Topics: Centro de Arte Público/Public Art Center; César Chávez; Cheech Marin; childhood in East Los Angeles; college education; Concilio de Fresno; Confederation of Low-riders; Day of the Dead; defining, developing Chicano art; East LA culture in 1950s and 1960s; family background; Los Four; lowrider culture; Mental Menudos; military service; teaching college classes