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LATINOPIA ART CÉSAR MARTÍNEZ  AT BORDERLANDS

LATINOPIA ART CÉSAR MARTÍNEZ AT BORDERLANDS

Latinopia Art César Martínez at Borderlands from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Icons and Symbols of the Borderlands is an art exhibit at the Centro de Artes Museum in San Antonio, Texas. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art, LATINOPIA ART Tagged With: César Martinez, Chicano artists, Icons and Symbols of the Bordeerlands, Texas Artists

August 20, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 2010 MORATORIUM ANNIVERSARY

LATINOPIA EVENT 2010 MORATORIUM ANNIVERSARY

On August 29, 2010 hundreds of Mexican Americans gathered in East Los Angeles to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium March against the War in Vietnam which originally took place … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT Tagged With: 1970 Chicano Moratorium, Chicano Moratorium anniversary

February 27, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

TALES OF TORRES 8.20.17  “LOSS OF MORAL AUTHORITY”

TALES OF TORRES 8.20.17 “LOSS OF MORAL AUTHORITY”

Trump Has Lost Any Semblance of Moral Authority By Luís Torres It’s time to call for Donald Trump to resign the presidency. Given the maniacally egotistic nihilistic that he is, it is of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Tales of Torres Tagged With: Charlottesvile controversy, Donald Trump presidency, Heather Heyer, Luis R.. Torres, Tales of Torres

August 20, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 8.20.17 “WHO WOULD JESUS STAND WITH?”

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 8.20.17 “WHO WOULD JESUS STAND WITH?”

Whom would Jesus stand with? One would think that denouncing racism and murder in the service of white supremacy and denouncing those who defend such things would be a super easy call for truly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Political Salsa y Más Tagged With: Charlottsville Nazis, Political Salsa y Mas, Sal Baldenegro, Trump's remarks on Charlottsville

August 20, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 2.18.18

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 2.18.18

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON LA DEUDA ODIOSA, JOSÉ ANGEL GUTIÉRREZ ON EL MOVIMIENTO, PART THREE, JUAN TEJEDA ON CONJUNTO MUSIC AND TWO CARCAJADAS BY SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ. What up my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA, Tia Tenopia Tagged With: This week on Latinopia, Tia Tenopia

February 18, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JANUARY 1, 2018

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JANUARY 1, 2018

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON A NATIONAL PROYECT FOR PUERTO RICO, AZTLÁN TO MAGULANDIA AT UC IRVINE, THE WORLD OF MAGULANDIA AND MARK GUERRERO’S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES WITH LITTLE RAY … [Read more...]

Filed Under: THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA, Tia Tenopia Tagged With: This week on Latinopia, Tia Tenopia

January 1, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

ARNIE AND PORFI with SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ  8.20.17  “RAZA SÍ, NAZI NO”

ARNIE AND PORFI with SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ 8.20.17 “RAZA SÍ, NAZI NO”

Copyright 2017 by Sergio Hernandez. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arnie & Porfi, Blogs Tagged With: Arnie and Porfi cartoon strip, Charlottsville Nazis, Sergio Hernandez

August 20, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA FRANK BERUMEN ON LATINO IMAGE MAKERS

LATINOPIA CINEMA FRANK BERUMEN ON LATINO IMAGE MAKERS

Latinopia Cinema Latino Image Makers from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Frank Berumen is a film scholar and author who has written four books on Latinos in cinema: The Chicano/ Hispanic Image in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Brown Celluloid, Frank Berumen, Latino Image Makers in Hollywood, Ramon Novarro- The Life and Films of the First Latino Holywood Superstar, The Chicano/Hispanic Image in American Film

August 6, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA ART THE ART OF HECTOR CURRIEL

LATINOPIA ART THE ART OF HECTOR CURRIEL

Latinopia Art The Art of Hector Curriel from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Hector Curriel is a Peruvian-born cartoonist and artist from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. His body of work encompasses cartoons, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art, LATINOPIA ART Tagged With: Beauford Peever's Animal Family, Hector Curriel, Latino cartoonists

August 13, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO  08.13.17  “NEGACIÓN”

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 08.13.17 “NEGACIÓN”

De vez en cuando hay que hacer una pausa ,contemplarse a sí mismo sin la fruición cotidiana, examinar el pasado rubro por rubro, etapa por etapa, baldosa por baldosa y no llorarse las mentiras sino … [Read more...]

