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Local Artists
Music
Jazz
Elders
Performers
Boyle Heights
2022

George Yoshida, Jazz Musician

Organizers
Street Vendors
Protest
Storytelling
Struggle
Boyle Heights
2022

Vendedores en Acción, Street Vendor Council Meeting

Local Artists
Family
Street Art
Visual/Craft/Material Arts
Nostalgia
Boyle Heights
2022

Gajin Fujita, Local Graffiti Artist

Quetzal Flores
Elders
Nostalgia
Interview
Boyle Heights
2022

Victor Montana, Local Neighbor

Martha Escudero
Caretakers
Nostalgia
Women
Health
Interview
Boyle Heights
2022

Sofia Alvarez, Local Neighbor & Wellness Center Worker

Martha Escudero
Activism
Housing
Displacement
Mutual Aid
Organizers
Boyle Heights
2022

Roberto Ceballos, Community Organizer & Housing Activist

Eva Garcia
Caretakers
COVID-19
Mutual Aid
Women
Community
Boyle Heights
2022

Mayra Simons, Community Health & Wellness Advocate

Margarita Gonzalez
Local Artists
Migration
Music
Women
Interview
Boyle Heights
2022

Marisol "La Marisoul" Hernandez, Local Musician & Activist

Margarita Gonzalez
Local Artists
Storytelling
Women
Theater
Interview
Boyle Heights
2022

Lupe Montiel, Writer & Filmmaker

Margarita Gonzalez
Migration
Community
Healing
Organizers
Women
Boyle Heights
2022

Lilia Acosta, Community Advocate

Margarita Gonzalez
Latinx
Activism
Youth
Organizers
Students
Struggle
Boyle Heights
2022

Kassandra Cordova, Youth Organizer

Martha Escudero
Latinx
Activism
COVID-19
Displacement
Housing
Organizers
Boyle Heights
2022

Fanny Guzman Ortiz, Organizer & Housing Activist

Martha Escudero
Latinx
Family
Home
Jewish
Nostalgia
Local History
Boyle Heights
2022

Ed Shore, Local Neighbor

Martha Escudero
Family
Entertainment
Performers
Youth
Theater
Boyle Heights
2022

Chris & Claudia Rodriguez, Boyle Heights Visitors

Martha Escudero
Latinx
Women
Music
Rola del Dia
Community
Local Artists
Boyle Heights
2021

“Boyle Heights: A Place of Bridges” by Nobuko Miyamoto

Nobuko Miyamoto
Local Artists
Music
Rola del Dia
Jewish
Oral Traditions/Language
Boyle Heights
2021

“7 Mile Stretch” by Gabriel Gonzalez

Gabriel Gonzalez
Latinx
Music
Punk
Women
Local Artists
Healing
Boyle Heights
2021

"Decolonize My Love" by Lysa Flores

Lysa Flores
Music
Women
Nostalgia
Performers
Community
Boyle Heights
2021

"Judson Street" by La Marisoul

La Marisoul
Latinx
Nostalgia
Local Artists
Music
Rola del Dia
Women
Boyle Heights
2021

"Siempre En Mi" by Vaneza Calderón

Vaneza Calderón
Latinx
Activism
Music
Local Artists
Son Jarocho
Rola del Dia
Boyle Heights
2021

“Pueblito En Mi Comunidad” by Cesar Castro

Cesar Castro
Rola del Dia
Local Artists
Music
Street Sounds
Nostalgia
Boyle Heights
2021

"My Life (Cruisin' Song)" by Raul Pacheco

Raul Pacheco
Migration
Music
Family
Local Artists
Nostalgia
Boyle Heights
2021

"Their Landing" by Eddika Organista

Eddika Organista
Community
Nostalgia
Music
Rola del Dia
Boyle Heights
2021

"Mi Comunidad" by Martin Saavedra

Martin Saavedra
Rola del Dia
Mariachi
Women
Nostalgia
Music
Boyle Heights
2021

"Mariachi Plaza" by Angelica Mata

Angelica Mata
Nostalgia
Elders
Interview
Women
Migration
Boyle Heights
2021

Elva Luna, Community Elder

Margarita Gonzalez
Latinx
Local History
Street Art
Visual/Craft/Material Arts
Boyle Heights
2021

The Murals of Boyle Heights

Margarita Gonzalez
Middle Eastern
Music
Local Artists
Organizers
Activism
Interview
Boyle Heights
2021

Quetzal Flores, Musician & Community Organizer

Margarita Gonzalez
Women
Struggle
Radio
Interview
Organizers
Boyle Heights
2021

Guillermina Quezada, Active Neighbor

Margarita Gonzalez
Latinx
Activism
Interview
Family
Struggle
Women
Boyle Heights
2021

Eva Garcia, Community Documentarian

Margarita Gonzalez
Latinx
COVID-19
Youth
Students
Home
Health
Boyle Heights
2021

Eduardo Serrano, Child in Quarantine

Margarita Gonzalez
Latinx
COVID-19
Health
Interview
Boyle Heights
2021

Manuel Serrano, COVID-19 Survivor

Margarita Gonzalez
Latinx
Caretakers
Community
Interview
Organizers
Food
Boyle Heights
2021

