Former ELAC student, photographer overcomes hardships
By Rudy Trujillo Feeling lucky to be alive, Eddie Ruvalcaba, former East Los Angeles College photography student, has overcome a rough childhood in Boyle Heights – witnessing friends fall into gang lifestyles and drug addiction. Ruvalcaba nearly swallowed himself up by the dark shadows of the community, one that he still lives in and loves. Ruvalcaba’s journey to and from college was not unlike others who have to halt…