THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 05.11.9
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LATINOS AND THE AMERICAN LITERARY CANON: CARMEN TAFOLLA, SERGIO TRONCOSO AND DAVID BOWLES SPEAK OUT! ALSO, MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS OF LA VOZ, AND RICHARD MONTOYA … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.04.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO WITH: CINCO DE MAYO EVENT PROFILE, DAVID BOWLES ON LORDS OF THE EARTH, CARMEN TAFOLLA ON THE TEXAS INSTITUTE OF LETTERS, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON THE LATEST … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.21.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ALEJANDRO MORALES ON THE BRICK PEOPLE, CHRISTINE GRANADOS ON MAN OF THE HOUSE, ELSA ALMARAZ ON CARLOS ALMARAZ'S CAR CRASHES AND THE MUSIC GROUP QUETZAL ON MIGRA. Wow, what … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.13.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON HOW TO CELEBRATE CÉSAR CHÁVEZ'S MEMORY, THREE AZTLÁN VIDEOS: WHAT IS AZTLÁN, WHERE IS AZTLÁN ONE AND WHERE IS AZTLÁN TWO AND THE PLAN DE AZTLÁN. We start … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.07.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES ON THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SCANDAL, MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES, and DR. ALVARO HUERTA AND JUAN TEJEDA ON THE MECHA NAME CHANGE CONTROVERSY. Lots … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.31.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EL ZOCOTROCO ON TRUMP'S CROCODILE TEARS BOASTING ABOUT ALL HE DOES FOR PUERTO RICO, DAN ARELLANO DEBUNKS COMMON MYTHS OF THE ALAMO, ERNESTO VIGIL ON CORKY GONZALES'S CRUSADE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.23.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DIANE RODRIGUEZ ON "PERFECTA," ROSE PORTILLO IN "PERFECTA," GASPAR ENRIGUEZ ART RETROSPECTIVE AT THE EL PASO MUSEUM OF ART AND SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ ON TRUMP'S "EMERGENCY … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.17.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON SANCTUARY CITY STATUS FOR TUCSON, ALFREDO SANTOS THOUGHTS ON EMILIO ZAMORA, MARK DAY'S THE SAN PATRICIOS, ERNIE HOGAN ON "AN AZTEC LEPRECHAUN," AND BOBBI … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.09.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF DENVER YOUTH CONFERENCE: JESÚS TREVIÑO ON THE LEGACY OF THE CONFERENCE, DENVER YOUTH LIBERATION CONFERENCE ONE AND TWO, 1969 DENVER YOUTH CONFERENCE AND … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 2.24.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LIZ GONZALEZ READS "CONFESSIONS OF A PSEUDO-CHICANA, " MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES WITH GERI GONZALEZ (NO RELATION), EL ZOCOTROCO ON THE LATEST PUERT RICAN COURT … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 2.17.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ARMANDO VÁSQUEZ RAMOS ON EL PLAN DE SANTA BÁRBARA, LATINOPIA DOCUMENT: EL PLAN DE SANTA BÁRBARA, LATINOPIA DOCUMENT: 2015 PUERTO RICO DEBT CRISIS, JUAN GONZÁLEZ ON PUERTO RICO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.09.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EDWARD VIDAURRE READS "O' MATRIARCH," SAL BALDENEGRO ON "THE GOOD, BAD AND THE UGLY," ARMANDO RENDÓN ON A CHICANO BLUEPRINT FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS AND JOSÉ ANGEL GUTIÉRREZ ON … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.03.19
Hola mis Latinopianos! This week saw the release of long time incarcerated political activist Ramsey Muñiz. For those of you who don't know who Ramsey is, he ran for Governor of Texas in 1972 and … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.26.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EDWARD VIDAURRA'S "REASON I DON'T OWN A GUN," ALVARO HUERTA ON "WE DON'T NEED YOUR STINKIN' WALL," JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON "SAN SEBASTIAN STREET FESTIVAL AND HAMILTON" AND LOUIE PÉREZ … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.16.18
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON THE WAR ON CARING, DIANE HERNÁNDEZ VELARDE ON HOW TO MAKE TAMALES AND HOW TO MAKE CAPIROTADA AND CHILE RECIPES FOR THE HOLIDAYS! This week blogger Sal … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 2017 DACA RESCINDED
Latinopia Event 2017 DACA Rescinded from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In September of 2017, President Obama rescinded the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program originally initiated by … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 1.14.18
A “warrior nation” produces a warrior legislator… Today’s politics are simultaneously depressing and infuriating. From President Trump on down to Republican-dominated state legislatures, right-wing … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 1.20.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUÍS QUINTERO ON DIRECTING LA HORA DEL TÉ, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE "LA HORA DEL TÉ," DR. ALVARO HUERTA ON "A BRIEF HISTORY OF MEXICAN IMMIGRATION," AND LINKS TO BLOGS BY OUR … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.12.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: TREVINO ON THE LOSS OF DON FELÍPE DE ORTEGO, SAL BALDENEGRO ON CARNALISMO IS ALIVE AND WELL, MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES WITH THE LEGENDARY SUNNY OSUNA, ALFREDO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 1.04.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EL ZOCOTROCO ON COCK FIGHTS AND HAMILTON, LA ROSTRA FOR NEW YEARS, DAGOBERTO GILB ON LITERARY "VOICE," ALBERTO "TITO" RÍOS ON HOW TO WRITE A POEM AND SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ ON TRUMP … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.24.18
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DR. ALVARO HUERTA ON THE LEGACY OF LEO ESTRADA, RICHARD YNIGUEZ ON ANTHONY QUINN, ANGELA ORTIZ, ON HER PHOTOGRAPHY, RICARDO ACUÑA ON "MUJER", AND SERGIO HERNANDEZ ON "TAMALES … [Read more...]