For 18 years I lived in the heart of East Los Angeles, City Terrace to be exact. I was born in Glendale, which is a completely different city and environment, but I didn’t grow up there. I’m proud to be part of an exotic neighborhood. My parents brought me to my...
Celia Ramirez was born in Puebla, Mexico and like many people, she migrated to the U.S. for a better life. Before, she used to sell fruits and vegetables and now she is an owner of the “Ramirez Meat Market” that is located in East Los Angeles. She describes her market...
“Una vez durante la noche, un grupo de cholos estaban gritando que barrio es superior en frente de la casa y sabía que algo iba pasar, así que levante mis hijos y me escondí en el cuarto de atrás. Luego de repente balas volaban por todas partes orando a dios que nada...
The East Side of Los Angeles, also known as East Los Angeles, is a rough neighborhood for boys to grow up in. In the streets, no one showed us how to become young men. Many of us grew up without our fathers guiding us or teaching us right from wrong. Our dads are...
Have you ever wondered what you could do for the planet? That’s exactly what Rudy Salinas has wondered ever since he was young. Rudy Salinas is someone who has helped many countries and fought for the well-being of others. Among those many countries is Africa, a place...
It’s located in East L.A. at the corner of 3rd Street and Indiana. You see kids and parents entering the building. It is dark brown with big colorful letters that spell LAMusArt, which stands for Los Angles Music and Art School. That building became a special...
Hamburgers? Where? So-Cal Burgers? We had to check for ourselves what all the commotion was about. After having one of So-Cal’s mouth warming, thick n’ juicy Double-up Bacon Burgers, an appointment was made to meet the burgers’ maker, Antonio “Tony” Gomez. Not only is...
To see what a city is like, you must look at the people. I’m always told that East Los Angeles is super dangerous, but there can be danger in any city you go to. I grew up in Orange County, which is forty minutes away from East L.A. Before I moved here, one of the bad...
Alicia Morales, owner of the Maravilla Meat Market, has been in business for over nine years. She is considered a celebrity to the East L.A. community because she is well-known and has not only helped people through her store, but also when she’s out in the community....
To an extent, I don’t like living in East L.A but that may be because my house is in the dead center of a gang’s territory. We luckily haven’t seen a lot of conflict between gangs due to the placement. However, we are used to living alongside gang members and had to...
