January, 2007
From the Growing Old in East LA website

The portrait Growing Old In East L.A., explores the lives of elderly Mexican-Americans in California. The stories reveal not so much the parts elderly Mexican-American residents of East Los Angeles have played in the history of the state, but the part history plays in their personal narratives.

The stories explore universal themes: reflection in old age, the dignity of the individual, and the bonds of community, family and faith. These are first-person portraits of ordinary citizens often overlooked in mainstream media. These are stories about the ways we live our lives, the things in which we believe. At the core they value the heart in the human voice, the evocative nature of sound, the importance of subtext, and the art of storytelling.

Through conversations about such subjects as neighborhoods, food, and raising a family, the concepts of American identity, nationalism and multiculturalism are examined.

Click here to view the stories