Where do the Filipinos, Indians, and Koreans live in L.A. (West Covina: centers, health care)

[pbergen]

Originally Posted by majoun

K-town also has other groups, too. It's a mecca for the multiracial poor. It even has non-Latino whites, who tend to fall into either three categories: Eastern Euro immigrants, adventurous hipster/artsy types priced out of Silver Lake and Hollywood nearby, or drug addict/criminal types. K-town today reminds me a great deal of Hollywood in the bad years, more so than Hollywood today. The same types of people who would've been in the Yucca Corridor in the '80s or '90s are now in K-town and the level of open prostitution and drug dealing is comparable to Hollywood back then.

very true. i recently learned about the bangladeshi population in parts of k-town, which i hadn't noticed before. and yeah, i've definitely seen more white hipster types in the neighborhood than in the past.

k-town is grungy, but really fascinating. the neighborhood's moniker and large korean commercial presence belie the actual diversity of its residents.

Also some gang/criminal types.

definitely true, but a lot of them live outside of the neighborhood as well. as everyone knows, k-town attracts koreans from all over the region who want to eat, drink, and hang out; this includes a fair share of gang members.

I suspect much of Beverly Hills' rapidly increasing East Asian population is Korean due to proximity. I also suspect that much of Culver City's even more rapidly increasing East Asian population (according to the latest census estimates Asians are now almost equal with Latinos for being the 2nd largest ethnic group in Culver City) is also Korean although not exclusively As a former Culver City resident and west side native I do think Asians will eventually overtake non-Latino whites as the largest ethnic group there - I predict an Asian plurality by 2020. Not that the presence of Asians is anything new in CC, but the numbers are growing FAST, whereas the non-Latino white and Latino populations seem to be pretty much staying the same and the African-American population is slightly declining.

very interesting, and good to know.

[roosevelt]

I used to live at Virgil and Wilshire in 1960, only 1/2 block from Bullock's Wilshire, and I'll tell you, all this wonderful enthusiasm for cultural differences in Los Angeles 2009 ain't so wonderful.

[graciously]

Originally Posted by pbergen

which of these are you referring to - the "official" one or all of them taken together? and what basis are you using to make this claim: the total chinese population in the five boroughs? the square area of the chinatown(s)? the amount of commercial activity?

guess all of them. Only really knew the lower manhattan one or more touristy one and not so much other ones partly cause been so long ago can only kind of remember having been there.

Originally Posted by uptown_urbanist

Graciously, no offense meant, but your history is off - LA was not a huge city in the 19th century, but it was still large enough for both LA and the region to be home to many Asian residents. It was certainly big enough to provide many jobs to 19th century Asian arrivals - there would have been no need to trek across the country to NYC. I think you are making guesses based on vague assumptions about the past.

just said cause nyc is much older and is more known like many other major world cities in past couple centuries. The asian population coming in large quantities and having some sort of presence or very recognized is something that is the newest of all other ethnicities or races already here.

[UB50]

You know what I find really interesting?

For all these great areas of the city that we have, the AAA guidebook for Southern California doesn't talk about any of them! They don't mention Monterey Park or Alhambra or Koreatown at all!

It blows me away because these are some of the most fun places to visit in LA!!

[majoun]

Originally Posted by pbergen

very true. i recently learned about the bangladeshi population in parts of k-town, which i hadn't noticed before.

One of the largest and oldest Sunni mosques in L.A., the Islamic Center of Los Angeles, is on Vermont and 4th, so the close proximity of a house of worship would attract Bangladeshis to Koreatown.

[johnLCSW]

The Filipinos, Koreans, and Chinese seem to be moving eastward out to Chino Hills. The neighborhood is catering toward the recent Asian population. A new 99 ranch supermarket was built about a year ago.

[maja]

We have a fairly large and growing Korean population out here in Santa Clarita. I think they are moving here for the good schools. Seems to be a positive thing all around.

[marumut]

indians are really spread out all over the area, but some cities with a decent indian population are: norwalk, ceriitos, artesia, and there is also a lot in the oc and many are even moving out to the inland empire.

[psr13]

Originally Posted by nmnita

There are a lot in East SGV as well, toward W Covina, La Puente and those areas.

Nita

There are a lot of Filipinos there (and awesome Asian and Filipino stores. My husband still misses Jollibee), but many of the Asians are Chinese, not Korean.

[Jonah K]

Originally Posted by psr13

There are a lot of Filipinos there (and awesome Asian and Filipino stores. My husband still misses Jollibee), but many of the Asians are Chinese, not Korean.

You're husband shouldn't miss Jollibee -- there are several of them in the L.A. area.
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