LA Suburb Deals With Ethnic Change

5 September 2000 - 9:00am

Monterey Park's experience with ethnic change holds lessons for minorities are now the majority.

Minorities in California now make up more than half the state's population. The city of Monterey Park went through dramatic ethnic change that is representive of many Southern California communities. It's recent history holds lessons for the rest of the state.

Source: The Washington Post, September 2, 2000
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