Chapter Two: Literature Review Thai Migration to Los Angeles The unprecedented increase in the number of Asians leaving their country to take up residence in the United States over the past decade has widely publicized by the media and intensively studied by social scientists. The simultaneous qualitative shift in the geographical origin of these new residents‚ however‚ has attracted less attention. Reinforcing the long-establish and well-documented migration streams from the Philippines‚
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The Grammy Museum is situated at the corner of W. Olympic Blvd and Figueroa Street in the Los Angeles Live District. It is opened throughout the week from 1030 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. during weekdays and 10.00 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. on weekdays. The museum is widely known for its tremendous efforts in paying tribute to the rich cultural history of music. It is a 21st century museum focused on celebrating and exploring legacies of all types of music‚ the technology of music recording and the entire creative
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(CASTA2.CASTA)12040 LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX) CASTA TWO DEPARTURE (RNAV) AVENAL AVE 10 40 0 29 6 PASKE SL-237 (FAA) LOS ANGELES‚ CALIFORNIA ATIS DEP 135.65 TAKE-OFF MINIMUMS CLNC DEL Rwys 6L‚ 6R‚ 7L‚ 7R‚ NA - ATC. 121.4 327.0 Rwys 24L‚ 24R‚ 25L‚ 25R‚ Standard GND CON with a minimum climb of 500’ per NM COREZ () 2 5 SHAFTER EHF N 121.65 327.0 S 121.75 327.0 to 1800. ATC climb of 350’ per NM LOS ANGELES TOWER to 6200. N 133.9 239
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Plays from African American‚ Latino-American‚ Asian American and European American cultures often deal with important and relevant issues pertinent to that culture but they also connect to all cultures in a universal way. Throughout history in America people of all races have been discriminated against. Immigrants have dealt with experiencing new ways of life and struggled with the tough decision of holding on to their culture or adapting to change. A Raisin in the Sun is a play about an African
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of large cities like Los Angeles is roughly equivalent to that of entire countries like Australia and Sweden. Towns and cities are essential elements in human economic and social organization. Los Angeles provides efficient and effective environments for organizing labor‚ capital‚ and raw materials and for distributing finished products. Los Angeles can be considered a city with the concentration of political and economic power. The concentration of people in Los Angeles makes for much greater
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The police brutalize to people in the U.S. who they frequently arrest entire groups of Mexican American kids who socialize on street corners and they charge them with vagrancy‚ crimes. Since Mexican Americans are the largest racial minority in Los Angeles‚ discussions about youth crime waves and rebellion inevitably focused on them. This is an example of how youth are criminalized in our community today and major theme in the play Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez. According to Luis Valdez the police create
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“Secrets of a Wild Child” Genie was a child who was kept virtually a prisoner. She was held by her parents in a suburb of Arcadia‚ Los Angeles‚ California. At thirteen years old‚ on November 4‚ 1970‚ she was discovered and was taken into custody by officials. Genie is not her real name; it has been changed to hide her identity. She was kept in such isolation by her parents she never even learned to talk‚ walk and eat correctly. She was still even wearing diapers when a social worker discovered
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devastating earthquake that will one day reduce Los Angeles into a ruin and cause it to break off from the rest of California‚ sending into the sea. While the "Big One" has yet to occur‚ residents of the area are treated to an occasional moderate earthquake that reminds them that the "Big One" is still yet due. The documentary was made in 1994 shortly after the January 17‚ 1994 Northridge Earthquake that took place just north of downtown Los Angeles. In the Northridge Earthquake 70 people were
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descent‚ membership has opened to other backgrounds‚ including Central American‚ African American‚ Middle Eastern‚ Asian‚ Caucasian‚ and Native American.” This causes the growth of the 18th street gang to grow and expand larger into the city of Los Angeles. The start of the 18th Street gang was created by the rejection of youth locals who were trying to join the Clanton Street gang. At the time there was so many undocumented immigrants and mixed-race entering the State causing Clanton Street to
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to go to a university like Cal Poly Pomona or Cal State Los Angeles‚ there can be many things that need to be considered in order to make the right choice. These include finances‚ level of independence‚ and whether or not a major has been determined. Students have many options that can help them afford their education with state aid‚ loans‚ and scholarships. Choosing the right university is a difficult decision to make. Cal State Los Angeles and Cal Poly Pomona are very similar and they are both
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