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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

EL PROFE QUEZADA NOS DICE 07.09.26 FOOTPRINTS OF COURAGE: A JOURNEY THROUGH CHICANO CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY

July 9, 2026 By wpengine

Throughout the twentieth century, Mexican Americans and Chicanos/as fought tirelessly for civil rights, often in overlooked corners of the nation.  An initial review of the literature revealed the following list of potential historic sites where civil rights battles took place by Mexican Americans/ Chicanos/as.  This list is by no means conclusive.  Further research may still provide […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 07.09.26 (ENGLISH) TURNING EIGHTY: COSTS AND BENEFITS

July 9, 2026 By wpengine

I’m 80 years old. It is a round number, with the forcefulness that eight decades can have. I don’t claim prowess, although living beyond the average life expectancy is still an achievement. Adequacy, adaptability, perhaps? Who can explain the survival instinct and the mysteries of still being here? I know, from science and experience, that […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 07.09.26 OCTOGENARIO: COSTOS Y BENEFICIOS

July 9, 2026 By wpengine

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Octogenario: costos y beneficios Cumplo 80 años. Es un número redondo, con la contundencia que pueden tener ocho décadas. No reclamo proeza, aunque vivir más allá de la expectativa de vida promedio no deja de ser un logro. ¿Adecuación, adaptabilidad, tal vez? ¿Quién explica el instinto de supervivencia y […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 7.09.26 JACINTO GUEVARA’S ART DOCUMENTS BARRIO LIFE

July 9, 2026 By wpengine

Chicano art originated in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a means to fill an artistic void in American art. Artistically, the Chicano artists painted murals that protested the Vietnam War, promoted the United Farm Workers’ labor movement, and challenged their status as second-class citizens living in a world filled with racial and ethnic […]

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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 […]

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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.

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

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