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LATINOPIA ART DIANA MOLINA’S ICONS AND SYMBOLS OF THE BORDERLAND

Diana Molina is the author of a new book on Chicano art, Icons and Symbols of the Borderland. The book is based on a traveling exhibit of Chicano art which Molina curated and which features works by … [Read more...]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 8.07.26 GASPAR ENRIQUEZ AND SCHERESZADE GARCIA AT MITOTE IN AUSTIN

August 8, 2026 By wpengine

Friends of Gilberto Cardenas and Dolores Carillo Garcia gathered on July 11, 2026, at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center in Austin, Texas, for a special viewing of the exhibit, Mitote. The exhibit features selections from the Cardenas-Garcia extensive and iconic Chicano art collection. The Mitote exhibit paid tribute to Dr. Cárdenas. His […]

EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE 8.08/26 POBRE Y CON GARROTE

August 8, 2026 By wpengine

The Spanish saying “pobre y con garrote” carries a weight far beyond its few words. Literally, it translates to “poor and with a club,” but its meaning is richer, more human. It speaks of someone who may not have much in material wealth, yet carries themselves with dignity, courage, and a fierce determination to protect […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SALOMON BALDENEGRO 07.31.26 FEMINISTS BEFORE THEIR TIMES

July 31, 2026 By wpengine

Feminists before their times… “A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.” — Marge Piercy American poet, novelist As I traverse the twilight period of my life, I often find myself strolling down memory lane and thinking about how things have changed. That happened recently when three […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 7.31.26 – BRISCOE MUSEUM IN SAN ANTONIO OPENS NEW TEJANO EXHIBIT

July 31, 2026 By wpengine

On July 25, 2026, the Briscoe Museum in San Antonio opened the Tejano Legacy: Another American Origin Story exhibit coinciding with the celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. The museum describes the exhibit as a landmark bilingual narrative that explores nearly four centuries of “Tejano history, culture, and identity and the enduring influence of Tejanos on […]

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