Chicanos played a large part in pushing the limits of tattoo design to where it is today, not only in the U.S., but worldwide. In this episode, we talk about how  world renowned artist Ed Hardy saved an East L.A. tattoo shop specializing in black and gray prison style tattoos, and how this art went from prisons in California to a worldwide phenomenon. Listen to hear this fascinating story!

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Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwrAb1LfuHs

https://www.pbs.org/skinstories/history/beyond.html

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/tattoos-were-illegal-new-york-city-exhibition-180962232/

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2006-05-11-0605110139-story.html

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/04/05/christians-remain-worlds-largest-religious-group-but-they-are-declining-in-europe/

https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/mexican/a-growing-community/