THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: SE NOS FUÉ LA DOLORES, DOLORES HUERTA PERSONAL REMEMBRANCE BY JESÚS TREVIÑO, DOLORES HUERTA: LATINOPIA HERO, DOLORES HUERTA ON THE 1966 PEREGRINACIÓN (PILGRIMAGE) TO SACRAMENTO AND DOLORES HUERTA ON THE 1968 ROBERT F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION, AND RICARDO ROMO ON THE ABUNDANCE OF LATINO ART THIS FALL.
Se nos fué la Dolores y todo Aztlán llora. We are all terribly sad at Latinopia. This week we lost a giant of the world community, a pioneering social activist, freedom fighter and union organizer who has so positively impacted the lives of ten of thousands of people, both within and without the Latinx community. Dolores Huerta passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. This week we honor the memory of Dolores. We begin with a personal remembrance by Latinopia founder and social activist Jesús Salvador Treviño. As a filmmaker Treviño first met Dolores in 1970 when he was filming his documentary Yo Soy Chicano. He recalls a riveting moment meeting her and the long years of friendship.
We also share a Latinopia Hero recognition profiling Dolores Huerta and her life. Dolores Huerta true Latinopia Hero!
Treviño also interviewed Dolores in 2013 and we post two of the interviews he conducted with Dolores. In the first one she speaks about the 1966 Peregrinación, the Farm Worker March to Sacramento and its significance to the eventual success of the farm labor struggle. In the second video, Dolores speaks about the assassination of Robert F, Kennedy. As an eyewitness to history, Dolores was at Kennedy’s side when he was shot and killed . She spoke to Latinopia about his death and the influence on the farm labor struggle.
Also this week, Ricardo Romo’s Tejano Report returns with a look at an abundance of Latino Art in the Fall.
A lot on Latinopia this week. Much of it sad but we celebrate a wonderful woman and champion of human rights!
Tia Tenopia