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...]
TALES OF TORRES 3.15.15 “CUBA AND FIDEL”
Who woulda thunk it? First, the Berlin Wall comes down and now they’re planning to open a United States Embassy in Havana! And the Cubans will open an official embassy in Washington, D.C. Years ago … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES 12.08.13 “THE YEAR IN REVIEW”
THE YEAR IN REVIEW. This year is drawing to a close. What kind of a year has it been for Latinos here in what 1960s African American activist Frank Greenwood referred to as “the Land of the Free … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES 6.30.13 “NOT CINCO BUT CUATRO”
NOT CINCO DE MAYO BUT CUATRO DE JULIO. Celebrations of the Fourth of July and this country’s Independence Day are booming all around us. In my neighborhood that’s literally the case, with mocosos … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES 02.15.15. “TORTILLAS IN OUTER SPACE”
The Humble Mexican Tortilla is a Staple in Outer Space In the fall of 1979 I found it nearly impossible to find tortillas in New York City. But today tortillas are ubiquitous. Heck, tortillas … [Read more...]
ASK TIA TENOPIA 6.02.13
HARRY GAMBOA JR., CHICANO MORATORIUM AND NACHO GÓMEZ THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA! Hola mis queridos Latinopians. Great news, this week we launch a new blog, Harry Gamboa Jr.’s Word Vision. As many of … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES 6.02.13
RANDOM OBSERVATIONS ON RECENT NEWS I once offered the notion that pretty soon nobody will be reading blogs, because everybody will be busy writing blogs. Maybe. But let’s plow ahead, guided by the … [Read more...]
TALES OF TORRES 4.23.13 “SAL CASTRO- A REMEMBRANCE”
REMEMBERING SAL CASTRO. Some 45 years ago Sal Castro told me, “You’ve got a good head on your shoulders – for a guerito – go out and do something good for yourself and for your gente.” He said it … [Read more...]