Wilmington has been prominently featured in Alex Moreno Areyan's book Mexican Americans in Los Angeles, part of a series of books called Images of America. Images of America books portray local history through photographs of various communities throughout the United States. Wilmington community activists that were honored in this book include Eleanor Montano, Connie Calderon, Abelardo and Cuca de la Pena. The book also contained photographs of the Heart of the Harbor sign on Avalon and Anaheim, Juanita's Menudo, Cinco de Mayo Restaurant and Montoya's.
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