Smoke and ash: a Latino writer looks back at the 1992 Los Angeles uprising - Luis J. Rodriguez

An article by Luis J. Rodriguez about Latino participation, and reasons for this, in the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

Originally appeared in Centro Journal Volume IV - Number 2 (Spring 1992)

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