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BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 3.13.25 INDEPENDENCE BY EXECUTIVE ORDER?

March 13, 2025 By wpengine

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre The latest commotion in Puerto Rico has been brought about by an interested group of concerned citizen that sent the White House a proposal that it grant independence to Puerto Rico by executive order. The Group of 16 citizens propose a 20 year transition period with the federal government […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT MUJERES DE AZTLÁN

March 13, 2025 By wpengine

The 16th Annual Mujeres de Aztlán Exhibition, “Mujeres Artistas: Iluminando El Futuro,” opened with an electrifying reception on Saturday, March 8 at the San Antonio Centro Cultural Aztlan. A near overflow crowd gathered around inspiring art as famed Tejana accordionist Eva Ybarra and her conjunto band provided entertainment. Liliana Wilson. “Migrante en la Cuerda.” Courtesy […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 03.13.25 INDEPENDENCIA POR PRERROGATIVA EJECUTIVA?

March 13, 2025 By wpengine

Burundanga de Zocotroco José M. Umpierre Se soltaron los caballos y el estrépito que han causado se ha hecho sentir en la médula de nuestra cultura política. Nada, que unos ciudadanos se constituyeron en grupo de interés y han sometido a la Casa Blanca una petición para que el presidente decrete la Independencia por prerrogativa […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 03.08.25 VINCENT VALDEZ “JUST A DREAM”

March 7, 2025 By JT

Vincent Valdez: Latino Artist Confronts Social Amnesia, Injustices, and Historical Ignorance A major retrospective of Vincent Valdez’s work titled “Just a Dream…” is currently on display at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston through March 23, 2025. The exhibit showcases over two decades of Valdez’s artistic career. Houston is a booming metropolis known for its world […]

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

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 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