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...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.17.19
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 11.10.19
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 10.13.19
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 9.29.19
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 9.07.19
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 8.31.19
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 8.25.19
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 8.18.19
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 8.11.19
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 8.03.19
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 07.28.19
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 07.25.19
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...]