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194 Heather A. Horsttraveling on the subway system. We also found this to be the case amongDilan Mahendran’s Hip-Hop Music Production study participants, who took advantageof the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system to move from their residentiallocations in the hinterlands of the San Francisco Bay Area and into the city. We didnot see this mobility among our Los Angeles study participants (see Martínez’s studyPico Union Families), a fact we attribute, in part, to the lack of viable public transportationin the city.9. In other parts of the United States, basements are often converted into recreationand media rooms. Given the potential for earthquakes, basements are not commonin California.10. As Benitez (2006) has argued for Salvadoran immigrants in Washington, DC,the ability to hear and see other family members during annual teleconferencingsessions helps to counter the distance and the difficulties of travel in the wake ofdifficult economic circumstances and undocumented status.