Intro: My Home (Chap 1)

(From http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/03/12/metros-street-life-in-koreatown/ )

                                      I took this picture from our apartment balcony last year.

     HELLO THERE! My name is Nathaniel and I live in Los Angeles, around the edge of Korea town area. I don't drive so it takes me about two hours to get to CSUN via bus and subway.  As you can see here, my neighborhood is quite urban. Although the rent is a little expensive (living in LA is expensive!), the location of our apartment is very favorable because we are very close to a main street where all the stores, restaurants, etc tend to gravitate. To me, just looking at the photo, what makes this place Los Angeles are the apartments, the mountains and the typical California palm trees you see sticking out. What we also have to look at are the people that inhabit the area, for they are also one of the main factors that create a certain place. My neighborhood is diverse but it is still predominantly Hispanic and Korean. According to lmu.edu "Los Angeles has the largest Latino population of any major American city and it is also home to more Koreans than any city outside of North and South Korea." You will see many Korean and Hispanic businesses side by side in harmony. There are many Mexicans or people of Mexican descent here in Los Angeles due to its history, immigration and the fact that California is just right above Mexico. California is very rich in culture which contributes to the state's complexity and success. Los Angeles is one of the major cities here in the United states, along with San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, and many others.  North America (US & Canada) is pretty much urban, industrialized and highly mobile in population.

Here is the population os Los Angeles. Koreatown alone has the population of 124, 281.

                                                    Here is a youtube video about Koreatown.