Culture Quote by Nick Nolte

“Fresno Bulldogs: This gang is one of the few California Hispanic gangs not to claim allegiance to the Surenos or Nortenos. Latin Kings: This…

— Steven Briggs

I have many friends who are both Mexican and Mexican-American and others who, I guess you would say, are somewhere in between. The ironic…

— Conor Oberst

Latinos been a part of hip-hop culture and every other culture; we've been influential in every aspect of life.

— Fat Joe

Latinos have not historically been a culture that unites easily. We're very factioned - you have your Mexican Americans, your Puerto Ricans, your Cuban…

— Eva Longoria

Gangs have always existed - they are primarily a community a young men trying to find intensity, meaning, a path to the outer world…

— Luis J. Rodriguez

Everyone has a Latino inside them.

— Paulina Rubio

I think 98% of gang members in Los Angeles would agree that being a gang is just like being part of a community.

— Richard Cabral

“Latino history is like a river dividing the United States and Mexico. It is shared by several different cultures and called by many different…

— Ilan Stavans

When you arrive really inside the discussion of race, practically they institute a Mexican-ness, a Latin-ness, a racial community that just isn't true. So,…

— Bocafloja

I remember doing 'La Bamba' and thinking, 'Do you really think that Latinos will be accepted in mainstream?' and I said, 'Someday I hope…

— Esai Morales

Gangs are a part of living in Los Angeles, but you can exist in Inglewood or Culver City or anywhere else, without joining one.

— Rick Famuyiwa

I grew up in a highly Hispanic neighborhood. It was very rare to find any race other than Mexicans. I feel very comfortable around…

— Emily Rios