Latinopia Book Review

TALES OF TORRES 2.02.17 “HOW TO SAY NO TO DONALD TRUMP”

How to say “No” to Donald Trump Cornel West has described Naomi Klein as “One of the few revolutionary public intellectuals of great integrity and vision.” And he is correct. Klein is also a … [Read more...]

LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW “LATINO AMERICANS”

LATINO AMERICANS -The Companion Book to the PBS documentary Series Written by Ray Suarez, Celebra Press, 2013. Reviewed by Denis Bixler-Marquez _____________________________________ Behind … [Read more...]

ROMO DE TEJAS 9.21.19 “DOLORES HUERTA – 70 YEARS OF STRUGGLE”

September 21, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

Dolores Huerta is one of the most influential Latina leaders in America. A labor leader and community organizer, she co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) with Cesar Chavez, the first successful union of agricultural workers in the United States. As Vice President of the UFW, she advanced collective bargaining for workers and successfully promoted improvements […]

UTOPIAS DESCIFRADAS DE JOSÉ E. MURATTI TORO 9. 21. 19 “UNA IDEA A LA CUAL LE HA LLEGADO SU TIEMPO”

September 21, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

Es falso decir que lo que nos determina son las circunstancias. Al contrario, las circunstancias son el dilema ante el cual tenemos que decidirnos. Pero el que decide es nuestro carácter. – José Ortega y Gasset ________________________________ El pasado 2 de septiembre, se reportó en un blog en Mississippi, que los propietarios de una facilidad […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MAS with SAL BALDENEGRO 9.15.19 “VOTING AND SELF-DETERMINATION”

September 15, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

Voting and self-determination… People love to complain about the government (what it does, and more often, what it doesn’t do) and the elected officials in charge of the government, conveniently forgetting that they—at least the registered voters among them—elect those who run the government. Voting turnout (number of people who actually vote vis a vis […]

MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 9.21.19 “JULIÁN CASTRO”

September 21, 2019 By Tia Tenopia

Otra vez bienvenido a La Voz Newspaper. As you can see, we have placed on our cover Julián Castro, candidate for President of the United States of America. I know many people believe he doesn’t have a chance of winning the Democratic Party nomination. And I know many people believe his candidacy is a waste […]

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 […]

Category: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature

LATINOPIA SHOWCASE “LOVE IN THE TIME OF ALBINO”

By Tia Tenopia on April 13, 2014

Gabriel Carmona and Branden Selman are the founders of Nac Film Theory, an independent film company based in Nagotchoches, Texas. Both of these talented filmmakers produce, direct, film, edit and act in their independently produced films. Latinopia is proud to showcase the poignant “Love in the Time of Albino,” another independent production by this talented […]

Category: Cinema/TV, LATINOPIA SHOWCASE

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