THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 05.06.22

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: EDWARD VIDAURRE READS "GOD IS," CÉSAR DE LEÓN READS "NOTES FROM MY HOOD," RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT LOOKS AT THE ART OF FIDENCIO DURAN, AND GUEST BLOG: JESÚS TREVIÑO ON ARE … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.26.22

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  LUIS TORRES REVIEWS THE NEW WEST SIDE STORY, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON ANDREW BIGGS DECLARATIONS, MARÍA JIMENEZ HENLEY ON AUDITIONING FOR THE FIRST WEST SIDE STORY AND RICARDO … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.12.22

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: STEVE SALAS PRESENTE! WATCH THE LATE GREAT STEVE SALAS SPEAKING ABOUT HIS EARLY START IN MUSIC, THEN WATCH STEVE AND HIS BROTHER RUDY AS THEY TALK ABOUT THE BIRTH OF THEIR … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.10.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON "CÉSAR CHÁVEZ FOUGHT SCABS NOT IMMIGRANTS," MANUEL RAMOS ON "ANGELS IN THE WIND,"  CYNTHIA OROZCO ON "NO MEXICANS, WOMEN OR DOGS ALLOWED," AND SAN ANTONIO'S … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.13.21 “ERIN GO BRAGH”

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ERIN GO BRAGH! SAL BALDENEGRO ON MEXICAN ST. PATRICK'S DAY, MARK DAY'S THE SAN PATRICIOS, MARIO GARCÍA ON REWRITING THE CHICANO MOVEMENT, BOBBI MURRAY'S IRISH SODA BREAD RECIPE … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.09.21

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: STEVE SALAS REMEMBERS HIS BROTHER RUDY, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON THE CRISIS OF HOPE, FROM SALAS BROTHERS TO TIERRA, AND SERGIO TRONCOSO ON IMPACT OF COVID-19ON WRITING AND WHAT TO … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.29.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THREE SCHOLARS REMEMBER JUAN GÓMEZ QUIÑONES AND HIS LEGACY AS A SOCIAL ACTIVIST, SCHOLAR/EDUCATOR AND MENTOR, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON SAN ANTONIO ARTIST MICHAEL … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.10.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  THE COMING ELECTION AND PUERTO RICANS-NOT, RICARDO ROMO ON LATINO FILMS, ALFREDO SANTOS ON ELECTIONS IN TEXAS AND SAL BALDENEGRO ON TRUMP'S TAXES. Que Hubo Gente! (Some of … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.03.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: AMALIA ORTÍZ'S CANCIÓN CANNIBAL CABARET AND "WHAT DO TO DO IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO RUN," RICARDO ROMO ON DOLORES HUERTA AND IRENE DÍAZ AND FRIENDS AND CIHUATL SONG WITH … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.22.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THERESA MONTAÑO AND STEVIE RUÍZ ON AN ETHNIC STUDIES LANDMARK DECISION, SAL BALDENEGRO ON CORRIDOS, "SINGING NEWSPAPERS," RICARDO ROMO ON THE BIDEN-HARRIS TICKET AND MARK … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.15.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: REMEMBERING TRINI LÓPEZ WITH MIKE GÓMEZ,  PUERTO RICO'S ELECTION FOUL-UP WITH JOSÉ "GUGO" UMPIERRE, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON THE PANDEMIC AND A PERSONAL HISTORY, MARK … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.07.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: KATHY GALLEGOS AND POLI MARICHAL ON THE PANDEMIC AND ART,  EL ZOCOTROCO ON OLD AGE AND THE PANDEMIC AND RICARDO ROMO ALSO ON HOW COVID-19 HAS IMPACTED THE ART COMMUNITY, AND … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.29.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: THE CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES: RICARDO ROMO ON HOW CORONAVIRUS IMPACTS LATINOS, DR. ALVARO HUERTA ON HOW AMERICANS CAN LEARN FROM MEXICANS ON THE VIRUS, ALICIA GASPAR DE ALBA ON … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: 03.15.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON FORGIVENESS, SERGIO TRONCOSO ON "A PECULIAR KIND OF IMMIGRANT'S SON," FILMMAKER MARK DAY'S THE SAN PATRICIO BATALLION, AND HOW TO MAKE IRISH JALAPENO SODA … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 02.09.20

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CHICANO MUSIC MEDLEY.  MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES VISITS WITH GEORGE LANDA, JUAN TEJEDA ON CONUNTO MUSIC, CONJUNTO HUEYAPAN WITH EL AHUALULCO AND LITTLE JOE … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.08.19

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA:  ALVARO HUERTA ON TRUMP MAKING AMERICA UNGREAT, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON "INSPIRATION" IN PUERTO RICO, RICARDO ROMO ON WHY CENTRAL AMERICANS COME TO THE U.S. AND QUETZAL ON … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.01.19

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES ON THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS, MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES PODCAST VISITS WITH LITTLE WILLIE G, ROBERT BELTRAN ON STAR TREK VOYAGER AND MÓNICA TERESA ORTÍZ … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.04.19

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES RETURNS WITH LOUIE AND LENCHO,  TOM WALDMAN AND DAVID REYES'S EASTSIDE HEARTBEATS, OLGA GARCIA ECHEVERRIA ON "LINGUALISTIC ALGO" AND … [Read more...]

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.31.19

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HERMAN SILLAS ON THE MEANING OF LABOR DAY,  DOLORES HUERTA ON THE HISTORIC 1966 FARMWORKERS MARCH TO SACRAMENTO, EL ZOCOTROCO ON NEW LYRICS FOR THE PUERTORICAN NATIONAL ANTHEM … [Read more...]