Diverse Los Angeles

D I V E R S EL O S A N G E L E S

J O E B A N Y C O RV E R A

C H R I S R I G G E RT

BACKGROUND INFO

5-COUNTY AREA

34,149

COUNTY AREA4,081

CITY AREA (SQ MI)

467

CITY POPULATION

COUNTY POPULATION

5-COUNTY POPULATION

3,831,868

9,818,605

17,786,419

Primarily desert basin

Surrounded by San Gabriel Mountain

range

Divided by Santa Monica Mountains

75 miles of coastline

GEOGRAPHY

CULTURAL

Media Empire

Most museum of any US city

1 in 6 work in creative industry

Earns 34 Billion annually

TRADE/IMPORT/EXPORT

5th busiest port in world when

combined with Long Beach

TRANSPORTATION

Gateway in and out of Western US

Has 4 airports, each with different

function

ROLE

Top 5 industries Direct international trade

Tourism

Motion picture/TV production

Technology

Financial services

BUSINESS

BACKGROUND INFO

OLD PLAZA CHURCH 1869

HISTORY Originally settled in 1781 by settlers from Mexican

provinces. Mexico was still under Spanish

rule.

Mexico declared independence in 1821.

Became American city in 1847 when captured

during the Mexican-American War.

South Pacific Railroad line was completed in

1876, oil was discovered shortly after.

1910, Hollywood created. Generated much

revenue during the Great Depression.

OLD PLAZA CHURCH 1869

ETHNIC GROWTH OVER TIME

1940

1980

From 1880s to 1930s, primarily white Midwest

transplanted farmers.

Quicker stabilization after the Great Depression

brought minorities seeking jobs in the late 1930s.

1960 1970

20001990

From 1880s to 1930s, primarily white Midwest

transplanted farmers.

Quicker stabilization after the Great Depression

brought minorities seeking jobs in the late 1930s.

Because city was founded later than New York or

Chicago, as they were de-industrializing, LA’s

industry continued to grow.

3,831,868 17,786,419POPULATION

% FOREIGNBORN

RACEWHITE

BLACK

HISPANIC

ASIAN

OTHER

40.9

2.2

28.9

9.410.7

48.6

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NE

W

YO

RK

= 1,000,000 IN CITY LIMITS

= 1,000,000 IN CSA

SIM

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SIT

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3,391,881

27.6

3,391,881 22,085,659 2,851,268 9,804,845

36.0

35.3

23.011.9

27.6

2.2

21.7

33.3

32.85.2

27.3

2.4

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SE

AT

TL

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3,831,868 17,786,419POPULATION

% FOREIGNBORN

RACEWHITE

BLACK

HISPANIC

ASIAN

OTHER

40.9

2.2

28.9

9.410.7

48.6

LO

S

AN

GE

LE

S

= 1,000,000 IN CITY LIMITS

= 1,000,000 IN CSA

SIM

ILA

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SIT

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617,3343,344,813

13.1

6.86.1 5.0

12.6

SA

N

FR

AN

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SC

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SA

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DI

EG

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1,306,3013,001,072

805,2357,468,390

617,3343,344,813

69.06.86.1 5.0

27.4

28.9

4.028.6

14.2

5.8

21.5

47.128.6

14.6

3.8

6.3

1880s - CHINESE HELP BUILD RAILROAD

Chinese workers were brought

in to help complete Railroads

extending the coast of

California.

Mexican workers were

exploited for cheap labor

during the great depression.

1930s - MEXICANS HELP HARVEST CROPS

A HISTORY OF RACIAL TENSION

GU

ES

T W

OR

KE

RS

1992 - RODNEY KING RIOT

1943 - ZOOT SUIT RIOT

During the WWII, soldiers sta-

tioned in LA did not approve of

the Mexican youth’s zoot suits.

After police offers pulled over

an African American driver, the

neighborhood began to get vio-

lent by throwing rocks at the

officers. Aprox 4,000 arrests, 40

Million in damages.

After four officers were

acquitted after being caught

on tape beating Rodney

king, African Americans and

Hispanics took to the streets,

looting and burning down

stores.

1965 - WATTS RIOT

RIO

TS

CONCLUSION AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

LOS ANGELES IS A

REGIONAL AUTHORITY

WITH A VERY UNIQUE

RACIAL COMPOSITION.

BECAUSE OF THIS,

LOS ANGELES HAS A

HISTORY OF RACIAL

TENSION.

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