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THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.06.18

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MICHEAL SEDANO ON "THE FABULOUS SINKHOLE COMES TO LIFE," BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON "CELEBRATING THE CUATRO," DON FELIPE ON "IF NOT FOR THE G.I. BILL" AND MITOTE PERFORMING "LA … [Read more...]

Filed Under: THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA, Tia Tenopia Tagged With: Bravo Road with Don Felipe, Dr. Philip De Ortego y Gasca

June 6, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.27.18

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON THE WORLD WAR TWO GENERATION,  MAGGIE RIVAS RODRÍGUEZ'S VOCES PROFILES ON  CARMEN CONTRERAS BOZAK AND JULIAN GONZALEZ, MYLENE MORENO'S "ON TWO FRONTS,"  AND … [Read more...]

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May 27, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.20.18

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ALVARO HUERTA ON THE RACIST ERA OF TRUMP,  ADOLFO GUZMAN LÓPEZ'S VINE A LOS ANGELES,  ALFREDO SANTOS'S  PENSAMIENTOS,  FRANCISCO ALARCÓN ON POETRY AND OLMECA AND … [Read more...]

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May 20, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.13.18

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JORGE HUERTA ON LATINO THEATER FROM ACTOS TO PLAYS, RUBEN GUEVARA'S RUBEN AND THE JETS, SAL BALDENEGRO ON REPUBLICAN HYPOCRISY. This week we visit with Dr. Jorge Huerta, the … [Read more...]

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May 13, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.05.18

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CASA 0101'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, DON FELIPE ORTEGO ON THE MECHA STUDENT OCCUPATION OF UTEP BACK IN THE DAY, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON MAY DAY IN PUERTO RICO, AND ADOLFO GUZMAN … [Read more...]

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May 5, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.29.18

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: A.P.GONZALEZ & "THE WETBACK,"  JOSEFINA LOPEZ'S CASA 0101 AND JOSE UMPIERRE ON THE 1950 NATIONALIST INSURRECTION. We have quite a wide range of topics this week! … [Read more...]

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April 29, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.22.18

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RUBÉN FUNKAHUATL GUEVARA'S CONFESSIONS OF A RADICAL DOO WOP SINGER, SAL BALDENEGRO ON "EMAIL ORGANIZING--GIVE ME YOUR MONEY," DR. ALVARO HUERTA ON "I AM NOT YOUR WETBACK" AND … [Read more...]

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April 21, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: 4.15.18

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  DON FELIPE ON MEXICAN AMERICAN PATRIOTISM AND TRUMP INSULTS, EL ZOCOTROCO ON PUERTO RICAN IDENTITY, JUAN GONZALEZ ON PUERTO RICO'S ECONOMIC CRISIS AND SERG HERNÁNDEZ ON MARK … [Read more...]

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April 15, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.08.18

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CLASSIC CHICANO ROCK: TIERRA, CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES SHOWCASES STEVE SALAS, STEVE SALAS REMEMBERS, AND  CANNIBAL AND THE HEADHUNTERS. A week of classic Chicano rock! This … [Read more...]

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April 8, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.01.18

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CHICANO BASEBALL SEASON IN 1949 AND WHAT A SEASON IT WAS! ALSO THIS WEEK, A.P. GONZALEZ'S DOCUMENTARY ON LATINOS IN BASEBALL: EL BÉISBOL AND LUIS TORRES ON BLACK BASEBALL … [Read more...]

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March 31, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.26.18

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  ALFREDO SANTOS' PENSAMIENTOS, ALVARO HUERTA'S CRUISING WITH NAYTO, AND DANIEL ACOSTA'S HOMEBOY 1 & 2. Hola Latinopians! Just when you thought it was safe to put your … [Read more...]

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March 26, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.18.18

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ST PATRICK DAY AND THE SAN PATRICIO BATTALION, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON RAMÓN EMETERIO BETANCES,  RANDY JURADO ERTLL ON TRUMP CRIMINALIZING SALVADORANS, LATINOPIA BIOGRAPHY ON … [Read more...]

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March 18, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.11.18

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CARLOS MUÑOZ ON THE L.A .THIRTEEN, LUIS TORRES ON JORGE RAMOS’S NEW BOOK STRANGER, SAL BALDENEGRO ON “LISTEN TO THE CHILDREN,” MARK GUERRERO’S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES ON LOUIE … [Read more...]

