THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA 06.27.25
THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: BOBBI MURRAY ON ICE ATTACKS, REMEMBERING RUDY ANAYA, SANTA BARRAZA AND KATHY VARGAS WIN PRESTIGIOUS FELLOWSHIPS; KATHY VARGAS AND SANTA BARRAZA IN THEIR ON WORDS. This week … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 06.27.25 SANTA BARRRAZA AND KATHY VARGAS AWARDED FELLOWSHIPS
Latina Artists Santa Barraza and Kathy Vargas Honored with Prestigious Latinx Artist Fellowships. The Latinx Artist Fellowship announced this week an award of $50,000 each to a … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ANAYA ON LIFE’S JOURNEY
Latinopia Word Anaya on Life's Journey from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. After the passing of his beloved wife, Patricia, in 2010, acclaimed Chicano author Rudy Anaya has produced an enormous … [Read more...]
SANTA BARRAZA – IN HER OWN WORDS
SANTA BARRAZA - TEXAS ARTIST IN HER OWN WORDS: I think that my encounter with the civil rights movement and the struggles of Mexican Americans, I first became aware of it when I was at the … [Read more...]
KATHY VARGAS – IN HER OWN WORDS
KATHY VARGAS - TEXAS PHOTOGRAPHER IN HER OWN WORDS: In 1970 I went to work for Bill and Jerry Hayes who ran a small production company here in San Antonio. They made TV … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA EVENT 2025 NO KINGS DAY PROTEST
On June 14, 2025, more than five million American rallied together to protest President Trump's draconian and often illegal attempts to ignore the Constitution and garner more power for himself. But … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 6.20.25 REMEMBERING JESUS MOROLES
Latino Sculptor Jesús Moroles Remembered Born in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1950, Jesús Bautista Moroles, the renowned Mexican American artist and sculptor, created a name for himself through his … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG JORGE RODRIGUEZ ABDICATING MORAL RESPONSIBILITY 6.20.25
The following letter was written by Jorge H. Rodríguez to the Los Angeles Times and is reposted on Latinopia with the permission of Mr. Rodríguez. Dear Editors. I have been a long time LA Times … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA DOCUMENT PRESIDENT OBAMA’S 2014 EXECUTIVE ACTION ON IMMIGRATION
CONTEXT: ON NOVEMBER 20, 2014 PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA DELIVERED A SPEECH ON NATIONAL TELEVISION OUTLINING EXECUTIVE ACTION THAT HE WAS TAKING TO FIX WHAT IS CONSIDERED A BROKEN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM. … [Read more...]
BOBBI MURRAY TRENCH REPORT – NO RIOTS JUST ICE REPRESSION
You’ve certainly heard this--on June 12 California Senator Alex Padilla was, as AP puts it, “forcefully removed” from a press conference by Homeland Security Secretary (and dog shooter Kristi … [Read more...]
ADDRESS BY DR. ALBERTO M. CARVALHO ON ICE IN LA SCHOOLS 06.10.25
There are clouds over Los Angeles this morning. Those great clouds could mean a lot of things to a lot of people. I interpret them as clouds of injustice, clouds of fear, of intimidation, clouds that … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 06.13.24
Latina Artists Take Texas Culture to New York City The Ruiz-Healy Art Gallery in New York City presents Vast and Varied: Texan Women Painters, a group exhibition that includes works by Marta … [Read more...]
MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 06.13.25
Bienvenidos a La Voz Newspaper. As you know, there are so many things going on all around us today. The Trump administration is moving quickly to remake America into a vision that he believes will … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG BOBBI MURRAY 06.07.25 DUE PROCESS TAKES A HOLIDAY
Here’s one for you—a 4th grader from Torrance Elementary School, 9 years old, in Southern California is on track to be deported along with his father. Martir Garcia Lara accompanied his dad, Martir … [Read more...]
CYNTHIA OROZCO 06.07.25 CESAR CHAVEZ IS NOT THE ONLY LATINO WE SHOULD KNOW
César Chávez is not the only Latino that Americans should know about Many have heard of the famous Latinx activist César Chávez —but which other Latinos do we know? Most of us in the US cannot … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 6.07.25 iliana emilia Garcia celebrates Memory, Tradition & Identity
Latina Artist iliana emilia García Celebrates Memory, Traditions, and Identity The New York City art scene has become more interesting and engaging as the city’s museums move toward greater … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA GUEST BLOG GILBERTO QUEZADA 06.07.25 SPANISH LEGACY OF TEXAS RIVERS
The Spanish Legacy in Naming the Texas Rivers If you have traveled throughout the state of Texas, and especially along the IH 35 corridor from Laredo to Dallas-Fort Worth, more than likely you … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA HERO LALO ALCARAZ WINS BIG!
The indefatigable cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz just bagged himself yet another honor on May 22, a pretty big one. He’s already a two-time finalist for a Pulitzer Prize for his editorial cartoons, took home … [Read more...]
RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 5.31.25 LATINOS INFLUENCE NEW YORK ART SCENE
Latino Artists Are Influencing the New York City Art Scene. I love New York City [NYC], a city with world-class museums, brilliant theatre, opera and orchestra venues, fabulous art galleries, … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA ART EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO
El Museo Del Barrio, founded in 1969, is the first museum in New York to showcase art made by Puerto Ricans and other Latinos in the United States. Latinopia visited the museum and interviewed … [Read more...]
BOBBI MURRAY BLOG A MEMORIAL DAY WITHOUT SUPPORT FOR VETERANS
The week entering Memorial Day started with a little ruckus between the current Commander in Chief and the musician Bruce Springsteen. Seems like the commander got a kind of annoyed with Springsteen … [Read more...]