LATINOPIA TEACHER'S GUIDES
In the next few months Latinopiausa.com will be posting suggested teacher guide for junior high, high school and college level courses utilizing the Latinopia history and culture posts. If you are a teacher or instructor, we are open to suggestions. Just email them to Tia Tenopia.
Dear Larry, Thanks for your support. As you see we have our first teacher's Guide "The Latino Voice in American Society." You can download the guide and feel free to use and modify it using any of the Latinopia postings. As you use the Latinopia materials in your classroom, be sure to send us an email or leave a comment so we can learn from your experiences and pass them on to other teachers. Thanks, Tia Tenopia
Legendary accordionist and Tex Mex music icon Flaco Jiménez grew up listening to the music of his father, Santiago Sr. and of his grandfather, Don Patricio Jiménez. The lives of three generations of Jiménez musicians in many ways is the story of the evolution of the conjunto music tradition in America. Latinopia caught up with [...]
CELEBRATING WHAT’S IN THE MIDDLE. The majority of Latinos in the United States share an indigenous root and legacy, many more than one. As a Chicano, I was taught about the Aztec and Mayan Empires, and the widespread and diverse presence of other indigenous peoples of Mexico. I have been fortunate to visit Mexican pyramids [...]
Flaco Jimenez is perhaps the best known Conjunto music accordionist in the world. He has performed with Ry Cooder, Freddy Fender, Los Lobos, The Rolling Stones and many other groups. The Hohner Company, manufacturers of accordions, has even seen fit to create a special line of Hohner accordions named after Flaco and employing his unique [...]
Larry rush February 17, 2012
This is GREAT! Please send me more information on this. I will include this in my lesson plans. Your site has already inspired me to include Latinopia muralists in my monthly artist study.