THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 9.19.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY, RICARDO ROMO ON YOUNG LATINO VOTERS, JOSÉ MURATTI-TORO ON RUTH BADER GINSBURG AND ROE VS. WADE AND DAVID GARZA'S I-10 CHARM. A different kind of … [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 9.05.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MARIO ACEVEDO ON THE UNIVERSITY OF DOOM, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON A ROMO FAMILY TO THE NEW WORLD, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON PUERTO RICO SELF-DETERMINATION ACT OF … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 7.03.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA : WE LOST A GIANT: PAT MORA AND MICHAEL SEDANO ON WHO WAS RUDY ANAYA AND WHAT IS RUDY ANAYA'S LEGACY? AT A TIME OF BLACK LIVES MATTER MAGGIE RIVAS RODRÍGUEZ, DAN GUERRERO AND … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.28.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT "LATINOS IN THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOMENT," LUIS TORRES BOOK REVIEW OF "STEALING HOME:LOS ANGELES, THE DODGERS AND THE LIVES IN BETWEEN," ALVARO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 6.13.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: MARK GUERRERO ON HIS CHICANO MUSIC CHRONICLES, MANUEL MARTIN-RODRIGUEZ ON A VISUAL HISTORY OF CHICANO/A/X/ LITERATURE, SAL BALDENEGRO ON MEXICAN AMERICAN STUDIES, CHICANO MUSIC … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.30.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CARLOS AVILA ON DIRECTING DURING THE PANDEMIC, ARMANDO VAZQUEZ-RAMOS ON THE PANDEMIC ACROSS THE U.S. MEXICO BORDER, ALVARO HUERTA ON A RED BRICK AND JOE BIDEN, AND PASO DEL … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.24.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON LATINO LESSONS OF THE PANDEMIC, ENRIQUE "KIKI" CASTILLO ON LATINO HEROISM IN THE PLAY "WARRIORS," HARPO ON HOW HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE U.S.S. … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.17.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SAL BALDENEGRO ON FRIENDSHIP IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS, PAUL ESPINOSA ON SINGING OUR WAY TO FREEDOM, ARMANDO VAZQUEZ-RAMOS ON THE DREAMERS AND THE SUPREME COURT AND THE … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 8.29.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JESÚS TREVIÑO REMEMBERING 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHICANO MORATORIUM, RICARDO ROMO'S TEJANO REPORT ON THE BIDEN/HARRIS TICKET, POLICE ATTACK AT CHICANO MORATORIUM, MARK GUERRERO'S … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 5.03.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: PLÁTICA ON IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS ON LATINO TEATRO WITH ELISA BOCANEGRA, SAL LÓPEZ AND ROSE PORTILLO, BURUNDANGA BORICUA PART TWO OF GUGO'S LOOK AT THE ROLE OF WOOD IN … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.25.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: JORGE RODRÍGUEZ REMEMBERS SOLEDAD "CHOLE" ALATORRE, PLÁTICAS WITH WRITERS CHRISTINE GRANADOS, MELINDA PALACIO AND MICHAEL SEDANO ON IMPACT OF COVID- 19 ON WRITERS AND BOOKS TO … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.18.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: NEW -LATINOPIA PLÁTICA ON CORONAVIRUS AND THE LATINO COMMUNITY, RICARDO ROMO ON HOW THE VIRUS IMPACTS LATINO ARTISTS, AND JOSE "GUGO" UMPIERRE ON HOW PUERTO RICO'S WOOD HAS … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.12.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: REMEMBERING DIANE RODRIGUEZ: PLAYWRIGHT, DIRECTOR, ACTRESS AND SOCIAL ACTIVIST: DOLORES HUERTA ON HER 90TH BIRTHDAY! AND SAL BALDENEGRO ON CORONA'S UNEXPECTED AFTER … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 4.05.20
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: RICARDO ROMO ON LATINAS RESPONDING TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, STEVE DAVIS ON JOHN RECHY, GRUPO MITOTE PERFORMS "LA BRUMA," AND CONJUNTO AZTLÁN PERFORMS "ROSARIO." In the … [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 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...]