I remember watching Mi Vida Loca with the sibs…and one thing I remember is just-sprung-out-of-prison Giggles telling her friends that “Computers are the key to our future.” Her friends were gobsmacked at their fellow homegirl wanting to get out of her Echo Park subculture…to be a geek. Here is a clip of that scene. (Has very strong language. What? Do you expect that cholas from Echo Park speak the Queen’s Language?!)
I’ve wondered what Giggles would do in her life if she left her subculture behind. Would she do some IT work? Or how about Java programming? I bet that she would feel sweet triumph when she gets her CCNA.