Barrios of El Monte and South El Monte

Part 2 of the Martinez Family Interview with Ofelia Silva, the sister to Manuel Martinez. They've both spent most of their lives in El Monte. They lived in La Mission and have seen events in the LA area from the 1920’sto the present, their lives…

Part 1 of the Martinez Family Interview with Manuel Martinez, the brother to Ofelia Silva. They've both spent most of their lives in El Monte. They lived in La Mission and have seen events in the LA area from the 1920’sto the present, their lives…

Albert, Romeo's uncle, passed away in the spring of 2023. Instead of a short abstract describing the scope and themes of an oral history, we've decided to share a few words that Romeo wrote about this uncle.

Albert Rodriguez spend much of his…