THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: 03.15.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON FORGIVENESS, SERGIO TRONCOSO ON "A PECULIAR KIND OF IMMIGRANT'S SON," FILMMAKER MARK DAY'S THE SAN PATRICIO BATALLION, AND HOW TO MAKE IRISH JALAPENO SODA … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.16.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY WITH ALEJANDRO MOLINA'S LOVE POEM "SAN VALENTÍN," AND SAL BALDENEGRO ON "BRING BACK DECENCY," JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON "LLUEVE Y NO ESCAMPA," JUAN FELÍPE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.09.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CHICANO MUSIC MEDLEY. MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES VISITS WITH GEORGE LANDA, JUAN TEJEDA ON CONUNTO MUSIC, CONJUNTO HUEYAPAN WITH EL AHUALULCO AND LITTLE JOE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 2.03.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MURALS!! RICARDO ROMO ON SAN ANTONIO' S JACQUELINE BECERRA MURAL JOHN VALDEZ ON THE BROADWAY MURAL, WAYNE HEALY AND DAVID BOTELLO ON THE CHICANO TIME TRIP MURAL, AND ANTHONY … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.26.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LATINOS IN SCIENCE FICTION! LATINOPIA VISITS THE UC RIVERSIDE SCIENCE FICTION CONFERENCE, MARIO ACEVEDO ON "VAMPIRES OF ROCKY FLATS," DAVID BOWLES ON "LORDS OF THE EARTH," … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.19.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON THE LATINO LEGACY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., SALOMON BALDENEGRO ON "DRAFT BOARDS," JOSÉ M. UMPIERRE ON THE PUERTO RICAN EARTHQUAKES, MARÍA JIMÉNEZ HENLEY ON … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.12.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON THE BIRTH OF THE BORDERLAND FOLKLORE, ALVARO HUERTA ON BARRIO WISDOM, QUETZAL ON "CANTO LISO," LOS FABULOCOS "UNA PURA Y DOS CON SAL," AND LOUIE PEREZ ON LOS … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.05.2020
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: POETRY! POETRY! POETRY! JOSÉ MONTOYA READS "EL LOUIE," NORA NARANJO READS "MY FATHER'S FEET," ALBERTO RÍOS READS "RETURNING TO THE CAT," AND THELMA REYNA READS "SLEEPLESS … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.29.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES FEATURES THE LEGENDARY LALO GUERRERO, DIANE HERNÁNDEZ VELARDE'S RECIPE FOR HOLIDAY TREAT CAPIROTADA, A CHICANO BLUEPRINT FOR THE NEXT … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.23.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DIANE HERNÁNDEZ VELARDE ON LA TAMALADA, RICARDO ROMO ON CÉSAR MARTÍNEZ, JAMES DEL CAMPO REVIEWS EUGENE AGUILERA'S LATINO BOXING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND CÉSAR MARTÍNEZ AT … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.15.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON "HYPOCRITES CHASING WINDMILLS," JOHN VALADEZ ON IMAGERY IN HIS PHOTO REALISTIC ART, LIZ GONZALEZ READS "DANCING IN THE SANTA ANA WINDS" AND LOUIE PEREZ ON … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.08.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ALVARO HUERTA ON TRUMP MAKING AMERICA UNGREAT, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON "INSPIRATION" IN PUERTO RICO, RICARDO ROMO ON WHY CENTRAL AMERICANS COME TO THE U.S. AND QUETZAL ON … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.01.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES ON THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS, MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES PODCAST VISITS WITH LITTLE WILLIE G, ROBERT BELTRAN ON STAR TREK VOYAGER AND MÓNICA TERESA ORTÍZ … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: 11.24.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THANKSGIVING SIDES DISHES: LUIS TORRES' CALABACITAS, DIANE VELARDE HERNÁNDEZ 'S FIDEO, CHILE RELLENOS AND GUACAMOLE, XOCHITL JULISA BERMEJO ON NOPALES. Turkey Day this … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.04.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES RETURNS WITH LOUIE AND LENCHO, TOM WALDMAN AND DAVID REYES'S EASTSIDE HEARTBEATS, OLGA GARCIA ECHEVERRIA ON "LINGUALISTIC ALGO" AND … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.27.19 DIA DE LOS MUERTOS!
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: AMALIA MESA-BAINS ON DAY OF THE DEAD, ROSE PORTILLO ON DAY OF THE DEAD, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON WAITING ON THE SUPREME COURT AND RICARDO ROMO ON THE ART OF MARTA … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.20.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUZ BAZAN ON JULIÁN CASTRO, ALFREDO SANTOS'S PENSAMIENTOS FROM LA VOZ, MELINDA PALACIOS ON HOW A FIRE IS A STORY, WAITING AND JOSÉ MURATTI- TORO READS "HOY" (TODAY). This … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.06.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SERGIO TRONCOSO ON "A PECULIAR KIND OF IMMIGRANT'S SON," MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES WITH HIRTH MARTINEZ, CIHUATL SONG WITH TEZCATLIPOCA AND PAT MORA READS "MI … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.21.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON DOLORES HUERTA, ALFREDO SANTOS ON JULIÁN CASTRO, JOSÉ E. MURATTI ON AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME, AND LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ'S PLAY ALWAYS RUNNING. Hola … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.15.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON "VOTING AND SELF-DETERMINATION," LATINOPIA PROFILE ON MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY, XOCHITL JULISA BERMEJO "OUR LADY OF THE WATER GALLONS," MUSICAL INFLUENCES ON … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ALEJANDRO MURGUÍA “NINETEEN MEN”
Alejandro Murguía is a poet and narrative writer who has won the coveted American Book Award twice for his short story collections Southern Front (1990) and This War Called Love (2002). In 2013 he was … [Read more...]