Martin Luther King Day is unique among American holidays, in the sense that it does not commemorate a […]
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When you look up the word “plenary,” the dictionary provides the following definition: “(of a meeting) to be […]
“Law And Order Monte Boys Style” is the title of a chapter in one of the more recent […]
The mainstream Left often finds itself struggling to construct a respectable image within a liberal political sphere whose […]
“So we moved here to El Monte, and I remember all the neighbors were white,” recalled Gloria Arellanes […]
(This post is part of our ongoing attempt to “live-blog” our participation in community-based history in South El […]
“I remember the Queen was beautiful, and the parade came down from Hicks Camp to Medina Court. The […]
“I was born in San Gabriel. […] There was no hospital in El Monte at the time.”[1] Here […]