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VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos

Starlite Swap Meet: Sharing Memories

El Monte’s Starlite Swap Meet was a weekly gathering where immigrant community could socialize, purchase essentials and toys alike, eat delicacies, and make a living. Artist Daniel González recounts his own memories of visiting and working at the since-closed Starlite Swap Meet.

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