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Promotoras are key in connecting immigrants with urgent health care services, MISP
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Through housing development and social programs, they continue to help the historic Japanese American neighborhood retain its tight-knit community.
John Kono in Flower Market | From "Southern California Flower Market: A Japanese American Business Blooms"
Japanese Americans established a distinct economic power in building and fueling the largest flower market in the world.
Union Center and San Pedro Firm Building | Photo by Yosuke Kitazawa
What we've discovered is that Little Tokyo is sort of a small town in itself -- everyone knows each other, and many depend on each other for services and support.
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L.A. River Excursion Bicycle Journey to Long Beach Taking the L.A. River Bike Path from Vernon to Long Beach covers roughly half the length of the entire…
Jordan Downs Housing Community
Plans to turn Jordan Downs into a 119-acre mixed-income urban village has been declined twice.
What is Chicano
The term born out of the civil rights movements continues to evolve today to include a spectrum of social justice struggles and more nuanced identities.
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With students ranging in age from three months to senior citizens, the motto at the school is "From the Womb to the Tomb."
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Earlier this year, a woman came into Contra Costa County Supervisor Mitchoff’s office in northern California. She had a message for the supervisor, but…
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For decades, Asian immigrant investors have pushed boundaries of urban and economic development in Greater L.A.
Perhaps by sheer coincidence, Cafe Demitasse complements the culture and history of its surrounding community of Little Tokyo.
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Nori Takatani has worked at Anzen Hardware in Little Tokyo since 1954, while maintaining a winning side-career as a boxing manager.
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