Benji was born and raised in Boyle Heights. His family is Salvadorian and Mexican American. He’s been travelling to Koreatown for the past 30 years to visit his friends. The biggest change he said he had seen was more diversity and more people willing to step outside of their comfort zone to meet people who are different. When he was growing up, he said ethnic groups were more isolated to their own areas. The biggest change he said he would like to see were more jobs for people. He said employers in the area know many immigrants are looking for work, so they’re easily exploited