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LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG ALVARO HUERTA “UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS CAN’T GET A BREAK”

Undocumented immigrants in this country can't get a break. While Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump fantasizes about creating a deportation force and building a huge border wall, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG Tagged With: Alvaro Huerta writings, immigration legislation, immigration reform, undocumented workers

November 29, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERÓN 2.10.13

LATINOS, IMMIGRANTS LEAN LEFT: THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR THE GOP? A report from the Pew Research Center shows that, without a doubt, immigrants and their children (Latino immigrants in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon Tagged With: immigration reform, Latino electoral power, Latino vote, Sara Ines Calderon, the GOP responds to Latinos

February 10, 2013 by

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERÓN 12.17.12

WILL GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION EDGE OUT IMMIGRATION REFORM?  The Newtown gun massacre is, without a doubt a tremendous tragedy, and consequently politicians are already calling for tighter gun … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon Tagged With: 2013 Immigration legislation, Connecticut shooting, immigration reform, Sara Ines Calderon

December 17, 2012 by

BRAVO ROAD with DON FELÍPE 12.08.13 “AMERICAN BY MANIFEST DESTINY”

AMERICANS BY MANIFEST DESTINY AND FIAT, NOT IMMIGRATION. The old saw in American mythology is that we’re all immigrants, Not true! Not true by any stretch of the imagination. In particular, Native … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Bravo Road with Don Felípe Tagged With: Bravo Road with Don Felipe, Dr. Felipe de Ortego y Gasca, immigration reform

December 8, 2013 by Breht Burri

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERÓN 4.15.13

THE IMMIGRATION BILL THAT COULDN’T. The much-hyped immigration reform bill that millions of undocumented immigrants, as well as their families and allies, have been waiting for is expected to be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon Tagged With: 2013 immgiration bill, immgiration legislation, immigration reform, Sara Ines Calderon, the Latino vote

April 15, 2013 by

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERÓN 4.07.13

THE AP'S DITCHING OF "ILLEGAL" SIGNALS A LARGER CHANGE FOR LATINOS. Last week the Associated Press finally decided to eliminate the word “illegal” from its style guide to describe immigrants (this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon Tagged With: AP changing "illegal" term, Immigration debate, immigration reform

April 6, 2013 by

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERÓN 1.30.13

3 THINGS TO CONSIDER ABOUT OBAMA & THE SENATE'S PROPOSED IMMIGRATION REFORM.  President Barack Obama made a big show of outlining the principles of immigration reform Tuesday (you can read … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon Tagged With: immigration reform, Immigration reform in America, Obama's Speech on Immigration Reform

January 30, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

THINKING LATINA with SARA INÉS CALDERÓN 1.21.13

DEMOCRATS, OBAMA ARE LYING ABOUT IMMIGRATION REFORM Immigration reform is not going to happen in 2013, and if it does happen in 2014 before mid-term elections where the issue is being used as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Sara Ines Calderon Tagged With: 2013 Immigration legislation, immigration reform, Sara Ines Calderon

January 21, 2013 by

LE PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE 9.05.25 CURANDERISMO IN THE BARRIO

September 5, 2025 By wpengine

Curanderismo (folk healing) is an integral component of the fabric that is very much a part of the Mexican American cultural, social, and historical heritage.  My paternal grandmother, Doña Emilia, or Memia as we fondly called her was a curandera (healer).  Her older sister, Doña Ester, was a renowned curandera in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.29.25 Salomón Huerta: A Visionary Interpreter of Latino Art

August 29, 2025 By wpengine

Salomón Huerta: A Visionary Interpreter of Latino Art Ricardo Romo, Ph.D Salomón Huerta, a Los Angeles-based painter and printmaker, is known for his enigmatic portraits and compelling depictions of domestic and suburban architecture reflecting his Mexican American heritage and upbringing in Boyle Heights. Over the past quarter-century, Huerta’s works have been acquired by the Museum […]

BURUNDANGA DEL ZOCOTROCO 8.29.25 CONFESSIONS OF AN AGED ANTI-IMPERIALIST

August 29, 2025 By wpengine

José M. Umpierre Confessions of an Aged Anti-imperialist. The recent meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska has been seen as the management of two powerful nations that flirt with the notion of empire. The term fuels a torrent of memories, it takes me back to 1976 when I defended my doctoral thesis: Imperialism and […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 8.29.25 CONFESIONES DE UN VIEJO ANTIIMPERIALISTA

August 29, 2025 By wpengine

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Confesiones de un Viejo Antiimperialista Realengo                                        . La reunión recién celebrada entre Trump y Putin en Alaska se ha visto como la gestión de dos poderosas naciones que coquetean con la noción de imperio. El término aviva un torrente de recuerdos, me regresa al 1976 cuando defendí la tesis: […]

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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.

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By Tia Tenopia on June 12, 2011

José Montoya is a renowned poet, artist and activist who has been in the forefront of the Chicano art movement. One of his most celebrated poems is titled “Pachuco Portfolio” which pays homage to the iconic and enduring character of El Pachuco, the 1940s  Mexican American youth who dressed in the stylish Zoot Suit.

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By Tia Tenopia on May 26, 2013

Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo is a poet and teacher from Asuza, California. She volunteered with No More Deaths, a humanitarian organization providing water bottles in the Arizona desert where immigrants crossing from Mexico often die of exposure. She read her poem, “Our Lady of the Water Gallons” at a Mental Cocido (Mental Stew) gathering of Latino authors […]

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