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LATINOPIA HERO CARMEN TAFOLLA AWARDED LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Author Carmen Tafolla has been named the winner of the Texas Institute of Letters’ prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. This is the highest honor given by the TIL, which was established in 1936 to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA HERO Tagged With: Carmen Tafolla, Tafolla Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award, Texas Institute of Letters

February 3, 2024 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD TAFOLLA ON THE AMERICAN LITERARY CANON

Latinopia Word Tafolla on The Literary Canon from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. The American literary canon are the authors and their works who have been deemed over time to be the best of American … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Carmen Tafolla, Texas Institute of Letters, The American literary canon

May 10, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD EDWARD VIDAURRE READS “GENERATION Z”

Edward Vidaurre is a South Texas poet who was named the 2018-2019 City of McAllen, Texas Poet Laureate. He is also publisher and editor-in-chief of FlowerSong Press. He was inducted into the Texas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Edward Vidaurre, Generation Z, Pandemia and Other Poems, Texas Institute of Letters

May 13, 2022 by wpengine

LATINOPIA PLÁTICA WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2021 IN LITERATURE

In 2020, the Covid-19 virus devastated literature, public readings were prohibited and authors found it difficult to promote and sell their books. In spite of this, authors bounced back using the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA PLÁTICA, LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Sergio Troncoso, Texas Institute of Letters, What to expect in 2021 in literautre

January 10, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA PLATICA IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON WRITING

In 2020 the coronavirus had an inordinate impact on writing and publishing in America. Authors were unable to make public appearances to promote their works. In this Latinopia Platica, Sergio … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA PLÁTICA, Literature Tagged With: Impact of Covid-19 on writers, Sergio Troncoso, Texas Institute of Letters

January 10, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD STEVE DAVIS ON JOHN RECHY

Steve L. Davis is a PEN USA award-winning author and past President of the Texas Institute of Letters. His books include Dallas, 1963; J. Frank Dobie: a Liberated Mind and The Most Dangerous Man in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: John Rechy, Steve L. David, Texas Institute of Letters

April 5, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD TEXAS AUTHORS HONOR JOHN RECHY

In 2020 the Texas Institute of Letters, an honorary literary society, honored author John Rechy with its highest recognition, a Lifetime Achievement Award.  Here scholars, authors and critics attest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Hector Calderon, John Rechy, Jon Kirsch, Marsha Kinder, Steve Davis, Texas Institute of Letters

March 22, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD TRONCOSO ON THE AMERICAN LITERARY CANON

The American literary canon are the authors and their works who have been deemed over time to be the best of American literature. With few exceptions the canon has historically excluded diverse … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: American literary canon, Sergio Troncoso, Texas Institute of Letters

May 10, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD BOWLES ON THE AMERICAN LITERARY CANON

The American literary canon are the authors and their works who have been deemed over time to be the best of American literature. With few exceptions the canon has historically excluded diverse … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: David Bowles, Texas Institute of Letters, The American literary canon

May 10, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD TAFOLLA ON THE TEXAS INSTITUTE OF LETTERS

Carmen Tafolla is an accomplished author of prose, poetry and chidlren's books and past Poet Laureate of the city of San Antonio, Texas. She is also President of the prestigious Texas Institute of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Carmen Tafolla, Texas Institute of Letters

May 4, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 5.31.25 LATINOS INFLUENCE NEW YORK ART SCENE

May 31, 2025 By wpengine

Latino Artists Are Influencing the New York City Art Scene. I love New York City [NYC], a city with world-class museums, brilliant theatre, opera and orchestra venues, fabulous art galleries, artists’ studios, and more than twenty-three thousand restaurants to delight and often surprise every taste. What I love best about this great city is its […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.23.25 – EMINENT DANGER

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

In 2012, in Puerto Rico there were 13,000 farms; in the recent agricultural census, between 8 and 10,000 farms are recorded; a substantial decrease in the figure reported for 2012. At present, the agricultural sector of the Puerto Rican economy reports approximately 0.62% of the gross domestic product, which produces 15% of the food consumed […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.23.25 MORE ON THE NEED TO GROW

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

The title of the documentary, The Need to Grow by Rob Herring and Ryan Wirick,  is suggestive. Its abstract character is enough to apply in a general and also in a particular way. The Need to Grow applies to both the personal and to so many individuals. At the moment, the need for growth in […]

MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFEDO SANTOS 5.31.25

May 31, 2025 By wpengine

Bienvenidos otra vez a La Voz Newspaper. Como pueden veren la portada de este ejemplar, tenemos al maestro de la musica de Mariachi Zeke Castro. As you read his story you will discover the long trajectory of his career across the United States and his impact of Mariachi music education in the Austin Independent School […]

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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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