Latino arts, history and culture
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...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON THE LEGACY OF HECTOR GARCIA AND THE G.I.FORUM, ARTURO ROSALES ON THE 1929 FOUNDING OF THE LEAGUE OF UNITED MEXICAN AMERICAN CITIZENS, A MOMENT IN TIME AS J.F.K. … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ON VETERAN'S DAY HONORING THE LEGACY OF ADOLFO HARPO CELAYA, A SURVIVOR OF THE SINKING OF THE U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS--Y TODAVIA DANDOLE GAS! ALSO SAL BALDENEGRO ON THE ARIZONA … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: TO CELEBRATE DÍA DE LA RAZA, FRANCISCO X. ALARCON READS TWO POEMS IN SPANISH, ENGLISH AND NAHUATL, SAL BALDENEGRO'S POLITICAL SALSA ON YAQUI MUSICIAN GABRIEL AYALA, RICARDO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JOSÉ MONTOYA READING 'EL LOUIE," CARMEN TAFOLLA'S ONE WOMAN SHOW "OCCUPATION NONE," AND "TERE," LATINOPIA DOCUMENT "CONGRESSIONAL LETTER TO PUERTO RICO'S OVERSIGHT … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES REVIEWS LUIS RODRÍGUEZ'S PLAY ALWAYS RUNNING, ALVARO HUERTA REFLECTS ON LIFE AFTER THE EL PASO SHOOTINGS, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE "LOVE IN THE TIME OF ALBINO" AND THE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HERMAN SILLAS ON THE MEANING OF LABOR DAY, DOLORES HUERTA ON THE HISTORIC 1966 FARMWORKERS MARCH TO SACRAMENTO, EL ZOCOTROCO ON NEW LYRICS FOR THE PUERTORICAN NATIONAL ANTHEM … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUÍS RAMÓN QUINTERO ON GUILTLESS; CHRISTINE GRANADOS "FIGHT LIKE A MAN," MIS PENSAMIENTOS WITH ALFREDO SANTOS, LATINOPIA EVENT PROFILE THE PORVENIR MASSACRE, AND THE ARTWORK … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON THE EL PASO MURDERS AND BLOOD ON TRUMP'S HANDS, ALVARO HUERTA'S NEW BOOK, "DEFENDING LATINA/O IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES," EL ZOCOTROCO ON HOW THE EL PASO KILLINGS … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES ON "THE EL PASO MASSACRE--CONNECTING THE DOTS," ALVARO HUERTA ON "THE MOST HUNTED SPECIES," JOSE MURATTI ON "THE ARMS OF IDENTITY," AND JOSÉ ANGEL GUTIÉRREZ ON … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ALEJANDRO MORALES LITTLE NATION, LATINOPIA EVENT PROFILE: THE PUERTO RICAN DIASPORA, JOSÉ MURATTI AN EXILE'S PAPERS, AND LOS POCHOS, "PASO DEL NORTE." In recent years there … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON RICARDO ROSELLÓ'S RESIGNATION, LUIS TORRES ON FRANK CRUZ'S NEW MEMOIR STRAIGHT OUT OF BARRIO HOLLYWOOD, MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES WITH LOS … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: BREAKING NEWS: PUERTO RICANS OUST GOVERNOR ROSELLÓ, HONORING LATINOPIA HERO DR. FRANK MEZA, FRANK CRUZ'S NEW MEMOIR, "STRAIGHT OUT OF BARRIO HOLLYWOOD, " AND BURUNDANGA BORICUA … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON "INCOME EQUALITY RAISES ITS UGLY HEAD," ALFREDO SANTOS ON "TRUMP THE CIRCUS RINGLEADER," SOÑIA ROMERO ON HER ART AND CAROS AVILA ON HIS FILM "PRICE OF … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LOUIE PEREZ'S GOOD MORNING AZTLÁN PODCAST, BURUDANGA BORICUA ON " PODEROSO CABALLERO ES DON DINERO," AND LOUIE PEREZ ON HIS NEW BOOK. This week Latinopia continues on the … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LATINOPIA LAUNCHES NEW PODCASTS: LOUIE PEREZ'S GOOD MORNING AZTLÁN AND MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES - ART BRAMBILA. ALSO FIERCE POLITICS WITH DR. ALVARO HUERTA, … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON "WHEN ARE WE MEXICAN...INDIGENOUS?" EL ZOCOTROCO ON "DIASPORA: SI ME ESCUCHAS," AND WHAT IS CHICANO ART AND VICTOR SANCHEZ CARDONA'S VIRTUAL GALLERY … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SE NOS FUE! TREVIÑO ON RAUL RUÍZ'S LEGACY, LUIS GARZA ON THE PHOTOGRAPHERS AT THE SILVER DOLLAR BAR, RAUL RUÍZ INTERVIEW ON THE LEGACY OF THE HIGH SCHOOL WALKOUTS, LUIS … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO ON IMMINENT STORMS, ALFREDO SANTOS ON D-DAY REMEMBERED, AND SURVIVOR ADOLFO "HARPO" CELAYA ON THE SINKING OF THE U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS. This … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JOSÉ ÁNGEL GUTIÉRREZ ON HIS NEW BOOK THE EAGLE HAS EYES: FBI SURVEILLANCE OF CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES WITH BILLY CARDENAS, CÉSAR CHÁVEZ'S LAST … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SERGIO HERNANDEZ ON MEMORIAL DAY, SERGIO TRONCOSO ON CROSSING BORDERS, ALEJANDRO MORALES ON RAG DOLL PLAGUES AND ROLANDO HINOJOSA on OUR LOYAL SERVANTS This week … [Read more...]
