MULTICULTURALISM IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
MULTICULTURALISM IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

Summary/Abstract: This paper addresses the socio-political situation around multiculturalism in the United States up to the present day in Los Angeles, California, taking into consideration the history of minorities and how they have interacted and assimilated with “American” culture or not. Some of the ideas covered are monoculturalism, segregation, racism, tolerance, anti-discrimination policies, affirmative action, Black Power, the Chicano Movement, immigration and religion. The paper seeks to analyse the current demographics of one of the most diverse cities in the world and to highlight the challenges and benefits of such diversity and the prospects for peace, understanding and true equality in such a society.

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