Here is a comment worth posting from Jason Medina

Here is a comment worth posting from Jason Medina

The word “chuco” is a word that evolved from the Indians and the Mexicans that lived in this area. It meant dirty, low class. This is where the criminal element if you will, lived. Mexicans passed through here to get to the U.S. and outlaws who were on the run would...
Japan’s lowriders get a little higher #2

Japan’s lowriders get a little higher #2

By Andrew McKirdy/Staff Writer – www.JapanTimes.co.jp – Photo: Yoshiaki Miura. Photo: Kazuhiko Kurita, dressed in a vintage suit with his replica Tommy gun, poses for a photo next to his 1947 Chevrolet Fleetline, at the Lowrider Super Show held in Makuhari...
Putting On a Zoot Suit

Putting On a Zoot Suit

By Clarissa M. Esguerra – Vestoj.com – Photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library. Photo: Joaquin Porras, a zoot suit youth, was held as a robbery suspect on Friday, November 6, 1942. Read...
Samohi Tackles Relevant Race Issues in ‘Zoot Suit’

Samohi Tackles Relevant Race Issues in ‘Zoot Suit’

By Atlas Novack – SMMirror.com – Image Not Credited. Times change, but sometimes the headlines don’t. Luis Valdez’s groundbreaking play set on the streets of East Los Angeles depicts the lives of Mexican American youth who were unjustly indicted for the...