Je Suis Charlie

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA! 01.11.15

THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JOSÉ LUIS RUIZ ON THE MAKING OF CHICANO! DON FELÍPE REFLECTS ON JE SUIS CHARLIE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR LATINOS, LUIS TORRES ON BLOODY CHRISTMAS, SERGIO HERNANDEZ ALSO ON JE SUIS … [Read more...]

ARNIE AND PORFI with SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ 01.11.15 “JE SUIS CHARLIE”

As always Sergio Hernández is on top of current events. … [Read more...]

BRAVO ROAD with DON FELÍPE 01.11.15 “JE SUIS CHARLIE”

JE SUIS CHARLIE. The rampant massacre of 12 persons (11 wounded) at the offices of the satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo by Islamic fundamentalists ostensibly motivated by the … [Read more...]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 7.02.26 “CELEBRATING HISTORY–THE FOURTH OF JULY”

July 10, 2016 By Tia Tenopia

Forget history—let’s drink some beer! Let’s celebrate what we don’t know… Americans love to celebrate—even when they do not exactly know what it is they’re celebrating. The Fourth of July, for example. This holiday commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, by the Continental Congress. By that act the thirteen […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 07.02.26 RECOMMENDED SUMMER READING!

July 2, 2026 By wpengine

WE EXIST IN THE WHISPER, HOUSTON, TX- In We Exist in the Whisper: Huelga School Verses (ISBN: 979-8-89375-030-0; $17.95), author Lupe Mendez reveals the Mexican community’s school boycott in Houston through interviews and historical documents. This anthropoetry collection, which brings to life the issues of school segregation in the 1970s, depicts one of many school […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 6.27.26 THE CHEECH FEATURES SIXTY-ONE CHICANO ARTISTS

June 27, 2026 By wpengine

The Cheech Museum exhibit “We the People: Chicano Art in the U.S.A.” opened on May 30, 2026. With 126 works by 61 artists, it is one of the largest Chicano shows of this century. Organized by artist and curator Benito Huerta, the exhibition explores themes of identity, migration, community, and cultural memory through painting, sculpture, […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 6.18.26 BOULDER EXHIBIT: THREE VOICES/ONE HEART

June 18, 2026 By wpengine

The Boulder, Colorado art scene is vibrant and multicultural. Tres Voces, Un Corazón / Three Voices, One Heart at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art presents the work of three artists whose practices—painting, printmaking, collage, performance, music, and visual storytelling—express distinct perspectives. The exhibit, which opened on May 21, 2026, features the work of the Ortega family–Tony […]

LATINOPIA FOOD “JALAPEÑO SODA BREAD” RECIPE

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 […]

Category: Cooking, Food, LATINOPIA FOOD

LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MONTOYA “PACHUCO PORTFOLIO”

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.

Category: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature

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