Thank you for always reading our blog.
"I'm really looking forward to your blog!"
I'm so grateful to have been hearing such comments lately.
Finally, with the next new arrival,
Caps purchased at this store will be available!
The T-shirt already uploaded was also purchased at the same store.
I even bought one for myself.
(I'm wearing size S)
This time, I'll briefly explain why East L.A.
When I asked the Chicanos I've worked with in L.A. where they're from, most of them said East L.A. or Boyle Heights.
East L.A. is
immediately adjacent to downtown Los Angeles, just across the Los Angeles River,
yet it's a place tourists never visit.
It's one of the largest Chicano/Mexican communities in the United States.
(Bridge crossing the Los Angeles River on the way from East L.A. to downtown)
Even if you're in Japan, you've probably seen East L.A. at some point.
You probably know these music videos:
1982
And
2003
(The Estrada Courts housing complex shown is in East L.A.)
The filming locations for these music videos are actually in East L.A.
And in 2025, this song was playing all day on L.A. radio.
It's a place where Chicano culture, full of stories of pride, resistance, conflict, and rebirth, thrives the most.
The murals seen throughout the town tell the story of various movements that began in the 60s.
Lowriders and Chicano music continue to evolve as cultural expressions representing community pride and identity.
It's such a place.
*I'll write about Whitter Boulevard separately.
Nina
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