David was born and lives in East Los Angeles.  A youth organizer since his early college days, David is now organizing through the arts and culture as a member of the musical group Las Cafeteras.  Using music as a platform, Las Cafeteras has raised issues of immigration, Chicano/a identity, physical and non-physical borders, power, and land through music.  As cultural architects, Las Cafeteras have developed workshops to encourage young people to become storytellers and writers of his/herstory through their own lens.