Latino arts, history and culture
In 1900, a Texas deputy tried to arrest a Tejano rancher named Gregorio Córtez for horse stealing. Córtez professed his innocence but the deputy fired on Córtez who replied with his own pistol and … [Read more...]
Recent coverage of a new exhibit at a Texas museum — with headlines like “The Texas Rangers Killed Hundreds of Hispanic Americans During the Mexican Revolution” (screen capture to left) and “Texas … [Read more...]
The presidential primaries are here and we are reminded daily. As a political junkie I love it. My father was active in the union and had meetings in our house to change the union’s leadership. … [Read more...]
If this photo is "Looking Toward the East," the question is where are we? … [Read more...]
The stench of political hypocrisy… The contradictions and outright hypocrisy permeating contemporary politics are staggering. Hillary Clinton, for example, is the antithesis of what progressives … [Read more...]
Latinopia Showcase Thieves & Liars from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Ricardo Matta and Poli Marichal are producers of the independent motion picture Ladrons y Mentirosos (Thieves and Liars). … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Trevino Reads Arroyo Grande from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Jesús Salvador Treviño is a pioneering Chicano filmmaker, television director and author. He has created the town of Arroyo … [Read more...]
In L.A. in recent days a couple of stories are bouncing around in the news. One is the fact that – oh what a surprise and a shock! – the Academy Awards have overlooked actors and actresses … [Read more...]
LatinopiaTeatro Rodriguez at National Council for the Arts from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Diane Rodriguez is Associate Artistic Director of the Center Theater Group in Los Angeles. On January 16, … [Read more...]
In 2014 there were 14,000 Mexican students studying in American colleges and universities. In an effort to improve that number, the Mexican government approved Proyecta 100,000—a goodwill … [Read more...]
In 1598, a defining Spanish expedition, led by conquistador Juan de Oñate, departed Zacatecas, Mexico. The Spaniards and their indigenous servants, following trails previously blazed by Native … [Read more...]
I could not have known my search for America would begin at the University of Pittsburgh. In 1946 fresh from wartime service in the Marine Corps I went back to Pittsburgh where I had enlisted in 1943 … [Read more...]
Terrorists posing as ‘patriots’… Rallying in support of two ranchers convicted of arson on federal land and who are accused of child abuse (“Oregon Rancher ‘Heroes’ Accused of Child Abuse,” The … [Read more...]
When I enter an elevator, I think of cavemen. I envision them using ropes to pull their families up to caves in the mountains free from danger. Moving people in a vertical manner advanced to such an … [Read more...]
