Latino arts, history and culture
Listen to the children… As I write this, young people are in the frontlines of political change. High-school students, survivors of the Feb 14 massacre in Parkland, Fla., are confronting … [Read more...]
Book Review: “Stranger: The Challenge of a Latino Immigrant in the Trump Era” By Jorge Ramos Reviewed by Luís Torres Journalist Jorge Ramos Challenges Donald Trump “Get outta here, go back … [Read more...]
Los Lobos is an internationally acclaimed Chicano rock and roll music group with multiple Grammy awards to their name. Although the group released their first album, "Just Another Band from East L.A." … [Read more...]
Following the success of their album, "The Neighborhood," the East Los Angeles band, Los Lobos, released "Kiko" in 1992. This break-out album was revolutionary in style, form and content and … [Read more...]
JAMES BALDWIN, RICHARD WRIGHT, THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE AND CHICANO CONSCIOUSNESS Our paths did not cross … [Read more...]
Latinopia Event 1968 ELA Walkouts Legacy from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. On March 1, 1968, thousands of students walked out of five predominantly Mexican American high schools in East Los Angeles. … [Read more...]
Robert Francis Kennedy was shot in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968. The brother of President John F. Kennedy, Robert had just been nominated by the … [Read more...]
En estos tiempos aciagos y momentos difíciles, resulta necesario el aliento de la esperanza. Los golpes que hemos recibido han sido fuertes y seguidos, contundentes, tal vez definitivos si logramos … [Read more...]
This month Mark Guerrero's featured singer/songwriter is Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan, founding member of the '70s funk band War. Jordan has had a number of roles over the years, acting as vocalist and … [Read more...]
Special-ed placements: we get it from both sides As they say: “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” The Trump administration is looking to delay an Obama-era rule meant to counter … [Read more...]
The following interview with author Thelma Reyna on her latest book Reading Tea Leaves After Trump was conducted on January 26, 2018 by of La Casita Grande and is reprinted here with their … [Read more...]
If Democratic leaders make a deal with President Donald J. Trump on his "s---hole" border wall, they will secure his re-election in 2020. (Here, I’m borrowing a word, "s---hole" or “shithole,” from … [Read more...]
More than half a century ago in the midst of cold war flurry I was part of an American deterrence strategy that shaped my life in ways I am only now becoming aware of. If memory serves me, this is how … [Read more...]
De Acá y de Allá De muy pocas cosas me siento seguro en esta vida. Se que voy a morir un día, que hay una gente que me quiere bien y a quien quiero. Mas allá de eso son pocas las verdades que … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON JOSÉ ESQUIVEL AND MARGARET GARCIA, MARK GUERRERO'S EAST L.A. MUSIC STORIES WITH ART BRAMBILA AND DIANE LOPEZ ON "QUINCENUNCA: NEVER FIFTEEN." Christmas is … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EDUARDO PAGAN ON THE ZOOT SUIT RIOTS, RICARDO ROMO ON EARLY HISTORY OF SOUTH TEXAS, DOLORES HUERTA ON CESAR CHAVEZ'S 1966 PEREGRINACIÓN AND ANGELA ROA "CANTO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON THE LEGACY OF LUIS JIMENEZ, MELINDA PALACIO ON HOW FIRE IS A STORY, WAITING, THE ART OF LINDA VALLEJO AND EDWARD VIDUARRE READS "GOD IS. A potpourri of art … [Read more...]
