATURALES Y ESQUIZOFRENIA”
Desastres Naturales y Esquizofrenia El Presidente Donald Trump, a un año plazo del paso de los huracanes Irma y María por Puerto Rico y en vísperas de la llegada de otro huracán de similar … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA SHOWCASE “HARVEST OF LONELINESS”
Dr. Gilbert González is a Professor Emeritus in Chicano and Latin American Studies at the University of California at Irvine. He has produced a landmark documentary about the Bracero Program which … [Read more...]
PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO R. SANTOS 9.09.18
Bienvenidos otra vez a La Voz. Me da gusto cada vez que sacamos un ejemplar nuevo por que para nosotros es un placer comparir con la gente todo lo que esta pasando en Austin y otras partes. En la … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA 9.09.18
64/2,975 ¿Que se hace cuando lo abismal es insuficiente y las diferencias irreconciliables? A un año de que los huracanes Irma y María hicieran estragos en Puerto Rico se sigue … [Read more...]
BIOGRAPHY – DOLORES HUERTA
DOLORES HUERTA, LABOR ORGANIZER Dolores Clara Fernandez was born in the Northern New Mexico mining town of Dawson, on April 10, 1930. Her father, Juan Fernandez, was a miner and occasional farm … [Read more...]
BIOGRAPHY – MARÍA ELENA DURAZO
MARIA ELENA DURAZO, LABOR ORGANIZER María Elena Durazo is widely regarded as one of the most powerful and savvy union organizers in the United States. On May 15, 2006 she was elected to serve … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.29.18
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LOUIE PEREZ OF LOS LOBOS ON HIS NEW BOOK, GOOD MORNING AZTLÁN, LUIS REYES ON HIS NEW BOOK, MADE IN MEXICO: HOLLYWOOD SOUTH OF THE BORDER AND MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 8.26.18
Omarosa En estos tiempos revueltos en que el escándalo es asunto cotidiano y resulta cada vez más difícil encontrar a quien creer, se añade el libro de Omarosa Manigault Newman, ex ayudante de … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SAL BALDENEGRO 8.19.18
Where is the love? And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. Saul of Tarsus, aka Paul the Apostle (First Letter to the Corinthians) “Charity,” which … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ALEX ESPINOZA ON DIEGO LEÓN
Latinopia Word Alex Espinosa Diego Leon_ from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Alex Espinoza is the author of two novels. His fiction and non-fiction work has been published in numerous literary journals. … [Read more...]
PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 8.18.19
Bienvenidos otra vez a La Voz Newspaper. As you can see and feel, this issue of La Voz topped out at 24 pages. We had a lot more news to share but will have hold up on until the next issue. In … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA SPECIAL HOPE IN DARK TIMES
Hope In Dark Times from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. What can we do to combat the onslaught of the Trump presidency? Fight back! … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA del ZOCOTROCO 8.11.18 “LOS JUEGOS CENTROAMERICANOS Y DEL CARIBE”
Los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Una columna que atiende la cultura tiene por obligación que incluir el deporte, que constituye un aspecto esencial en su quehacer y sirve una función vital … [Read more...]
BRAVO ROAD with DON FELIPE 8.05.18 “DEMOGRAPHY AND DESTINY: AMERICAN HISPANICS IN THE 21ST CENTURY”
DEMOGRAPHY AND DESTINY: AMERICAN HISPANICS IN THE 21ST CENTURY--IMPLICATIONS OF MINORITY TO MAJORITY SHIFTS IN SELECT GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS As part of the process of keeping my college … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA del ZOCOTROCO 7.29.18 “ESTRENO DE UNO A UNO”
Uno a Uno es la realización más reciente de Noel Quiñones. Ello presenta la ineludible realidad que abordar en primer término; Noel es mi amigo. Lo es desde el momento en que llegó a los antiguos … [Read more...]