Los Angeles City College

population boom of White Americans in Southern California. La Tajuata was divided and sold into smaller farms and homes. By the 1900's the development of the railroads brought good things. The town became a city and built it's first station known as Watts Station. In 1926 the city annexed itself to Los Angeles. The railroads brought Mexican and Mexican American workers known as "traqueros" into the community. In the 1940's the Second Great Migration brought tens of thousands of migrants from Louisiana,

today, who never realize just how much of a blessing Los Angeles is. This, “City of Angels”, is like paradise with its warm sunlight on individuals who each have their own story. People in this city usually do not have anything to hide, due to affecting and inspiring one another, such as homosexuals. Other cities in the past, such as London, despised the thought of two people, of the same sex, engaging in an intimate relationship. Los Angeles however, could not have appeared any more of a haven

Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the United States and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257. In addition, Long Beach is the second largest city in the Greater Los Angeles Area and a principal city of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Port of Long Beach is the United States' second busiest container port and

dramatic improvement “from a 29-53 record the year before to 61-21”(Magic Johnson and). While Bird is making an extraordinary turnaround for his Boston Celtics, Magic Johnson, during his rookie season, won a NBA championship for the Los Angeles Lakers. This was the Los Angeles Lakers seventh NBA championship victory. Their success helped the NBA, but their identities off the court supersedes the game of basketball. The years previous to the Magic-Bird rivalry were ever changing. The NBA changed from a

crimes and poverty because of the unemployment rates in major cities, the culture of poor areas, and drugs. There are three components that must be looked at before carrying on. They are: poverty, social inequality, and relative depravation. Poverty is defined according to an economic standard. The income deemed necessary to meet basic

Oscar Magallanes Oscar Magallanes American, 1976, Los Angeles, California Magallanes was raised in the Azusa Barrio of Los Angeles. His artwork is influenced by the cultural and social elements of his upbringing. At the age of fifteen, he was expelled from high school, but was accepted into the Ryman Arts program at the Otis-Parsons College campus which encouraged him to become a professional artist. The experience of participating in two distinct worlds continues to inform the work. By introducing

are either from Los Angeles or attend the University of California, Los Angeles. This is so that the results are not varied due to demographics other than ethnicity and so that the colloquialisms will not vary by region; they will be specific to one area. This use of colloquialisms across the people characterizes them as a linguistic group specific to Los Angeles making them a community of practice of people who are members of Los Angeles, share the slang used in the Los Angeles area, and are a part

elderly poverty levels have declined nationally, levels of poverty among the elderly remain high in a state like California. Nationwide, California is ranked as one of the states with the highest poverty (23.4%), having the metropolitan area of Los Angeles as one of the poorest in the nation. Although the poverty level in the state has fallen since the 1990’s, California’s poverty continues to be higher than the rest of the nation. Among the elderly living in poverty in California, according to UCLA’s

to expand on YPI’s Family Engagement Pipeline of services. This in-house pipeline includes workshops for parents/family members that focus on nurturing a culture of understanding around topics on college accessibility, affordability, and adult literacy. Additionally, we plan on engaging ourselves in city-level initiatives like Safe Passages which provides students with safe routes to and from school. This program could help us with the student safety on school grounds indicator. Moreover, we plan

For my research topic, I want to analyze the issues surrounding Mexican immigration in Los Angeles. Currently, Mexican immigration has become a controversial issue of discussion that is trying to be “dealt with” under the Trump Administration. Some Americans feel that illegal immigrants are criminals and come illegally to the US and cause problems. This controversy has unleashed tension and division amongst American society. I want to research and understand the complexities and causes of Mexican