#brownunity

Emily Hernandez, age 15 East Los Angeles

 “¡Brown Unity!”

 The mural in this image means a lot to me, not only because of what it says about the history of my heritage, but also it is a part of my childhood. I can say that it is one of my favorite murals in the neighborhood because I have many memories that are connected to the mural. Like when I would spend the day walking to the market with Grandma and we would pass by the mural, or when I would walk to Starbucks with my friends.

 I am Emily Hernandez, a 15 year old girl that lives in the beautiful community of East Los Angeles. Many people probably are scared of my neighborhood or wouldn't like to live in my neighborhood, but they probably don't know the East L.A that I know. The East L.A that I know is an amazing community with a lot of heritage and history. I have lived in my neighborhood all my life in the same house, so I have a lot of family history in the neighborhood, which just adds to the love I have for it. For example, I have 3 families in just one block of my neighborhood, and I have a house in my neighborhood that has been occupied by two different families in my family. My family also has many friends in the family. Whenever we go out my grandma knows everybody that we pass by, and has stories and a connection to the people.

 Las Fotos Project has been an amazing experience, and it has changed the way I look at my neighborhood. Before Las Fotos Project, I never payed attention to the unique things in my neighborhood, but now after Las Fotos Project, whenever I am in my neighborhood I am constantly thinking what would make a good photo. Luckily with Las Fotos Project, I have been able to document the things in my neighborhood that other people maybe haven't seen. Throughout this whole experience, I have had great mentors that have helped me along the way.

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 Emily Hernández, 15 años Este de Los Ángeles

 “¡Brown Unity!”

 El mural en esta imagen significa mucho para mí, no sólo porque cuenta la historia de mi tradición, sino porque es parte de mi infancia. Puedo decir que es uno de mis murales favoritos del barrio, quizá porque tengo muchos recuerdos conectados al mural. Como cuando pasaba el día caminando al mercado con mi abuela y pasábamos por el mural, o cuando voy a Starbucks con mis amigos.

 Soy Emily Hernández, una chica de 15 años que vive en la hermosa comunidad del este de Los Ángeles. Mucha gente probablemente le tiene miedo a mi barrio o no le gustaría vivir en mi barrio, pero probablemente no conocen el este de Los Ángeles. que yo conozco. El este de Los Ángeles que yo conozco es una comunidad sorprendente con mucha tradición e historia. He vivido en mi vecindario toda mi vida en la misma casa, así que tengo mucha historia familiar en el barrio, lo que añade más amor hacia él. Por ejemplo, tengo 3 familias en sólo una cuadra del barrio y tengo una casa en mi barrio que ha sido ocupada por dos familias diferentes de mi familia. Mi familia también tiene muchos amigos en la familia, a donde vayamos mi abuela conoce a todos los que pasan y tiene historias y conexiones con la gente.