Roosevelt High School head football coach Javier Cid calls East Los Angeles (known locally as “East Los” or simply “East L.A.”) the “Ellis Island of the West,” as it was once home to a variety of immigrant groups — Russian, Jewish and Japanese, to name a few. However, in recent years, it’s become home to the United States’ largest Latino population, with over 96% of its residents identifying as Latino or Latin-American.
And despite the fact that over 70% of its Latino community are U.S. citizens, they are still not seen as American, a point driven home in the narration from conservative and far-right commentators during the opening sequence of writer-director-producer Billy McMillin’s feature film debut, “The All-Americans.”
McMillin offers an insight into two East L.A. High schools, Roosevelt and Garfield, and their respective football coaches and team players in the nine months leading up to the annual...
And despite the fact that over 70% of its Latino community are U.S. citizens, they are still not seen as American, a point driven home in the narration from conservative and far-right commentators during the opening sequence of writer-director-producer Billy McMillin’s feature film debut, “The All-Americans.”
McMillin offers an insight into two East L.A. High schools, Roosevelt and Garfield, and their respective football coaches and team players in the nine months leading up to the annual...
- 11/7/2019
- by Yolanda Machado
- The Wrap
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