Pedro Puentes is a curatorial intern at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, assisting with research for the permanent exhibition LA Starts Here! He is a second-year History Master’s student at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) where he is studying Latinx, Chicanx and U.S-Mexican history by way of the American West, Borderlands, and California. His professional experience includes working as a teaching assistant in the History department and a writing tutor in the Chicana/o Studies Writing Center. Enjoy his blog post on our website by clicking here!