{"id":248,"date":"2016-11-22T21:43:54","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T21:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/index.php\/2016\/11\/22\/where-did-you-grow-up-in-la-i-grew-up-in-boyle\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T11:44:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T18:44:22","slug":"where-did-you-grow-up-in-la-i-grew-up-in-boyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/where-did-you-grow-up-in-la-i-grew-up-in-boyle","title":{"rendered":"LA interview series with Alex Kizu (Defer)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d2a2227b3c8&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d2a2227b3c8\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tumblr_oh2cd69RMw1r7s5hko1_1280-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tumblr_oh2cd69RMw1r7s5hko1_1280-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tumblr_oh2cd69RMw1r7s5hko1_1280-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tumblr_oh2cd69RMw1r7s5hko1_1280-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tumblr_oh2cd69RMw1r7s5hko1_1280-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.lalouver.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tumblr_oh2cd69RMw1r7s5hko1_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Where did you grow up in LA?<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I grew up in Boyle Heights, although as a kid \u2013 I traveled all over the city. 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