Los Angeles City College

Los angles is one of the cities where people try to achieve the “American dream”. Even though the “American Dream” is different from people to people. To me, Los Angeles means a new beginning…my new beginning. I have moved to Los angles in search of success in education and life, to prove to myself that I can be independent. I am from an immigrant family from Ethiopia. And every time growing up I imagined what kind of life I would have there in Ethiopia, not even once had it crossed my mind that

Getting paid to go hunting and fishing sounds like a dream job, right, Well, it's a lot harder than you think. After comparing Texas A&M, The University of California - Los Angeles and Louisiana State University based on rural area, strength of program, and job opportunities, the University of Southern California - Los Angeles would be the best choice in helping me pursue my career in the outdoor industry. But as much fun as this sounds, there is allot of stress that accompanies it. I would like

Jonathan Veitch grew up in Los Angeles, California. His parents moved from New York to Los Angeles by the time Jonathan was born. Raised by a successful father figure, Jonathan is the son of the president of Columbia Pictures’ Worldwide Productions and the step-grandson of successful actor and producer. Allen Ladd that starred in many Western Films of the 40’s and 50’s and was one of the driving forces pushing Johnathan’s father (John Veitch) a WWII Veteran to move to Los Angeles and pursue a career in

Describe how your organization solicits and utilizes feedback from clients/constituents. The East Los Angeles College Foundation solicits feedback from the various East Los Angeles College departments, social media platforms such as Facebook and Linkedin, and partnering events with in the surrounding East Los Angeles community. The foundation has utilizes the feedback it has received from the college, students, departments, and partners in establishing a variety of programs. Examples of the programs

of life as a young African-American male growing up in South Central Los Angeles during the 1990s. It presents inner city Los Angeles in non-biased, true to life manner. Only few films after have tried to take this innovative approach, all not receiving the success and lasting impact of Boyz n the Hood. The film uses this to its advantage to realistically investigate issues of race, violence, and other hardships in Los Angeles ghettos. The first release in director and screenwriter John Singleton’s

I live in “The City of Trees and PhDs.” My hometown is Claremont, California – located about 32 miles east of the heart of Los Angeles. Incorporated in 1907, the town is most famous for its consortium of highly ranked colleges, historic landmarks, and tree-filled streets. According to city-data.com, Claremont has a population of 35,824 as of 2013, with a slightly higher percentage of females than males. The median age is 40.3 years old, which is higher than California’s median age of 35.7 years old

The Los Angeles Riots of 1992 caused an uproar in the United States due to all the violence, and “cost the state of California over a billion dollars in damage” (history.com). The Riots were caused by a video that was leaked to the public of a black man that was assaulted by LAPD officers. Chaos raged on the streets of Los Angeles for a total of three days until the President of the United States stepped in to bring some order back to the city. On March 3rd of 1991, Rodney King, a felon on parole

Soccer in Los Angeles has been around since the beginning of the 19th century and in 1902, the Southern California Football League was founded. The Southern California League, which was later renamed the Greater Los Angeles Soccer League, was founded in 1903 and would be the big thing of soccer for many decades (Litterer). Los Angeles fell behind San Francisco in the development of soccer, and both regions were held back by their isolation from the rest of the country. The California State Football

family in the Valley without having to take the 720 bus to the Purple Line and then transferring to the Red Line. The new Expo Line extension takes us all the way to Santa Monica, and what an amazing improvement that has been in getting people to a city that offers free Thursday concerts on its pier and plentiful beach access. But major rail expansions shouldn’t stop in Santa Monica. We should be able to get from the Valley to the West Side by train. We should be able to get to LAX without having

every year. Since there are many Chinatowns in USA, I had selected New York, Los Angeles, Chicago to use as examples of gentrification. There are 3 Chinatowns in New York State: Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. According to the Asian American Federation 2013 Edition, New York City was home to 83% of New York State’s Chinese Residents (Asian American Federation). “Chinatown is being gentrified by white, wealthy and college educated residents” (McCarthy). Over the past 17 years, businesses are taking