Advocates seek to carve out official Latin American areas in L.A. (multiculturalism, middle east)

[All American NYC]

Jimenez and other Latino leaders have teamed up to promote a common goal: carving out islands for their communities in Los Angeles' jumbled landscape — Peru Village, Little Venezuela, Paseo Colombia, Guatemalan Mayan Village, Oaxacan Corridor.

Is this the start of balkanization in the U.S?
Seems like China town is a landmark in the U.S with historic juncture.

[HappyTexan]

No, it's called "multiculturalism" which we now promote rather than assimilation.

[Gurbie]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

Is this the start of balkanization in the U.S?
Seems like China town is a landmark in the U.S with historic juncture.

Yeah, cuz I need to show my passport anytime I go to Zankous.

Jeeeez Louise...

[verybadgnome]

And what if you are a business owner in this district who does not want fall under this official designation? If I owned a French restaurant in one of these areas having it deemed an El Salvadorian corridor would do nothing but hurt my business.

Ethnic business communities have and can happen organically. No need for gov't intervention.

[pretendingtowork]

Originally Posted by verybadgnome

Ethnic business communities have and can happen organically. No need for gov't intervention.

I agree with that 100%. Besides anybody that says there isn't ethnic places in Los Angeles is kidding themselves. We have Little Armenia (not even in Glendale) China Town, Korea Town (K-Town) Olivera St, etc. Then there are the places that are definitely ethnic but without the fancy names. For instance Glendale has a strong middle eastern influence. In LA there is areas with a lot of Japanese businesses. SGV is all about being Asian.

[pch1013]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

Is this the start of balkanization in the U.S?
Seems like China town is a landmark in the U.S with historic juncture.

Putting up signs = the end of America as we know it. OK then.

[All American NYC]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

No, it's called "multiculturalism" which we now promote rather than assimilation.

Liberal multiculturalism focuses on cultural diversity, celebrating ethnic variety, and teaching tolerance. It assumes the existence of pre-existing cultures, which relate to, and interact with, each other, but does not examine the hierarchies of power underpinning these interactions. This approach has been criticized for ‘Disneyfying’, commodifying, and depoliticizing difference (Mitchell, Antipode 25).

Your definition is wrong in this setting.

[BlackShoe]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

Is this the start of balkanization in the U.S?

The start? Not hardly, the process has been going on for decades. It started when liberals, with their slavish devotion to social engineering, decreed that "Diversity" and "Muti Culturism" was good for the nation instead of the disaster that it has turned out to be.

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

Your definition is wrong in this setting.

No it's not. I'm not going by the liberal definition of it as you posted.

From the dictionary:

"the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society, as a state or nation."

[allenk893]

This is why I'm really apprehensive about immigrants. I believe in assimilation. Not multiculturalism.