On a hot summer night in East Los Angeles, a house near Cesar Chavez Ave. was blasting music from its backyard—a common occurrence in this working-class
Stephanie Mendez is a journalist and producer at ABC. She specializes in arts and entertainment, with a particular focus on art and smuggling, weaving together her unique cultural perspectives as a punk and P’urhépecha. Stephanie's work has been featured in notable outlets such as ABC Network News, L.A. TACO, SPIN, Knowledia, and the Los Angeles Times.