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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
MARK GUERRERO’S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES – LITTLE JIMMY RAY JIMENEZ
Little Ray, along with Little Willie G., was the biggest star in the East L.A. firmament in the 1960s. His forte was rhythm and blues and he sang, danced and performed with energy, excitement and … [Read more...]