LATINOPIA SHOWCASE RICARDO ACUÑA “SORRY”
Ricardo Lira Acuña is the author of three books of poetry and narrative fiction. He recently has branched out to video production. Latinopia is proud to hsowcase his original visual poem, "Sorry," … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 10.16.16 “THE DAY I LEARNED I WAS MEXICAN AND POOR”
He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee. ― Friedrich Nietzsche When you grow up … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG JOSE DELGADO “LATINOS AT THE WHITE HOUSE”
Diane and I attended a very special White House ceremony last week. Diane, my wife, is a member of the National Council on the Arts for the National Endowment for the Arts, we were honored to … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO BELTRAN ON SHAKESPEARE
Robert Beltran is an accomplished actor of stage and screen perhaps best known for his portrayal of "Chokotay" in the television series "Star Trek Voyager." Beltran is also a serious theater director. … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 10.13.16 “TERRITORIO LIMBO” (SPANISH)
Territorio Limbo Colonia Gigantesca contradicción a la democracia y la Constitución. Busco antídoto a la frustración intentando convertir en rima la adversidad, y el abuso en … [Read more...]
BRAVO ROAD with DON FELIPE 10.09.16 “E PLURIBUS UNUM—ARE WE ONE NATION OUT OF MANY? “
What has made the United States the country it has become? There are myriad answers. All of them right—cada cabeza es un mundo—every head is a world. My answer reflects a … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MURATTI “VALOR”
Latinopia Word Jose Murrati El Valor from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Jose E. Muratti is a poet living in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is a regular contributor to Latinopia with his blog Utopias … [Read more...]
BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 9.26.16 “WILDA RODRIGUEZ Y PROMESA”
La periodista Wilda Rodriguez, con la indiscutible fascinación que puede provocar el fenómeno político económico de Puerto Rico, lleva documentando una crónica sobre los sucesos en torno al descalabro … [Read more...]
FIERCE POLITICS with ALVARO HUERTA 9.18.16 “TRUMP AND MEAN STREETS OF EAST LOS ANGELES”
On the first day of class, I always inform my university students that I hold two PhDs. One from a premier research institution, UC Berkeley, and the other from one of the toughest neighborhoods in … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG JESÚS TREVIÑO “TRUMP ADMITS EARTH REVOLVES AROUND SUN”
Following the surprising concession by Donald Trump that President Barack Obama was indeed born in the United States of America (a fact embraced by most Americans during his two-term presidency) Trump … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 10.16.16 “DEMOCRACY BE DAMNED”
Democracy be damned—let’s hate! Conservatives and progressives claim to be polar opposites, but when it comes to hating on people whose political views and actions they don’t like, conservatives … [Read more...]
THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERÓN 9.18.16 “SUCCESS IS ABOUT “WE” NOT “ME.”
I always think that,together, we can do bigger things than we can as separate individuals. I believe this is the core of my being. All ofmy professional choices have been made in this vein, with the … [Read more...]
POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 9.11.16 “HYPOCRISY ALIVE AND WELL”
During the political season, politicos and others wail and whine about low voter turnout among Mexican Americans. The same laments are made about Native Americans. The implication is that we, and the … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES 8.18.16 “IS HISTORY MORE THAN AN AGREED UPON MYTH?”
IS HISTORY MORE THAN JUST A MYTH AGREED UPON? Recent political chingazos about the teaching of history in our public schools got me to recalling a crazy comment a woman in Texas made a few years … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RUDY ANAYA ON ISIS AND OSIRIS
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BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 9.11.16 “STEFAN LANGAN”
En estos tiempos difíciles, resulta grato encontrar congruencia entre lo que se quiere y lo que se puede; ese fenómeno evasivo cuando el hambre se junta con la necesidad, la persona y la idea con la … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES 8.28.16 “THE CHICANO GENERATION”
I now have a little granddaughter and I’m thinking that when she’s old enough she just might ask, “What did you do in the Chicano Movement, grandpa?” I should live that long. She’s one year old. I’m … [Read more...]
