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This historic street in downtown Los Angeles is known as the birthplace of the city and features Mexican marketplaces and cultural celebrations
What is Olvera Street
This historic Orange County mission was founded in 1776, famous for its swallows and Spanish colonial architecture
What is Mission San Juan Capistrano
This OC town – a “good park” – is home to a sizable Latino population and also one of So Cal’s most famous theme parks
What is Buena Park
This film, set in LA in the 1940s, took its name after the distinctive fashion item worn by Mexican American and Black youth at the time
What is Zoot Suit (1981)
This person was the last Mexican governor of Alta California before it became part of the United States
Who is Pío Pico
This major Los Angeles Avenue was renamed to honor the legendary civil rights activist and leader of the farm workers union
What is Cesar Chavez Avenue
This area in near DTLA was home to a vibrant Mexican American community before being cleared and later serving as home of Dodger Stadium
What is Chavez Ravine
This coastal city west of Los Angeles is known for its iconic pier and beachfront, but also has deep Latino roots in its early development
What is Santa Monica
This 1988 movie starring Edward James Olmos told the story of Jaime Escalante, who inspired his students to succeed in calculus
What is Stand and Deliver (1988)
This person was the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles in over 130 years, serving from 2005 to 2013
Who is Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
This East Los Angeles street is famous for its lowrider culture and as a hub of Chicano identity
What is Whittier Boulevard
This public university is located in Carson and was built from the historic Rancho San Pedro, the site of the first Spanish land grant in California. Its campus mascot is the toro.
What is Cal State Dominguez Hills
This "saintly" So Cal city, once part of a Spanish land grant, is known for its mission-style architecture, Latino heritage, and its famed University of California
What is Santa Barbara
The title of this 1987 Cheech Marin film may have taken some inspiration from the Boss, Bruce Springsteen
What is Born in East LA (1987)
This person became the first Latino U.S. Senator from California, appointed in 2021
Who is Senator Alex Padilla
This long Los Angeles street runs past major landmarks like USC and Crypto.com Arena and is named after a former Mexican governor
What is Figueroa Street
This high school was founded in 1925 in East Los Angeles and is famous for being one of the five schools that initiated student protests known as the East L.A. walkouts in 1968
What is James A. Garfield High School
This central LA neighborhood near Hollywood is very hip and, according to its name, home to “happy” Angelenos
What is Los Feliz
America Ferrera starred in this 2002 movie about an East LA high school senior who dreams of going to college and ultimately makes it to Columbia University
What is Real Women Have Curves (2002)
This person is the East Los Angeles-born Olympic gold medalist and boxing champion nicknamed “The Golden Boy”
Who is Oscar De La Hoya
This major north-south street runs from Sunset Strip in West Hollywood in the north to El Segundo Blvd in the south. In English, it means the Swamp!
What is La Cienega Boulevard
This often overlooked “campo” in Universal City was the site where the treaty ending the Mex-Am. War in California was signed
What is Campo De Cahuenga
This hill side South Bay neighborhood, home of the Portuguese Bend, is the sticks. The “green sticks”
What is Palos Verdes
Lou Diamond Phillips starred in this 1987 film focused on a Mexican-American kid from the Pacoima who would ultimately be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
What is La Bamba
This person was the pioneering Chicano rock musician known for hits like "La Bamba" before his tragic death in a plane crash
Who is Ritchie Valens