I grew up in the San Gabriel Valley — also referred to as SGV or the 626 — an ethnoburb in Los Angeles County where Asian immigrants go to never assimilate. Immigrants in the 1970s, initially mostly Chinese, built our own ethnic economy and ecosystem in SGV, with Chinese banks, grocery...
aBest educated immigrants take badly needed expertise from poor countries; however ,academic "qualifications" of Asian and African sub continent immigrants cannot be verified and some have been shown to be obtained by bribes in countries where bribery is common. European visitors to Asian hospitals ...
If you ever do visit this region, the Shourds House, a log cabin in the Pine Barrens is reputed to be the birthplace of the Jersey Devil. Today, only the foundation of the house and few other pieces still exist. Leeds Family The “Mother Leeds” in most versions of the story has been...
Unfortunately the very high crime rate places Houston among the top ten most dangerous cities in Texas. Houston is one of three cities that contribute greatly to the nation’s overall murder rate; Houston is also a significant hub for trafficking of drugs such as MDMA, cannabis, cocaine, and...
It is also the 29th most populous city and the largest independent city in the United States. Founded in 1729, Baltimore has been a major U.S. seaport since the 18th century; even to this day it is the second largest seaport in the Mid-Atlantic. Baltimore’s historic seaport, Inner ...
Things to see and do in Chinatown Chinatown Street Market The Chinatown street market is set along Pagoda Street, Trengganu Street, Sago Lane, Smith Street, and Temple Street. It is mostly a day market, and most stalls close around 20/ 8 pm. Here, you can find souvenirs, clothes, and ...
Friendly people with an entrepreneurial, can-do attitude and a truly international outlook combine to make this an easy place in which to settle. What’s changed this yearThe centre of the city has become almost unliveable, largely because of the number of tourists who visit with the sole ...
“Moorish Quarter” is where the defeated Muslims were allowed to settle (outside the city walls) after the Siege of Lisbon in 1147; today you’ll find grocery stores and restaurants run by Bangladeshis, Chinese, Cape Verdeans, Mozambiquans, and many others, especially on Rua do Benfor...
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Now the Strip is a bustling area of restaurants, markets and shops owned by immigrants of every nationality, from Italians, Greeks and other European immigrants to Asian, Middle Eastern, African, Mexican and others. And then, of course, there is Pamela’s Diner, which is known to serve the...