Los Angeles before Calexico: Civilization before 'ruralization'?

Communities surrounding the big metropolis of Los Angeles ooze the need for social change. In the last ten years, before I moved to Calexico, I had worked on a petite community of Los Angeles and its social agents. Parents and teachers have shared their concerns and thoughts on themes that transcend the concrete range of learning processes. Parents represented the native voice of the community, a voice that has been silent for decades, nonetheless is prepared to become the representative of the barriohood. Teachers grew up in the aforementioned community, move out to educate themselves and later came back to their roots to educate those who cannot move out.

Both groups, despite their energetic responses are still