THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CHICANO ACTIVISTS FIFTY YEARS OF STRUGGLE PART ONE AND FIFTY YEARS OF STRUGGLE PART TWO AND RICARDO ROMO ON LATINO IDENTITY IN ORDINARY ARTICLES.
Hola mi gente! Last week we posted a guest blog that signaled the need for new strategies to deal with the reactionary and fascistic actions that the Trump administration has enacted in the first few weeks of his presidency. At a time when these sweeping and repressive actions cause many to despair, particularly those impacted within the migrant community, others are searching for ways to respond that will make a difference. One suggestion is that the academic community might be able to leverage the resources available at college and universities to hone a response to Trump’s draconian policies and edicts. We hope many of scholars will take this to heart.
In December of 2021, a group of national Latino scholars, most shaped by the sixties movimiento, met for two days to discuss what positive changes have already been brought about within the Latino community in the past fifty years and where more work remained to be done. In many ways these discussions are a kind of blueprint for where we might direct our energies. We report two of these video discussions as a way of underscoring that our community has not and will not take these Trump offenses quietly but rather will work to bring about positive changes for our collective future.
This is part of Latinopia’s on-going effort to respond to possibly the most cataclysmic challenge that the Latino community has ever experienced.
Also this week Ricardo Romo brings us a look at a recent exhibit showcasing ordinary articles and artifacts in the lives of our community that strengthen our identity and presence in the United States.
Enjoy your week on Latinopia and look forward to more posts responding to the crisis in our country.
Tia Tenopia