Los Angeles - I'm So Pired, I Can't Take Calculus

By the 19 forties, la had a mexican american population of over 250 thousand. Many families now had teen agers that had grown up in los angeles. They felt like this city was theirs as well. And they wanted to create their own identities. Enter the zoot suit. The fashion trend first been popularized during the 19 thirties in harlem's jaz dance hall scene and predominantly worn by black tean agers.