A large amount of stories about first generation students and their struggles have been written and posted, and there are plenty more to come. But my sister, 10, is a first generation student. She still has a long way to go until she can truly understand what it means...
Being a first generation student, I struggle to find the balance between the two cultural traditions I partake in. My parents expect me to explore Mexican customs. I have never really been a fan of Spanish music as a child. I remember being dragged to parties and...
From an outside perspective, the life of an immigrant seems extremely difficult. Venturing around a foreign country without documentation and taking only the jobs you can find (which aren’t many) doesn’t exactly sound like Shangri-La. But even with the lack of money...
Alien sightings have been so common in the past hundreds of years. Going back to when there were the Area 51 sightings of non-humanlike creatures. We live in a small rock in a giant galaxy that literally goes on forever and ever. There are so many galaxies that we do...
When do pranks cross the line to become bullying? Well there is a certain extent to pranks. Some pranks are very dangerous and should be performed by professionals or at least people who have a bit of knowledge. Pranks start to cross the line when the person is...
The image you see above is not art. Do you know why it isn't art? Is it the style or is it because it looks bad? It's actually not what you think it is. There will be art professors who would straight up say to their students that their work is not art. They would...
People in East Los Angeles love it for many reasons; the food, the culture, the people, and the music. I love East L.A. because people in this community come together as one big happy community for any occasion. They come together as friends and family for birthdays,...
East Los Angeles has played a big role in my life. I would not be the person I am if I wasn’t raised here. Growing up in East Los made me street smart and I learned a lot of things. Being street smart is useful since East Los is dangerous in some occasions but it’s...
To outsiders, East Los Angeles is a dangerous, ghetto, and a horrible place to live in, but they are blinded by the stereotypes and misconceptions that plague East Los Angeles. They can’t see what East Los Angeles truly is because they can’t overlook all the...
Chalio’s Sporting Goods, located on the border of East Los Angeles just off of Garcia Park, is a great example of the East Los Angeles street vendor’s community. Roughly eight years ago I first visited the bursting van filled with sports gear. A line followed the...
