DACA

FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 1.28.18 “NO DEAL ON “S—HOLE” BORDER WALL!

If Democratic leaders make a deal with President Donald J. Trump on his "s---hole" border wall, they will secure his re-election in 2020. (Here, I’m borrowing a word, "s---hole" or “shithole,” from … [Read more...]

LATINOPIA EVENT 2017 DACA RESCINDED

Latinopia Event 2017 DACA Rescinded from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In September of 2017, President Obama rescinded the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program originally initiated by … [Read more...]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 8.18.19 ‘THERE’S BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS”

August 18, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

There’s blood on their hands… The blood of the 22 El Paso massacre victims, the youngest of whom was 15, is on the hands not only of Donald Trump but also on those who support, protect, make excuses for, and enable the racist in the White House who … Inspires people to shoot and kill […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 8.18.19 “RACISMO Y COLONIALISMO”

August 18, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

El racismo ha adquirido renovada prominencia en la cultura norteamericana. Lo evidencian de forma contundente las matanzas que han sacudido el país, más aun cuando tan extremas conductas de desprecio a la vida se ven correlacionadas con la retórica y el discurso del presidente. Esa discusión es de primera importancia para los Boricuas pues el […]

UTOPIAS DISAFRADAS (ENGLISH) DE JOSÉ E. MURATTI 8.11.19 “THE WEAPONS OF IDENTITY”

August 11, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

During the first weekend of August, in a period of thirteen hours, two white men with assault rifles killed thirty-one people in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. The first one posted a “manifesto” on a social network echoing the Donald Trump’s words to the effect that Latinos were “invading” the U.S. Trump has also […]

TALES OF TORRES 8.11.19 “EL PASO MASSACRE – CONNECTING THE DOTS”

August 11, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

Trump’s Racist Words and Actions Fan Flames of Mass Shootings It sounds like a bad Quentin Tarantino movie: “Massacre in El Paso.” That’s what newspaper headlines screamed and cable news network “up next” billboards trumpeted between commercials. It was a televised weekend of shock, horror and devastating sadness. It was a deadly massacre, no doubt […]

LATINOPIA ART SONIA ROMERO 1

By Tia Tenopia on October 7, 2013

Sonia Romero is a graphic artist, muralist and print maker. The daughter of Chicano art pioneer Frank Romero, she has boldly set out on her own artistic trajectory. Her art includes stunning prints, canvases and public murals. Latinopia visited Sonia at her studio in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles where she spoke about […]

Category: Art, LATINOPIA ART

LATINOPIA ART SONIA ROMERO 2

By Tia Tenopia on October 20, 2013

Sonia Romero is a graphic artist,muralist and print maker. In this second profile on Sonia and her work, Latinopia explores Sonia’s public murals, in particular the “Urban Oasis” mural at the MacArthur Park Metro Station in Los Angeles, California.

Category: Art, LATINOPIA ART

LATINOPIA ART GASPAR ENRÍQUEZ 1 “RETROSPECTIVE”

By Tia Tenopia on May 4, 2014

Gaspar Enríquez is a renowned Chicano artist whose airbrush portraits of barrio youth are haunting and memorable. Drawing from museums and collectors around the United States, in April 2014, the El Paso Museum of Art mounted a retrospective of Gaspar’s art titled Metaphors of the Barrio. Latinopia visited the exhibit and asked Gaspar what inspires […]

Category: Art, LATINOPIA ART