Latino arts, history and culture
No hay situación más crucial y determinante que de vida o muerte. Dicta el carácter urgente de circunstancias extremas y deseperadas. No es exageración aplicar ese calificativo a los acontecimientos … [Read more...]
When I first met George I. Sanchez in 1963 I was a member of the Southwest Council of Foreign Language Teachers organized by María Esman (Barker) and María Urquides. I was then teaching French at … [Read more...]
The times call for action, not platitudes… The times we live in—when innocents are being slaughtered by the dozens—demand leadership and decisive action to prevent future horrific events. Instead, we … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Gutíerrez On Alberto Peña Jr. from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. José Angel Gutíerrez is the celebrated founder of the La Raza Unida Political Party of the 1970s and a … [Read more...]
Latinopia Art Cuban Cinema Posters 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...]
This month Mark Guerrero brings us another celebrated Chicano music legend, Chan Romero. A rock and Roll pioneer best known for the song "Hippy Hippy Shake," which became a national hit in England in … [Read more...]
FAILURE WITH PUERTO RICO By Thelma Reyna With Poem from New Book by Pasadena CA Indie Publisher In the wake of historic consecutive hurricanes slamming our nation’s Gulf Coast and the … [Read more...]
Seventy-five Latino theater actors, directors and producers met in Boston Massachusetts in 2013 to discuss the future of Latino theater in the United States. They created the Latino Theater Commons, a … [Read more...]
BOOK REVIEW “Randy Lopez Goes Home” By Rudolfo Anaya University of Oklahoma Press 157 pages Reviewed by Luís Torres luis.r.torres@charter.net (Eds Note: “Rudolfo” is … [Read more...]
Puerto Rico continues in a state of crisis. A month after Hurricane María's destruction, eighty percent of the island is still without power and continues to be short on water. At least 51 people have … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS GARZA ON THE LA RAZA PHOTO EXHIBIT AT THE AUTRY, DON FELIPE ON "SECRETS, SURVIVAL AND THE STUPID," ALVARO HUERTA'S FIERCE POLITICS ON "NO DEAL ON SH--HOLE BORDER WALL," … [Read more...]
The victory of the Houston Astros in the World Series of Baseball serves to underscore the saying that if it is worth fighting for, you keep at it until you win. For the first time in the team’s … [Read more...]
Anything but Mexican—still! It’s October, and we again find ourselves in the midst of “Hispanic Heritage Month.” I find the foundation of “Hispanic Heritage Month” objectionable on many levels, … [Read more...]
Latinopia Event Harvest of Empire from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. The illegal entry of Latinos to the United States has been characterized as a problem of their doing, "bad hombres" invading the … [Read more...]
This month Mark Guerrero returns with his Chicano Music Chronicles, this time showcasing Max Uballez, pioneering songster and leader of the sixties music group The Romancers. Before the Premiers, … [Read more...]
La situación es muy seria; la devastación ha sido extrema y ha de ocupar un largo tiempo antes de que el país retorne al grado de funcionalidad que tenía antes; los huracanes Irma y María, lo dejaron … [Read more...]
It’s not that the American Media is crooked, as Donald Trump rages against it, they’re blind-sided by their perception of America as white despite the fact that the United States has never been a … [Read more...]
Latinopia Art Naiche Lujan on Magu from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Tracking Magulandia is an exhibit of the works of legendary Chicano artist and social activist Gilbert "Magu" Lujan (1940-2011) at … [Read more...]
Puerto Rico in a state of crisis. In the wake of Hurricane Maria, mass flooding and destruction have put children throughout the island at risk. The entire island, home to 3.4 million, is without … [Read more...]
Ay bendito, pobrecito Puerto Rico; el universo entero parece haberse conflagrado en su contra. Si bien su ubicación tropical es bendecida por un clima cálido , carente virtualmente de cambios de … [Read more...]
