Maria’s Market has been around for more than 30 years. It is located in front of Obregon Park on Michigan Avenue. I always pass by it on my way to adult school. I see students go in to buy refreshments and snacks as I walk by. Most of their customers are from the high...
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The Garage Boardshop
The streets of Atlantic and Whittier are known for having stores scattered throughout. On the intersection of these streets, there is this small store called The Garage Board Shop, a family owned store that is eye-catching and booming with energy. The Garage Board...
1st Street Burgers
It’s juicy, soft, tender, and warm inside your mouth. The 1st Street Burgers’ double-cheeseburger combo is one of the classic orders out of hundreds to choose from. Standing 40 years strong, 1st Street Burgers was built in 1976 with many other vintage restaurants like...
Opinion: Making the right choice
It is now possible to choose your child’s gender, but there has been controversy whether it is morally right. Science has created new technological methods that make this possible. These methods are known as In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), MicroSort, Ericsson Method and...
A place I can no longer call home
I’ve lived in the City of Commerce, next to the East Los Angeles (ELA) border, for about 12 years. I remember moving to the City of Commerce when I began elementary school. My parents moved from South Central to the East Los Angeles area because they wanted to live in...
The good, the bad, and the ugly
Judging by the title of this, you may start to think about how good this paper is going to be. Yeah, I may seem like the typical guy who writes about his struggle growing up in East L.A. but trust me, this is a different kind of story. To many people, East L.A. is...
One of the boys
East L.A. has shaped my life in many different ways, and I don’t deny my roots. It’s because of East L.A. that I can describe myself as a strong, independent, young lady that will face all the challenges the world will throw my way. I am a girl that is strong in...
Our roots are planted here
East Los Angeles has been my hometown for my entire life. Being born and raised here has been a unique experience, compared to other places I have lived in. I’m indecisive about my perspective of East L.A. The negative and positive attributes balance out. There are...
Family time
I was 10 years old when I first came to East L.A. It’s also been 10 years since I’ve seen my father. I was born in San Bernardino. It was my mother’s decision to come to East L.A. to have a better life, for her to have an opportunity to work, and for my siblings and I...
Never forget where you’re from
I was born and raised in East L.A., which is not really a bad thing. After all, everything turned out for the better. I had friends right across the street from me, and I went to school on the other side of my block of Hamel Elementary School. The school had been...