José “Gugo” Umpierre

LATINOPIA PLATICA COVID-19 AND THE LATINO COMMUNITY 4.18.20

Latinopia Plática features conversations (pláticas) with key Latino and Latina individuals commenting on issues pertaining to the Latino community. Here bloggers Sal Baldenegro, Ricardo Romo and José … [Read more...]

LATINOPIA PLÁTICA – THE LONG TERM EFFECTS OF CORONAVIRUS ON LATINOS 4.18.20

As the coronavirus rages throughout the United States Latino communities are some of the hardest hit. Latinopia Platica bloggers Sal Baldenegro, Ricardo Romo and José "Gugo" Umpierre respond to host … [Read more...]

FIERCE POLITICS WITH ALVARO HUERTA 5.30.20 “JOE BIDEN:MY RED BRICK AND VICTORY IN 2020”

May 30, 2020 By Tia Tenopia

I predict that former VP Joe Biden will defeat Pres. Donald Trump, or the “Hustler-in-Chief,” in 2020. Biden can’t win, however, without our help. He reminds me of a fictional story that I’ve recounted over the years based on my imaginary red brick that I “played with” as a kid in East Los Angeles’ Ramona […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 5. 24.20 “LATINO LESSONS OF THE PANDEMIC”

May 23, 2020 By Tia Tenopia

What Latinos are Learning from the Pandemic 1.Good health practices matter, but basic health practices are not enough. All of us must follow the recommendations to shelter in place, practice safe distancing, and wear a mask in public settings. Access to good health insurance makes all the difference to Latinos who need to visit a […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SAL BALDENEGRO 5.16.20 “VALUE YOUR FRIENDS…”

May 16, 2020 By Tia Tenopia

“Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you.” Shannon Alder, Therapist and Author True friends are a real treasure. The COVID-19 pandemic is really bringing home that point. By telephone, email, or social media, friends are checking up on each […]

ARNIE AND PORFI with SERGIO HERNANDEZ 5.24.20 “MEMORIAL DAY 2020”

May 27, 2018 By Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT 1966 UFW PEREGRINACIÓN (PILGRIMAGE) MARCH

By Tia Tenopia on March 19, 2013

The effort to organize farm workers under a union contract has been a long and difficult struggle. In 1965, César Chávez and Dolores Huerta created what would become the United Farm Workers Union. From the onset they faced many obstacles, not the least of which was how to get dozens of California grape growers to […]

Category: History, LATINOPIA EVENT

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 MUSIC QUETZAL “CANTO LISO”

By Tia Tenopia on October 27, 2013

Quetzal is an East Los Angeles band whose music mirrors the social, political and cultural struggles of Latinos in the United States and Latin America. On August 24, 2013 they performed their song “Canto Liso,” based on a poem by acclaimed Cuban poet Nicolás Guillén, at the Levitt Pavilion nin Pasadena, California.

Category: LATINOPIA MUSIC, Music