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Instagram Project Documents East LA Latino Gang Life

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There has not been much actual documentation of the real young women who helped power Latino gang life in L.A. But they do emerge in the images of "Veteranas & Rucas," a crowd-sourced Instagram feed that documents the era via old photos, video and music. We talk to the curator, visual artist Guadalupe Rosales, herself a native of East L.A.

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