THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: WELCOMING 2026! XOCHITL REFLECTS ON 2025, RICARDO ROMO ON A YEAR OF ART IN PHOTOS, PROFE QUEZADA ON CALLING SOMEONE CUCKOO, AND ANGELA VALENZUELA ON VISION OF THE VANQUISHED.
Welcome to the end of the year 2025. Before we settle down to watch Year Year’s Eve festivities, we have a look at the past year in art through photos. Check out Ricardo Romo’s end of the year memorable photos in art.
Also Xochitl the wonder dog shares her take on the past year of assaults against our freedoms by the Trump administration’s draconian immigrant sweeps and mobilization of national guard troops and the Marines to wherever he wants for whatever pretext he invents. Xochitl is a pretty savvy girl and has real insights to share. She offers a positive assessment that we have won some important victories this year! Check out her post.
Guest blogger Angela Valenzuela offers a reflective essay comparing efforts by the Spanish to erase and eliminate indigenous language, traditions and culture with current efforts by Trump and his administration to erase diversity, equity and inclusion efforts by Latinos and other Americans. By like the indigenas of the past, who are still so present in America today, Trump’s efforts will ultimately fail. Check out Angela’s essay.
Our regular blogger Profe Quezada weighs in on the end of the year with a look at a crazy gesture, familiar to all of us, that in fact does signal when we think someone is cuckoo. But I’ll let the Profe explain it all.
And we end with a New Years greeting from our dearly loved and sadly departed friend, artist and cartoonist extraordinaire, Sergio Hernandez. Check out his Arnie and Porfi Happy New Year wishes for us all.
Enjoy your New Years y no se pongan muy locos!!
Tia Tenopia