Efrain Enriquez

Los Pescuezitos: a culture symbol of East L.A.

by Efrain Enriquez | Mar 13, 2017 | Features, Features, Uncategorized

The “Santa Rita” taco truck located on 3900 block of 1st Street or as everyone calls it, “Los Pescuezitos,” has for a very long time been a cultural symbol of East L.A. The taco truck is located in an empty lot on the corner of 1st Street and Dickerson Avenue. The...

Thuds from the cardboard boxes, echoes through the house

by Efrain Enriquez | Feb 23, 2017 | Opinion, Uncategorized

Identity is the most important thing about someone because it makes them who they are and a community is made up of a bunch of different identities. There are many different identities inside these communities though. But what makes them stand out? What stands out...

Meet the future civil engineer who wants his voice heard

by Efrain Enriquez | Feb 2, 2017 | Features, Uncategorized

Efrain Enriquez is a senior at the East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy, one of the five Esteban Torres high schools. From the age of 5, he’s had a passion for architecture. How did the Sears Tower come to be? What is it made of? Who constructed it? All of these were...