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

August 13, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

BRAVO ROAD WITH DON FELIPE 8.13.17 “TUSCANY ON THE MIMBRES”

BRAVO ROAD WITH DON FELIPE 8.13.17 “TUSCANY ON THE MIMBRES”

When my wife Gilda suggested a drive to the Esperanza Vineyard in Sherman, New Mexico, just East of Silver City, New Mexico, I readily agreed. It was a perfect sunny day for such a drive and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Bravo Road with Don Felípe Tagged With: Bravo Road with Don Felipe, Dr. Philip De Ortego y Gasca

August 13, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

ARNIE AND PORFI with SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ 8.20.17  “RELUCTANT CONDEMNATION”

ARNIE AND PORFI with SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ 8.20.17 “RELUCTANT CONDEMNATION”

Copyright 2017 by Sergio Hernandez. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arnie & Porfi, Blogs Tagged With: Arnie and Porfi cartoon strip, Sergio Hernandez, Trump's comments on Charlottsville

August 20, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA ART CÉSAR MARTÍNEZ ON BORDERLANDS

LATINOPIA ART CÉSAR MARTÍNEZ ON BORDERLANDS

Latinopia Art Martínez on Borderlands from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Icons and Symbols of the Borderlands is an art exhibit at the Centro de Artes Museum in San Antonio, Texas.  The Borderlands art … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art, LATINOPIA ART Tagged With: César Martinez, Diana Molina, Icosn and Symbols of the Borderlands

August 6, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA MUSIC QUETZAL “VOCES” (VOICES)

LATINOPIA MUSIC QUETZAL “VOCES” (VOICES)

Quetzal is a popular East Los Angeles band whose music reflects the struggles of poor people everywhere. . Their original song, "Voces" (Voices) was inspired by the participation of Latinos in a human … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music Tagged With: Chicano Music, Latino music, Martha Gonzalez, Quetxzal Flores, Quetzal

February 9, 2014 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA ART CARLOS ALMARÁZ

LATINOPIA ART CARLOS ALMARÁZ

Carlos Almaráz was a ground breaking artist and political activist who passed away in 1989. Twenty three years after his passing, Karen Rapp, the premiere curator at the Vincent Price Museum of Art … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art, LATINOPIA ART Tagged With: Carlos Almaraz, Chicano Art, Los Four

November 4, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

MIRÁNDOLO BIEN WITH EDUARDO DÍAZ  8.06.17 “LA UVA: LUCHA , OPORTUNIDAD Y FAMILIA”

MIRÁNDOLO BIEN WITH EDUARDO DÍAZ 8.06.17 “LA UVA: LUCHA , OPORTUNIDAD Y FAMILIA”

“Outside Robledo Family Winery, south of Sonoma, on a cool April Sunday, the U.S. and Mexican flags whipped up a stiff salute in the wind blowing off the San Pablo Bay. A third banner bore the winery … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Mirándolo Bien with Eduado Díaz Tagged With: Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program 1942-1964, Eduardo Díaz, Latino wine growing families, Mirandolo Bien with Eduardo Diaz

August 6, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS  8.01.17

PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 8.01.17

Bienvenido to another issue of La Voz Newspaper. Here is what’s on my mind. First, it’s hot outside. Casi no salgo en el dia por el calor. In the summers I turn into a night person. Bueno, so much … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mis Pensamientos Tagged With: Alfredo Santos, La Voz

August 2, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

FIERCE POLITICS WITH DR. ALVARO HUERTA  8.06.17 “RACIST POLICIES IN THE TRUMP ERA”

FIERCE POLITICS WITH DR. ALVARO HUERTA 8.06.17 “RACIST POLICIES IN THE TRUMP ERA”

The "War on Immigrants": Racist Policies in the Trump Era President Donald J. Trump and his administration’s immigration agenda centers on draconian, enforcement-based policies and executive orders, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Fierce Politics by Dr. Alvaro Huerta Tagged With: Dr. ALvaro huerta, Fierce Politics with Dr. Alvaro Huerta

August 6, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

MARK GUERRERO’S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES  –  CHRIS MONTEZ

MARK GUERRERO’S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES – CHRIS MONTEZ

This week Mark Guerrero brings Latinopia an interview with rock and roll legend Chris Montez. Born Ezekiel Christopher Montanez in 1943, Chris became a rock and roll star with his recording of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Chicano Music Chronicles Tagged With: Chicano Music Chronicles, Chris Montez, Let's Dance, Mark Guerrero

August 2, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

ARNIE AND PORFI with SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ  08.01.17   KARMA

ARNIE AND PORFI with SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ 08.01.17 KARMA

Copyright 2017 by Sergio Hernandez. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arnie & Porfi, Blogs Tagged With: Arnie and Porfi cartoon strip, Sergio Hernandez

August 2, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA CINEMA  SUSAN RACHO ON “CHICANO!”

