THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.22.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: AY, AY, AY, CORONAVIRUS! JOSE UMPIERRE ON LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS, TEXAS AUTHORS HONOR JOHN RECHY, RICARDO ROMO ON DR. JOE BERNAL AND LATINOPIA SUGGESTIONS FOR THOSE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.25.18
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON THE LATEST IN PUERTO RICO'S DEBT CRISIS, DON FELÍPE DE ORTEGO ON A BREAKTHROUGH PIONEERING WORK: WHY WE ARE CHICANOS, RICHARD YÑIGUEZ ON BLVD NIGHTS, MARÍA … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.29.18
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LOUIE PEREZ OF LOS LOBOS ON HIS NEW BOOK, GOOD MORNING AZTLÁN, LUIS REYES ON HIS NEW BOOK, MADE IN MEXICO: HOLLYWOOD SOUTH OF THE BORDER AND MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.26.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LATINOS IN SCIENCE FICTION! LATINOPIA VISITS THE UC RIVERSIDE SCIENCE FICTION CONFERENCE, MARIO ACEVEDO ON "VAMPIRES OF ROCKY FLATS," DAVID BOWLES ON "LORDS OF THE EARTH," … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.19.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON THE LATINO LEGACY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., SALOMON BALDENEGRO ON "DRAFT BOARDS," JOSÉ M. UMPIERRE ON THE PUERTO RICAN EARTHQUAKES, MARÍA JIMÉNEZ HENLEY ON … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 01.05.2020
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: POETRY! POETRY! POETRY! JOSÉ MONTOYA READS "EL LOUIE," NORA NARANJO READS "MY FATHER'S FEET," ALBERTO RÍOS READS "RETURNING TO THE CAT," AND THELMA REYNA READS "SLEEPLESS … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 10.06.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SERGIO TRONCOSO ON "A PECULIAR KIND OF IMMIGRANT'S SON," MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES WITH HIRTH MARTINEZ, CIHUATL SONG WITH TEZCATLIPOCA AND PAT MORA READS "MI … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.21.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON DOLORES HUERTA, ALFREDO SANTOS ON JULIÁN CASTRO, JOSÉ E. MURATTI ON AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME, AND LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ'S PLAY ALWAYS RUNNING. Hola … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 11.10.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ON VETERAN'S DAY HONORING THE LEGACY OF ADOLFO HARPO CELAYA, A SURVIVOR OF THE SINKING OF THE U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS--Y TODAVIA DANDOLE GAS! ALSO SAL BALDENEGRO ON THE ARIZONA … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.25.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUÍS RAMÓN QUINTERO ON GUILTLESS; CHRISTINE GRANADOS "FIGHT LIKE A MAN," MIS PENSAMIENTOS WITH ALFREDO SANTOS, LATINOPIA EVENT PROFILE THE PORVENIR MASSACRE, AND THE ARTWORK … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.22.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON "WHEN ARE WE MEXICAN...INDIGENOUS?" EL ZOCOTROCO ON "DIASPORA: SI ME ESCUCHAS," AND WHAT IS CHICANO ART AND VICTOR SANCHEZ CARDONA'S VIRTUAL GALLERY … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 06.02.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JOSÉ ÁNGEL GUTIÉRREZ ON HIS NEW BOOK THE EAGLE HAS EYES: FBI SURVEILLANCE OF CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES WITH BILLY CARDENAS, CÉSAR CHÁVEZ'S LAST … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 05.11.9
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LATINOS AND THE AMERICAN LITERARY CANON: CARMEN TAFOLLA, SERGIO TRONCOSO AND DAVID BOWLES SPEAK OUT! ALSO, MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS OF LA VOZ, AND RICHARD MONTOYA … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.04.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO WITH: CINCO DE MAYO EVENT PROFILE, DAVID BOWLES ON LORDS OF THE EARTH, CARMEN TAFOLLA ON THE TEXAS INSTITUTE OF LETTERS, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON THE LATEST … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.21.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ALEJANDRO MORALES ON THE BRICK PEOPLE, CHRISTINE GRANADOS ON MAN OF THE HOUSE, ELSA ALMARAZ ON CARLOS ALMARAZ'S CAR CRASHES AND THE MUSIC GROUP QUETZAL ON MIGRA. Wow, what … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.07.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LUIS TORRES ON THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SCANDAL, MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES, and DR. ALVARO HUERTA AND JUAN TEJEDA ON THE MECHA NAME CHANGE CONTROVERSY. Lots … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.23.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: DIANE RODRIGUEZ ON "PERFECTA," ROSE PORTILLO IN "PERFECTA," GASPAR ENRIGUEZ ART RETROSPECTIVE AT THE EL PASO MUSEUM OF ART AND SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ ON TRUMP'S "EMERGENCY … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 3.09.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF DENVER YOUTH CONFERENCE: JESÚS TREVIÑO ON THE LEGACY OF THE CONFERENCE, DENVER YOUTH LIBERATION CONFERENCE ONE AND TWO, 1969 DENVER YOUTH CONFERENCE AND … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 2.24.19
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LIZ GONZALEZ READS "CONFESSIONS OF A PSEUDO-CHICANA, " MARK GUERRERO'S CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES WITH GERI GONZALEZ (NO RELATION), EL ZOCOTROCO ON THE LATEST PUERT RICAN COURT … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.09.18
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: LIZ GONZÁLEZ'S NEW POETRY COLLECTION DANCING IN THE SANTA ANA WINDS, JOSÉ UMPIERRE ON END OF THE YEAR BORICUA REFLECTIONS, MARTHA GONZÁLEZ ON QUETZAL'S TODO LO QUE TENGO AND … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 12.02.18
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: GIL CHÁVEZ ON MACHOS AND EMBRAS, ALFREDO SANTOS ON IMMIGRANT ASYLUM AT THE US/MEXICO BORDER, POLI MARICHAL ON THE ART OF PRINTMAKING AND SOCIAL COMMENTARY, RUBÉN MARTÍNEZ IN … [Read more...]