A place in California where people that are ashamed of their Mexican heritage go to live. Downey is also referred to as "wannabe gringo-ville", since the inhabitants that are of Mexican descent wish they were not.
Mariana: " OMG that girl Jenny she is such a Downey girl. When we asked her who the president in Mexico was, she was like I am not Mexican"
Tatiana: " OMG girl, one time I was speaking Spanish and she said: this is America. I am so done with here"