National Book Critcis Circle

LATINOPIA WORD ROLANDO HINOJOSA “THE YOUNG WILL WRITE”

Rolando Hinojosa is a celebrated Chicano author with more than a dozen novels and short story collections including the highly acclaimed The Valley, winner of the Casa De Las Americas international … [Read more...]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 1.04.25 A YEAR OF PHOTOS

January 4, 2025 By wpengine

MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 1.04.25

January 4, 2025 By wpengine

Bienvenidos al año 2025. I don’t know about you, but I have to stop and think about that number. Well for one thing, it is ¼ of the way into the 21st century. Secondly, the number reminds me for some reason of outer space. And lastly, this is the year, God willing, that I will […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 12.27.24 WHY WE LOVE ART

December 27, 2024 By wpengine

Why We Love Art: A Latino Perspective I have often wondered about the following questions about art. Can you fall in love with art? Can art change or reshape our feelings and emotions? Scientists and medical experts argue that art impacts us in many positive ways. Art is capable of conjuring strong emotions and deep […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 12.21.24

December 21, 2024 By wpengine

Our Lady of Guadalupe: Religion and Origins of Mexican National Consciousness On December 12, the Centro Cultural Aztlan opened the 29th Annual “Celebration a La Virgen de Guadalupe” Group Exhibition. The show was impressive in its depth of iconic imagery and its broadness of thematic concepts. Centro Director Malena Gonzalez-Cid invited thirty-three artists, nearly all […]

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 […]

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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 […]

Category: Cooking, Food, LATINOPIA FOOD