[1] There are more Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Taiwanese, Cambodian, Thai, Indonesian, Sri Lankan, and Burmese Americans living in Los Angeles County than all other counties in the United States of America.
South Asians are among Los Angeles County’s fastest growing ethnic groups including Bangladeshi (122%), Pakistani (59%), Sri Lankan (45%), and Indian (29%).
[4] There is also a large Asian population in Monterey Park, South San Gabriel, and Montebello.
[6] There are around 930,000 Asian Americans and 7,700 Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander immigrants living in Los Angeles County.
[8] During the 1980s, Monterey Park, Koreatown, Long Beach, Torrance, and Cerritos each welcomed a population of Asian people ranging from 10,000 to 18,000.