Immigration

Miles Regis: Multimedia Artist From Trinidad

I said 'Amsterdam is a close second, but I want to live in L.A.'...cut to five years later, I'm still not in L.A. yet.

Cheng Rey Koo: China, Chinatown, and L.A. Is Love

Setting up shop in Chinatown was the logical conclusion after fleeing Communist China.

Saskia Wilson-Brown: Rubbing Fenders in Shambolic, Egalitarian L.A.

From Paris, San Francisco, and London to the "shambolic Third-World-ness" of L.A.

Drawing a Line: Encounters with the U.S.-Mexico Border

Susanna Newbury examines the history of the U.S./Mexico border and its geopolitical importance to the United States.

Arrival Story: Barack Obama Special Edition

President Obama spent two years in L.A. as a student at Occidental College in Eagle Rock.

Robby Whitelaw: South Africa Is So Much Nicer Now

Zimbabwe-born, South Africa-raised former rock'n'roller has been in L.A. for 25 years -- but still doesn't consider it home.

Mitch O'Farrell: Cruise Ship Performer to City Council Candidate

L.A. has allowed the former cruise ship dancer and world traveler to redefine himself as a local politician.

Busted California? Analyzing the Census Numbers

Some say California's sun is setting, that Census data prove the gloomiest predictions true. But there are other ways to interpret the numbers.

Sergio Mielniczenko: 'It Wasn't Like This in São Paulo'

Coming from the chaotic city of SÃ£o Paulo, Brazil, the laid back Los Angeles of the 70s seemed like a dream for the aspiring musician.

Heidy Rodriguez: Re-Tracing Her Parents' Journeys

Reversing the journey taken by her parents from Guatemala to Los Angeles, she felt closer to them than every before.

The hardships faced by his grandparents as they moved from the Philippines to Los Angeles keeps this UCLA student motivated.

Alicia Escalante: From Teenage Runaway to Leading Chicana Activist

Her voice roared across audiences and moved mountains.