Changes in our Beloved Ghetto

By kiki

We have been living in the 'hood (La Puente, same house) since 1968. I have seen some changes in our beloved ghetto in those 48 years: The first change was the white flight when the Raza started moving in droves, 3 or 4 families to a single-family home (okay, I am exaggerating a tiny bit here). Nowadays, advertisements in the local rags are primarily written in Spanish. Unfortunately, don't know what the graffiti is written in, as it's hard to read.

Now, the new change: the Chinese are migrating east from Monterey Park, and they are also moving north from Hacienda Heights to our ghetto, and the Raza is fleeing to new digs. Now, I expect to soon see the local rags advertise in Chinese. And, look out for the traffic jams on Hacienda Blvd because, like in Monterey Park and Hacienda Heights, traffic is beginning to move slowly on our roads.....Connie and I are not fleeing to new digs as we love our beloved ghetto. When we leave, it will be in a box.