LATINOPIA CINEMA SUSAN RACHO ON “CHICANO!”

Latinopia Cinema Susan Racho on Chicano! from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Susan Racho was part of the team that produced the landmark PBS documentary series, Chicano! History of the Mexican American … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA CINEMA Tagged With: Chicana filmmakers, Chicano! History of the Mexcian American Civil Rights Movement, Latina Filmmakers, Susan Racho, Taking Back the Schools

July 23, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

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POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SAL BALDENEGRO  4.22.18 “EMAIL ORGANIZING, AKA GIVE US SOME MONEY”

POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SAL BALDENEGRO 4.22.18 “EMAIL ORGANIZING, AKA GIVE US SOME MONEY”

April 21, 2018 By Tia Tenopia

Democrats-liberals and Republican-conservatives may be on opposite sides of the political spectrum, but if the dozens of political emails I receive daily are any guide, they seem to use the same political consultant(s). Or maybe they just rent the same robot and take turns using it. They certainly use the same playbook. At least they […]

FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 4.22.18  “I AM NOT YOUR WETBACK.”

FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 4.22.18 “I AM NOT YOUR WETBACK.”

April 21, 2018 By Tia Tenopia

I Am Not Your “Wetback” “Anti-Mexicanism is a form of nativism practiced by colonialists and their inheritors. —Dr. Juan Gómez-Quiñones (2017) To borrow—more like steal—from the great James Baldwin’s writings and speeches, I declare to America’s racists that I am not your “wetback.” I am a man. I am a Chicano. I am a proud […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 4.15.18 “¿PATRIA, PAÍS O NACIÓN?”

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 4.15.18 “¿PATRIA, PAÍS O NACIÓN?”

April 15, 2018 By Tia Tenopia

El Congreso Norteamericano ha sido categórico en reafirmar nuestro carácter de territorio no incorporado, por lo que se me hace imperativo volver una y otra vez sobre esa realidad y las implicaciones que tiene para los sometidos. Territorio, según la Real Academia de la Lengua, es una porción de superficie terrestre perteneciente a una nación. […]

BRAVE ROAD WITH DON FELIPE  4.15.18 “IN AMERICA’S DEFENSE: MEXICANS AND MEXICAN AMERICANS”

BRAVE ROAD WITH DON FELIPE 4.15.18 “IN AMERICA’S DEFENSE: MEXICANS AND MEXICAN AMERICANS”

April 15, 2018 By Tia Tenopia

IN AMERICA’S DEFENSE: MEXICANS AND MEXICAN AMERICANS    By Felipe de Ortego y Gasca At almost 92, World War II seems like a world and a half ago. I had just turned 17 in 1943 when I enlisted in the Marines during the dark days of World War II and 20 when I was mustered […]

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LATINOPIA FOOD RECIPE “JALAPEÑO SODA BREAD”

By Tia Tenopia on March 14, 2011

Jalapeño Irish Soda Bread The sweetness of traditional Irish soda bread ingredients—raisins, buttermilk, some sugar—are richly complimented by jalapeño heat. Here’s a soda bread recipe from Ireland brought to the USA from Galway by Mary Patricia Reilly Murray and later transformed  with her blessing by her daughter, Bobbi Murray, who added jalapeño chile.  A real […]

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LATINOPIA EVENT 1966 UFW PEREGRINACIÓN (PILGRIMAGE) MARCH

By Tia Tenopia on March 19, 2013

The effort to organize farm workers under a union contract has been a long and difficult struggle. In 1965, César Chávez and Dolores Huerta created what would become the United Farm Workers Union. From the onset they  faced many obstacles, not the least of which was how to get dozens of California grape growers to […]

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LATINOPIA EVENT 1968 ROBERT KENNEDY ASSASSINATION

By Tia Tenopia on September 16, 2013

Robert Francis Kennedy was shot in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968. The brother of President John F. Kennedy, Robert had just been nominated by the California Democratic Party as their choice to run for President of the United States. Dolores Huerta, Vice President of the United Farm […]

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