by Eric Brightwell

Los Angeles and Orange Counties are home to many official and unofficial (but widely recognized) ethnic enclaves, including Cambodia Town, Chinatown, Historic Filipinotown, Koreatown, Little Armenia, Little Arabia, Little Bangladesh, Little Ethiopia, Little India, Little Osaka, Little Saigon, Little Seoul, Little Tokyo, Oaxacatown, Tehrangeles, and Thai Town. Attempting to gain official recognition are the Historic Central American Business District and Peru Village. Many enclaves came and went, such as Bronzeville, Greek Town, Old Chinatown, Sonoratown, and Little Italy.

When I first moved to Southern California I stayed with a college friend at his Sicilian mother's home in the Inland Empire. I don't recall whether or not she ever told me what lured her family to trade Southern Italy for Southern California, but she was hardly alone in doing so.

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