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March 10, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 2.25.18

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DOLORES AT THE PEREGRINACIÓN, DOLORES AT CÉSAR CHÁVEZ FAST, DOLORES AND THE ROBERT KENNEDY ASSASSINATION AND SERG HERNÁNDEZ. Hola Latinopians! This week PBS announced its … [Read more...]

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February 25, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 2.11.18

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: A SPECIAL VALENTINE FROM QUETZAL, SAL BALDENEGRO ON SPECIAL ED - WE GET IT FROM BOTH SIDES, JOSÉ ANGEL GUTIÉRREZ ON EL MOVIMIENTO, PART TWO AND MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC … [Read more...]

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February 11, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: 3.04.18

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LEGACY OF THE E.L.A. HIGH SCHOOL WALKOUTS, SAL CASTRO & THE EICC, LOS ANGELES SCHOOL BOARD SIT-IN, DON FELIPE ON JAMES BALDWIN AND RICHARD WRIGHT AND SERG HERNÁNDEZ ON THE … [Read more...]

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March 4, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 2.04.18

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RAUL RUÍZ AND JOE RAZO AT THE SILVER DOLLAR, JOSÉ ANGEL GUTIÉRREZ'S REFLECTIONS ON THE CHICANO MOVEMENT, THELMA REYNA INTERVIEWED BY LA CASITA GRANDE AND MARK GUERRERO'S … [Read more...]

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February 4, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA ART RUPERT GARCIA ON PUBLIC ART

Rupert Garcia is a San Francisco Bay Area artist known for the striking imagery of his silkscreens and posters. Latinopia asked Rupert how he came to silkscreening and discovered that silkscreening … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art, LATINOPIA ART Tagged With: 1968 Paris student protests, Chicano Art, Chicano artists, Rupert Garcia

June 1, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 1.21.18

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JOSÉ UMPIERRE - "DE ACA Y DE ALLA,"  ALVARO HUERTA "WE NEED A CLEAN DACA BILL, NOW!" BANCARROTA, TRAILER2 FOR THE SEARING DOCUMENTARY AND MOMENT IN TIME: REIES LÓPEZ TIJERINA … [Read more...]

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January 20, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 1.01.18 “THE NATIONAL PROJECT”

In hard times, I find comfort in the thought of Albert Einstein.         Do not expect things to change if we do the same.        Crisis is the best blessing people and countries can have, for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Burunganda Boricua Tagged With: Burundanga Boricua del Zocotroco, José M. Umpierre

January 1, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD DAGOBERTO GILB ON HUIZACHE

Latinopia Word Dagoberto on Huizache from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Dagoberto Gilb is a celebrated author of novels, short story collections and essays and winner of the PEN Hemingway Prize for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Dagoberto Gilb, Huizache, Latino literary anthologies, Latino literary magazines, Latino writers

February 28, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 05.09.25

May 9, 2025 By wpengine

South Texas artist Santa Barraza has been painting for 50 years and seldom allows herself to slow down. She will have some artwork in the upcoming January 2026 exhibit, Frida: The Making of an Icon, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston [MFAH]. Curated by Mari Carmen Ramirez, the show includes over 30 works by Ms. Kahlo […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 05.01.25 TONY ORTEGA’S ARTISTIC JOURNEY

May 1, 2025 By wpengine

Denver Latino Artist Tony Ortega’s Artistic Journey Tony Ortega, an eminent Denver artist, has been painting for over forty years and teaching art for two decades. His creative work has been in hundreds of exhibits and permanently collected by prominent museums including the Denver Art Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the University […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 04.26.25

April 26, 2025 By wpengine

La Jungla de Pamela y Josué En la altura de la Cordillera Central de Puerto Rico por las crestas de Orocovis, en el barrio Pellejas Está la finca la Jungla que regentan Pamela y Josue.   Una pareja de agricultores empecinados en la más difícil de las tareas: hacer producir cinco cuerdas del terreno más […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 04.17.25 FAKE VS. TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESS

April 17, 2025 By wpengine

Fake vs. true righteousness… Let us preach righteousness, and practice it.  Brigham Young, American religious leader and politician. Last month, in this space, I commented on the hypocrisy of Donald Trump and his cultists and apologists, including, to its everlasting shame, the Republican Party. Trump says he plans to establish a White House Faith Office, […]

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José Montoya is a renowned poet, artist and activist who has been in the forefront of the Chicano art movement. One of his most celebrated poems is titled “Pachuco Portfolio” which pays homage to the iconic and enduring character of El Pachuco, the 1940s  Mexican American youth who dressed in the stylish Zoot Suit.

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By Tia Tenopia on May 26, 2013

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