The Armenians in California
Ethnic Enclave Tour: While cruising around Los Angeles, I happened upon the district of Little Armenia. The enclave intrigued me, so I explored more and found a large, diverse Armenian culture in our...
View ArticleHidden Mojave Rock Art
Impact Travel: He’s a desert enthusiast who has explored ghost towns, old mines and rock art sites of the Upper Mojave Desert. His guidebooks have also incited hate mail from locals. Death Valley Jim,...
View ArticleThe Charcoal Kilns
Ten structures stand like outer space beehives in a remote location of Death Valley National Park. They are charcoal kilns used during the Gold Rush when Death Valley was a mining haven. The kilns are...
View ArticleLittle Arabia
Millions of people descend upon Anaheim every year to see the “small world, after all” amusement park, Disneyland. However, a few miles beyond the fanfare of roller coasters and hotels that shuttle...
View ArticleArgentineans
Photo Friday: California doesn’t have a record of immigrants from Argentina before the 1970s because upon their arrival, they weren’t classified by their country of origin. We do know that the 1990...
View ArticleThe Latino American Art Trail
5 Must-Visit Latino Art Museums In California I photograph murals throughout California (and I’ve just posted another batch of delightful scenes from the outside wall of Self-Help Graphics in East LA),...
View ArticleThe Arden Commune
Polish-Californians: Off the Interstate 5 with its shopping malls on either side, the El Toro exit leads to colorful mountains. The road is broad like the great expansive West and when you turn into...
View ArticleLittle Seoul
Ethnic Enclave Tour: For the next several ethnic enclave posts, I will be focusing on the upper Orange County area where I have found an amazing cluster of immigrants communities. Orange County...
View ArticleCambodia Town
Ethnic Enclave Tour: In 2007 a stretch of Anaheim Street in Long Beach was designated by the City Council as Cambodia Town. The area is home to the largest population of Cambodians outside Cambodia....
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