How My Southeast L.A. Culture Got to Japan

How My Southeast L.A. Culture Got to Japan

By Walter Thompson-Hernández – NYTimes.com – Image Capture: Walter Thompson Hernandez | The New York Times. I grew up in southeast Los Angeles, the son of an African-American father and Mexican mother, and the concept of identity is a theme that has been...
Lowrider Firsts

Lowrider Firsts

San José Public Library – SJPL.org – Image Not Credited. On December 15, 2018, the San Jose Public Library – California Room opened its first ever lowrider exhibit, Story and King: San Jose’s Lowrider Culture. With lowrider jams played by DJ...
Welcome to the Wild World of Tokyo’s Underground Lowrider Culture

Welcome to the Wild World of Tokyo’s Underground Lowrider Culture

By Ken Saito | Filed to: Lowrider Photo Not Credited. “No Music, No Life.” In the heart of Shibuya, home of Tokyo’s youth culture, there’s a massive multi-story Tower Records shop with that sign hung in the middle of it. Much like that outdated shop standing tall in...