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Location: Los Angeles......So. Calif. an Island on the Land
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EAST LOS ANGELES:
East Los Angeles, the historical and cultural heart of Mexican-American life in the LA area, has been the focus of the Hispanic community since the early 20th Century. Yet, the historical settlement of the area in the early 1900’s also included many Jews, Japanese, Italians, and Eastern Europeans.
Despite historical segregation and discrimination, the East LA community developed a vibrant cultural, artistic, and political life of its own. These include but are not limited to the great mural artists, Chicano activism, and the tragic death of journalist Ruben Salazar in 1970 during protests against the Vietnam War. According to the U.S. Census, the population of the area in 2000 was 124,283.[/SIZE]
A list of famous native sons and daughters from East LA include:
Los Lobos
Antonio Villaraigosa (current Mayor of Los Angeles)
Edward James Olmos
Oscar De La Hoya
Carlos Mencia
Cheech Marin
Jaime Escalante
Anthony Quinn
Constance Marie
LITTLE HAVANA:
Little Havana (in Miami) is famous as the cultural and political capital of Cuban Americans and the neighborhood is a center of the Cuban exile community. Little Havana is named after Havana, the capital and largest city in Cuba. The population in 2000 was approximately 50,000 in the year 2000.
Little Havana is well known for its social, cultural, and political activities. Its festivals include: Carnival Miami, Cultural Fridays, and the Three Kings Parade and others, are televised to millions of people every year on different continents. It is also known for its landmarks, including Calle Ocho(S.W. 8 St), and its Walkway of the Stars(for famous artists and Latin personalities, including Celia Cruz, Willy Chirino, and Gloria Estefan.
EAST LOS ANGELES:
East Los Angeles, the historical and cultural heart of Mexican-American life in the LA area, has been the focus of the Hispanic community since the early 20th Century. Yet, the historical settlement of the area in the early 1900’s also included many Jews, Japanese, Italians, and Eastern Europeans.
Despite historical segregation and discrimination, the East LA community developed a vibrant cultural, artistic, and political life of its own. These include but are not limited to the great mural artists, Chicano activism, and the tragic death of journalist Ruben Salazar in 1970 during protests against the Vietnam War. According to the U.S. Census, the population of the area in 2000 was 124,283.[/SIZE]
A list of famous native sons and daughters from East LA include:
Los Lobos
Antonio Villaraigosa (current Mayor of Los Angeles)
Edward James Olmos
Oscar De La Hoya
Carlos Mencia
Cheech Marin
Jaime Escalante
Anthony Quinn
Constance Marie
LITTLE HAVANA:
Little Havana (in Miami) is famous as the cultural and political capital of Cuban Americans and the neighborhood is a center of the Cuban exile community. Little Havana is named after Havana, the capital and largest city in Cuba. The population in 2000 was approximately 50,000 in the year 2000.
Little Havana is well known for its social, cultural, and political activities. Its festivals include: Carnival Miami, Cultural Fridays, and the Three Kings Parade and others, are televised to millions of people every year on different continents. It is also known for its landmarks, including Calle Ocho(S.W. 8 St), and its Walkway of the Stars(for famous artists and Latin personalities, including Celia Cruz, Willy Chirino, and Gloria Estefan.
little Havana doesn't have much Cubans anymore, since the 2000's its been switching to black and south/central Americans, Hialeah has to most cubans in the us, about 190,000, oh yeah i live off 8st
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