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...]
LATINOPIA HERO MAGGIE RIVAS-RODRÍGUEZ
In 1999, Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodríguez began an awesome undertaking--to document the lives and stories of Latino veterans of World War II (later her efforts would also include the Korean and Viet Nam … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO ROSALIO MUÑOZ
Rosalio Muñoz was the principal organizer for the 1970 Chicano Moratorium March against the war in Vietnam. The march, which drew 30,000 people, was attacked by police and sheriffs. Hundreds were … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 1.01.18 “EL PROYECTO DE PAIS”
Apuntes para un Proyecto de País … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 1.07.18
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JUAN GONZALEZ ON DACA RESCINDED AND BUILDING TRUMP’S WALL, DEPORTATIONS OF 1930S AND DAGOBERTO GILB ON HUIZACHE DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) is at the … [Read more...]
MIRÁNDOLO BIEN WITH EDUARDO DÍAZ 12.10.17 “WHEN HERITAGE TOURISM DOESN’T TELL THE WHOLE STORY”
When I received the email alerting me that there were only a few spots left on the tour, “The Route of Hernán Cortes: The Collision of Two Empires & the Forging of the New World,” I was puzzled … [Read more...]
ANGELA’S PHOTO OF THE WEEK 12.17.17 “FIRST AND BOYLE”
First and Boyle This corner in the Boyle Heights area as always been a special hub for community activities. But on this day, it was just a nice quite drive through. Continuing from my Instagram … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 12.10.17 “TRUMP FOCUSES RACIST TENDENCIES ON AMERICAN INDIANS”
Trump focuses his racist tendencies on American Indians The racist tendencies Donald Trump brought with him to the presidency are still alive and well. Just this month Trump enthusiastically endorsed … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART HOLLYWOOD IN HAVANA 2
Latinopia Cinema Hollywood In Havana 2 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Carol A.Wells is founder and Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics, an activist educational and … [Read more...]
SERGIO TRONCOSO AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FICTION
Announcing the Sergio Troncoso Award for Best Work of First Fiction ($1,000). Sergio Troncoso is author of The Last Tortilla and Other Stories, Crossing Borders: Personal Essays, and the novels The … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 1.14.18
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON SALLY ANN GONZALES, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE'S DOCUMENTARY BANCARROTA, ALEJANDRO MURGUÍA ON "NINETEEN MEN" AND RUPERT GARCIA ON PUBLIC ART. Hey, hey … [Read more...]