Are you strongly passionate about issues from LGBTQ+ rights to climate change and show a strong disagreement with the politics holding office at this time? I am putting together a Youth Task Force for the People's Congress of Resistance! "In the face of the assault...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV2-G8orSIs Twenty years ago, Monterey Park’s Bruggemeyer Library was granted with a tax funding called Measure C. This tax funding kept the library open for more hours and added a second story to the building. The Bruggemeyer Library is...
“Beginning today, I will create a new future by creating a new me. No longer will I dwell in a pit of despair, moaning over squandered time and lost opportunity. I can do nothing about the past. My future is immediate. I will grasp it in both hands and carry it with...
The importance of giving undocumented immigrants an audience to talk about who they are and not just rely on the mainstream depictions of immigrants is important in the battle against prejudice. When Donald J. Trump said, “When Mexico sends its people, they're not...
I was born and raised in Boyle Heights. I’ve lived there all my life. Even though I don’t live in East L.A., that community is still important to me because of the schools I have attended there. When I entered my first year of high school, I went to Roosevelt High...
East L.A. is not only an amazing city that is rich in culture, but also one that has many landmarks and celebrities many people don’t acknowledge. People who don’t live in East L.A. assume that there’s nothing special about it. I’ve never lived in East L.A., but I’ve...
It was a sunny day. The temperature was pleasant to go out and spend time outside. I decided to go to Whittier Boulevard because I heard about the Latino Walk of Fame. Many people from the Eastside know it. I was curious how it looked. It was my first time walking...
East L.A. has a lot of strong-hearted people, some who are considered celebrities are the people who are inspirations or role models for success. An example of such a person is Mrs. Vasquez, who sells tamales with her husband. With that position you may not think she...
Some people believe there is nothing special or worthwhile in East Los Angeles. I think those people have been looking in the wrong places because they completely overlooked City Terrace Park. City Terrace Park is a large park located in the center of City Terrace, a...
If you heard the word celebrity what comes to mind? Is it some huge movie star that has millions of dollars, or some sports athlete that plays in a famous sports team? What about some sweet lady in charge of a family owned bakery? Well in East Los Angeles celebrities...
