Gilbert Estrada, Ph.D.
Gilbert Estrada earned his Ph.D. in history from the University of Southern California. An urban historian, he also teaches Chicano and environmental courses at Southland universities and writes about Southern California history.
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Perhaps more than any other community in Southeast L.A., Boyle Heights' residents are the most at-risk of displacement and a loss of community due to rising gentrification.
The Long Beach Freeway has become the country's most important -- although clogged -- economic artery, in the vascular system of American capitalism.
The ports have helped transform the City of Angels into the largest business investment in America.