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LATINOPIA WORD ERNESTO HOGAN “HIGH AZTECH”

Ernest Hogan is a science fiction author of Irish and Mexican descent. His works include the novels "Cortez on Jupiter," "High Aztech," and "Smoking Mirror Blues."  In "High Aztech" he envisions a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Ernest Hogan, High Aztech, Latino literature, Latino Science Fiction, Latino writers

January 14, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD ROLANDO HINOJOSA “THE USELESS SERVANTS”

LATINOPIA WORD ROLANDO HINOJOSA "THE USELESS SERVANTS" from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Rolando Hinojosa Smith is a pioneering Chicano author of more than a dozen books. He has won numerous … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Korean War veterans, Latino literature, Latino Veterans, Rolando Hiinojosa

May 28, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT LIBROTRAFICANTES 4 ” A VISIT WITH ANAYA”

After leaving the Border Bookstore in Mesilla, New Mexico, the caravan carrying banned books to the children of Tucson heads north to Albuquerque for a meeting with renowned author Rudolfo Anaya. On … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT, LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano Literature, Dagoberto Gilb, Latino literature, Librotraficantes, Rudolfo Anaya

April 16, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD RICARDO ALEJANDRO RODAS

Ricardo Alejandro Rodas is a poet and an immigrant from Argentina. While in his homeland he was published in the anthology  Poetic Rebirth, published by the Society of Latin American Writers and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Argentine poets, immigrant poetry, immigration legislation, Latino literature, Ricardo Rodas

May 5, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW RETURN TO ARROYO GRANDE

Not only can you, you should go home again. But it will never be the same. That’s part of the take-away from Jésus Salvador Treviño’s stories about raza kids who leave their extraordinary hometown to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature Tagged With: Chicano Literature, Jesús Salvador Treviño, Latino literature, Return to Arroy Grande, Southwest literature

November 16, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD JUAN FELÍPE ON JOSÉ MONTOYA

Ode for José Montoya (9/29/13) we begin with you with paints desert lands of Escabosa New Mexico trails & morning conversations back in that time we all do not know that early time as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano Literature, Chicano poetry, Jose Montoya, Latino literature, Latino Poetry, Passing of a Chicano legend, What's New

September 29, 2013 by

LATINOPIA WORD NEPHTALÍ ON MONTOYA

  Hoy Sembraron a José  Montoya (General of the RCAF)   © by Nephtalí  De León hoy sembraron a José Montoya pilot on a mission dropping bombs of rebel art in the barrios of Aztlan he’d … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD Tagged With: Chicano lierature, Chicano poetry, Jose Montoya, Latino literature, Passing of a Chicano legend, What's New

September 29, 2013 by

THE PASSION OF BENJAMIN SÁENZ By CECILIA BALLÍ

The Passion of Benjamin Sáenz A border poet rises from the ashes. By Cecilia Ballí Reprinted with permission from the August 2013 issue of Texas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature Tagged With: Benjamin Alire Saenz, Chicano Literature, El Paso Authors, Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club, Latino literature, PEN/Faulkner Award winner, Texas authors

September 1, 2013 by

LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW “THE OLD MAN’S LOVE STORY”

THE OLD MAN'S LOVE STORY By Rudolfo Anaya University of Oklahoma Press 170 pages Reviewed by Luís R. Torres _______________________________ Rudolfo Anaya’s Latest Book a Little … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature Tagged With: Latino book reviews, Latino literature, Luis R.. Torres, New Mexico literature, Rudolfo Anaya, The Old Man's Lovde Story, What's New

August 4, 2013 by

LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW NICHOLASA MOHR “NILDA”

Nilda, by Nicholasa Mohr Arte Público Press: 2011 248 ppg. Originally published by Harper & Row: 1974 Reviewed by Thelma T. Reyna, Ph.D. Book Review #1 in the PIONEER AMERICAN … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature, PIONEER AMERICAN LATINA AUTHORS Tagged With: book review, Bronx, Hispanic-American literature, Latino literature, New York, Nicholasa Mohr, Nilda, Nuyorican, Puerto Rican, Thelma T. Reyna.

March 26, 2012 by

WORD VISION with HARRY GAMBOA JR. 6.30.13 “HOUSE ON METRO”

HOUSE ON METRO. The house on Metro had been listed for $75,000.00 but the owner was willing to negotiate with any prospective buyers who might have “cash on hand” as was stated in bold type on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Word Vision Harry Gamboa Tagged With: Harry Gamboa Jr., Latino literature, Latino urban fiction

June 30, 2013 by

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.23.25 – EMINENT DANGER

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

In 2012, in Puerto Rico there were 13,000 farms; in the recent agricultural census, between 8 and 10,000 farms are recorded; a substantial decrease in the figure reported for 2012. At present, the agricultural sector of the Puerto Rican economy reports approximately 0.62% of the gross domestic product, which produces 15% of the food consumed […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.23.25 MORE ON THE NEED TO GROW

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

The title of the documentary, The Need to Grow by Rob Herring and Ryan Wirick,  is suggestive. Its abstract character is enough to apply in a general and also in a particular way. The Need to Grow applies to both the personal and to so many individuals. At the moment, the need for growth in […]

BURUNDANGA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.16.25 PELIGRO INMINENTE

May 15, 2025 By wpengine

Peligro Inminente En 2012, en Puerto Rico habían 13 mil granjas; en el censo agrícola reciénte se registran entre 8 y 10 mil granjas; una disminución sustantiva de la cifra reportada para 2012. Al presente, el sector agrícola de la economía puertorriqueña reporta aproximadamente 0.62% del producto bruto interno, que produce el 15% de la […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 5.23.25 MAYA BLUE EXHIBIT

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

Maya Blue Exhibit Incorporates the Artwork of Latino/a Artists A new exhibit, Maya Blue: Ancient Color, New Visions, at the San Antonio Museum of Art [SAMA], brings together for the first time pre-Columbian crafted clay figures, the art of Mexican modernist Carlos Mérida, and works by contemporary Latino/a artists Rolando Briseño, Clarissa Tossin, and Sandy […]

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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.

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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.

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LATINOPIA WORD XOCHITL JULISA BERMEJO “OUR LADY OF THE WATER GALLONS”

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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