Document Type
Article
Abstract
The article discusses the history of struggle of Latin Americans and the legacy of gang violence in East Los Angeles, California. The author states that the positive thing about the place is the closeness of the community and families. However, the 2000 Census states that ninety-seven percent of the city's population is Latin American with about a quarter living below poverty line. Moreover, sociologists consider gang warfare as a defense of turf marked by defined geographic boundaries.
Recommended Citation
Steven W. Bender,
Knocked Down Again: An East L.A. Story on the Geography of Color and Colors, 12 HARV. LATINO L. REV. 109
(2009).
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