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ZOMBIE MEX DIARIES 2.09.14 “AFTERMATH”

AFTERMATH. The drone of the helicopters driven by the Oñate zombies was still ringing in my ears when I turned to Pearl. We embraced tightly. Vida, whining persistently, wanted to be part of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Zombie Mex Diaries Tagged With: Chicano zombies, Latino zombies, Mexican Zombie, zombie mex diaries, Zombies

February 9, 2014 by JT

ZOMBIE MEX DIARIES 2.18.13

THE REAL MR. NEZ “Yes, the Fountain of Youth,” a voice behind us said. “And a world where humans and zombies can live peacefully together.” I turned to see that Mr. Nez had returned to the main … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Zombie Mex Diaries Tagged With: Chicano zombies, Mexican Zombie, Nezalhualcoatl

February 18, 2013 by JT

ZOMBIE MEX DIARIES 1.21.13

ATTACK! It was eleven at night when I got off the bus at the corner of Huntington Drive and Poplar Blvd and started out on the familiar five block walk to my home on Sheffield Street. My head was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Zombie Mex Diaries Tagged With: Mexican Zombie, Zombies

January 21, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

ZOMBIE MEX DIARIES 11.18.12

EL SERENO AND AN OPPORTUNITY When I was seventeen my mom got a job working as a cashier at the Home Depot in Alhambra. It was quite a drive for her each morning and she often complained of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Zombie Mex Diaries Tagged With: Chicano Literature, growing up Hispanic, Mexican Zombie

November 18, 2012 by JT

ZOMBIE MEX DIARIES 5.05.13

CAMP HASCAWALLA “Listen up! Everything you are going to learn in the next few weeks is a matter of life and death. YOUR life and death. We’ll soon be heading for the Oñate compound --pay attention … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Zombie Mex Diaries Tagged With: Chicano zombies, growing up Chicano, growing up Hispanic, Latino zombies, Mexican Zombie, Zombies

May 5, 2013 by JT

ZOMBIE MEX DIARIES 12.16.12

MR. NEZ After Pearl told me she was a zombie like me all I wanted to do was spend long hours with her, comparing notes, finding out about her zombiness and about my own. I had a million questions! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Zombie Mex Diaries Tagged With: Mexican Zombie, s Chicano zombies, zombie societies, Zombies

December 16, 2012 by JT

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.23.25

October 23, 2025 By wpengine

Gladys Roldan de Moras: A National Award-Winning Mexican and Western Art Painter Gladys Roldan de Moras is La Reina [Queen] of American Western art.   Since entering Western art shows, she has become the first Latina inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame.  She is also the first woman and Latina to win […]

EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE 10.23.25 MORE TEXAS NOTABLES

October 23, 2025 By wpengine

This is Part Two of Two Parts of six notable people from San Antonio, Texas, for a total of twelve outstanding individuals. Through the encouragement and persuasion of my good friend, brother historian, and mentor, Dr. Félix D. Almaraz Jr., I joined the Bexar County Historical Commission in the 1990s, and served as Chairman of […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 10.16.25 THE CHEECH CELEBRATES TEXAS ARTISTS

October 16, 2025 By wpengine

The Cheech Marin Center in Riverside, California, Celebrates the Art of Tejas Latinos A new Chicano exhibit, Soy de Tejas: A Statewide Survey of Latinx Art, at the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture features more than 100 artworks spanning painting, sculpture, photography, fiber, video, and installation. The exhibition showcases 38 contemporary Latino artists who […]

EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE 10.16.25 SAN ANTONIO NOTABLES

October 16, 2025 By wpengine

This is Part One of Two Parts, each highlighting six distinguished individuals from San Antonio, Texas, for a total of twelve outstanding persons.   I joined the Bexar County Historical Commission in the 1990s, and served as Chairman of the Oral History Committee.  During my tenure as Chairman, these are some of the notable people I […]

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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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