Sara Aguilar, Community Gardener

Eva Garcia
Activism
Music
Community
Protest
Housing
Boyle Heights
2021

"Anti-Eviction" Protests

Eva Garcia
Activism
Black Lives Matter
Community
Street Sounds
Struggle
Boyle Heights
2021

Police Brutality Protest

Margarita Gonzalez
COVID-19
Mutual Aid
Mariachi
Organizers
Community
Boyle Heights
2021

Mariachi Food Distribution

Eva Garcia
Women
Interview
Organizers
Struggle
Storytelling
Boyle Heights
2021

Margarita Gonzalez, Community Documentarian

Eva Garcia
Latinx
Hip-Hop
Local Artists
Music
Youth
Interview
Boyle Heights
2021

Steezy K, Local Hip-Hop Artist

Martha Escudero
Latinx
Local Artists
Women
Interview
Gentrification
Struggle
Boyle Heights
2021

Maricela Orrala, Local Musician

Martha Escudero
Music
Nostalgia
Interview
Performers
Local Artists
Boyle Heights
2021

Olusheyi Banjo, Local Gospel Artist

Martha Escudero
Activism
Elders
Local History
Interview
Organizers
Boyle Heights
2021

Kathy Masaoka, Community Elder

Martha Escudero
Asian
Healing
Hip-Hop
Local Artists
Interview
Music
Boyle Heights
2021

Zipaktli, Local Hip-Hop Artist

Martha Escudero
Hip-Hop
Music
Local Artists
Interview
Community
Boyle Heights
2021

MC Whyer, Local Artist

Martha Escudero
Music
Local Artists
Hip-Hop
Interview
Performers
Boyle Heights
2021

DJ Ra Ra, Local Hip-Hop Artist

Martha Escudero
Celebration
Youth
Family
Home
Interview
Boyle Heights
2021

Children on Malabar Street

Martha Escudero
Community
Radio
Interview
Women
Youth
Boyle Heights
2021

Skarleth Herrera, Youth Coordinator at the BHAC

Martha Escudero
Youth
Radio
Entertainment
Family
Music
Boyle Heights
2021

The Sister Show

Martha Escudero
Mutual Aid
COVID-19
Music
Mariachi
Performers
Boyle Heights
2021

Mariachi Fundraiser

Eva Garcia
Celebration
Activism
Struggle
Ceremony
Healing
Boyle Heights
2021

Juneteenth Vigil

Martha Escudero
Interview
Local Businesses
Women
COVID-19
Migration
Boyle Heights
2021

Olivia Marroquin, owner of "Oly's Beauty Salon"

Margarita Gonzalez
Latinx
Celebration
Traditions
Dance
Ceremony
Boyle Heights
2021

Danzantes

Eva Garcia
Activism
Home
Organizers
Struggle
Housing
Boyle Heights
2021

Reclaiming Our Homes

Martha Escudero
Food
Local Businesses
Street Vendors
COVID-19
Interview
Boyle Heights
2021

Juan Garcia, Vendedor de Elotes

Margarita Gonzalez
Latinx
Food
Street Vendors
Women
Struggle
Local Businesses
Boyle Heights
2021

Alejandra Serrano, Vendedora de Tacos

Eva Garcia
Latinx
Interview
Community
Performers
Entertainment
Boyle Heights
2021

Abraham Boche

Martha Escudero
Activism
Struggle
Street Sounds
Black Lives Matter
Boyle Heights
2021

"Black Lives Matter" Car Protest

Activism
Struggle
Women
Caretakers
Health
Boyle Heights
2021

Blanca Perez, Community Caretaker

Eva Garcia
Latinx
Family
Interview
Struggle
Caretakers
Home
Boyle Heights
2021

Baudelio Gonzalez, single father

Margarita Gonzalez
Latinx
Women
Health
COVID-19
Caretakers
Organizers
Boyle Heights
2021

Alicia Godinez, Community Health Advocate

Eva Garcia
Latinx
Food
Local Businesses
Interview
Youth
Boyle Heights
2021

Cake Girl

Martha Escudero
Family
Home
Interview
Boyle Heights
2021

Wilson Family

Martha Escudero
Latinx
Interview
Family
Youth
Women
Boyle Heights
2021

Escudero Family

Martha Escudero
Latinx
COVID-19
Celebrations
Students
Youth
Community
Boyle Heights
2021

High School Graduation Celebration

Margarita Gonzalez
Latinx
COVID-19
Local Businesses
Struggle
Women
Food
Boyle Heights
2021

Blanca Serrano, Fruit Vendor

Margarita Gonzalez
Latinx
Community
Traditions
Ceremony
Healing
Boyle Heights
2021

Dia De Los Muertos

Activism
Community
Interview
Elders
Organizers
Boyle Heights
2021

Carlos Ortez, owner of "Un Solo Sol"

Eva Garcia
Latinx
Local Businesses
COVID-19
Mariachi
Visual/Craft/Material Arts
Traditions
Boyle Heights
2021

Jorge A. Tello, owner of "Casa del Mariachi"

Margarita Gonzalez
Latinx
Community
Activism
Women
Caretakers
Health
Boyle Heights
2021

Blanca Espinoza, Community Organizer

Eva Garcia
Latinx