Hola mis queridos Latinopianos! How’s the new year treating you? All well I hope. Here at Latinopia the new year is ushering in great additions to Latinopia which your Tia will be announcing next week.. Preparense! For this week, however, we have renowned poet Pat Mora returning with a poem about how difficult it sometimes is for Mexican Americans and other Latinos who live in the United States. Though bilingual and bi-cultural they are often viewed differently by other Americans and even by their own people. Check out Pat reading her poem, “Legal Alien,” y dime si no es verdad! And in history, we continue our exploration of the possible geographic site of Aztlán, the mythic homeland of the Mexica people. Por Dios! All this talk of Aztlán makes your Tia want to put on her Indiana Jones hat, jump in a four-wheel drive jeep and go searching for Aztlán herself. Any takers? In Moment in Time. we have a poignant historic photo of President John F. Kennedy in Houston, Texas on the night before he was assassinated. What does this have to do with Latinos? Check it and find out. Hey, if any of you Latinopians out there have photos of key events or moments in Latino history, please pass them on so we can post them on Moment in Time. Well, enjoy this week’s postings, and remember the words of the great Spanish director Luis Buñuel, “Our memory is our coherence, our reason, our feeling even our action. Without it, we are nothing.” OO XX Your Tia Tenopia