Abstract
This paper explains that a culture is more than just a race, a language or a country but rather, through crashes and mergers, it creates new ways of seeing the world. The author points out that in Los Angeles, which is a cosmopolitan, world-class city with no majority race, the multicultural issues are not social acceptance problems that are common in suburban and rural districts, but instead psychological challenges, particularly the all-important and pervasive issue of identity. The paper stresses that culture crash is best grappled with by those individuals directly going through the continuous turmoil that it invariably creates and who are in the best position to portray their own responses to the continuing evolution of their culture.

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"On the other hand, Karen Tei Yamashita's novel, "Tropic of Orange", deals less with personal issues of culture crash and merger than with the broader, even global, effects of mass culture merger and its attendant economic manifestations in policies such as NAFTA (which, as has been argued by many, has a tendency to erase cultural distinctions in favor of mass uniformity). Yamashita's novel does touch upon the matter of self-identity, in so far one of its central characters (Emi) is an Asian-American; but there is so much turmoil and turbulence going on around the characters that one can barely stop for the luxury of self-analysis."

Tags:bi-raciality, cosmopolitan, identity, dehumanize, evolution

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In this article, the writer notes that Anna Deveare Smith's 'Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992' is a very original work, standing at the limit between two literary genres, the drama and the documentary. The writer points out that in order to write the play, Smith interviewed approximately one hundred and fifty people who had taken part in any way in the riots that took place soon after the verdict against Rodney King, the black man who had been dreadfully beaten by white policemen. The book is thus made up of monologues coming from people from different races and cultures, different social strata and so on, who tell their opinion or voice their feelings and experiences related to racism and discrimination in general. In the last part of the book, one hears the voice of Twilight Bay, one of those who organized the gang truce and the character who gives the name of the book. The writer concludes that Twilight is a wise political activist of the street, who has a clearer view of racial differences than most of the people around them, and who, although in the middle of a conflict where it would be hard to be impartial, can see that people have to think differently so as to be true to their own humanity.

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"Twilight is a black young man who tries to maintain the peace in his neighborhood by staying awake all night to make sure his gang will not be attacked by a rival one. As such, Twilight is a political activist of the street, trying to mediate the conflict between the different races. His vision of the world he lives in is very complex and the author specifically uses it as a conclusion to her documentary. Most of the monologues express an ambivalent view towards racism and social conflict. Some of the people feel hatred, others simply think that the differences between cultures are far too great to be overcome, but at the same time, humanity tells them their own feelings are wrong. Twilight seems to be one step ahead of the others. He represents the hope of an eventual definitive reconciliation between the races. The way he interprets his own name reveals much of his personality and his view. Thus, he feels he is standing between two worlds: the fact that he tries to maintain the peace among the gangs makes him think that he is, like he is being told by the others, somewhere in the limbo, that is, between the dark present and the possibility of a brighter future, when there will finally be peace among the people ... "

Tags:multicultural, Rodney, King, black, racism

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LBS 234- Multiculturalism in the Arts, Intro and Monologue is an introduction and monologue based on an extensive interview with a Los Angeles subject, a 21 year old white, homeless man. The monologue goes into his homelessness extensively, and the introduction discusses how he came to LA, how I know him, and gives an overall context for both the monologue and the interview.

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LBS 234- Multiculturalism in the Arts, Intro and Monologue. Introduction. It is 3:18 pm, a Wednesday afternoon. I sit down at a picnic table with my subject, Ryan Kottler, at the In N out Burger on Sunset. It's very sunny outside, and we're both squinting. It smells like fried food, and is typically crowded. I'm a little nervous about all the people, but Ryan isn't. He smokes a cigarette, coolly, and is parked on his side of the table. All of his things- a large, green backpack and a small suitcase sit by his left side, dirty and worn. His bags looked stuffed with things- but soft things, not so much objects but blankets and pillows. Behind his

Tags:monologue, los angeles, cultures

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This paper examines the various methods of studying urbanization which include community formation and the process of urbanization. This paper also discusses advanced computer software programs that reveal concise developing patterns and complex sciences such as chaos and fragile theory which tell about the inner workings of cities. This paper describes how the emergence of new living patterns are a direct response to technology, modes of transportation and individual preferences. For more than 100 years urban theorists have contended that the balance of forces between white and black and male and female is a natural condition, yet this paper proves why this is no longer true. The writer focuses on the urbanization of L.A. which is more fragmented than most other multicultural municipalities due to its large Hispanic population. This paper also touches on the introduction of Islam into the African-American community and the resulting impact.

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"Since 1966, and the theories of Jane Jacobs and post-modern urbanists, urbanists view the city as a living organism--one whose many cycles can be captured better on film then by a static plan. Indeed computer programs that reveal developing patterns and complex sciences, such as chaos and fragile theory, tell us much more about how cities really work than the old mechanic models of modern architects. An excellent candidate for such a study would be that complex, unexplainable entity known as Los Angeles. According to a United Nations report published in 1992, more than one million refugees migrated around the globe--compared to a World War II high of 16 million."

Tags:social, society, ethnic, urbanization, los, angeles, minorities, community, family, theory, islam, african, american, islam, hispanic, mexican

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This paper is a two-part exercise that highlights the recent history of affordable housing in Los Angeles - it is not a pleasant one - and then proceeds to lay out policy alternatives (as well as programs and initiatives) that need to be kept in place if the situation is to be ameliorated. The paper concludes that the alternatives listed are appropriate ones that deserve high priority in the future.

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"Part I: Housing issues in Los Angeles and the background of affordable housing in Los Angeles. LA's problems vis-a-vis achieving affordable housing for minorities and low-income earners can be traced back, at least in part, to the significant reduction in federal housing assistance programs in the 1980s. To wit, at least one well-regarded study conducted well over a decade ago mentions the 1982 draft report authored by the Presidential Commission on Housing Task Force; amongst other things, this report insisted the..."

Tags:los, angeles, housing

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This paper describes the life and important contributions of Tom Bradley, Los Angeles's first African-American mayor, and the longest serving mayor thus far in the United States. The paper points out that despite the fact that Bradley's grandfather was a slave in the American South, Bradley was able to rise to political power through close ties to his community in LA over the course of several decades. The paper shows how he remains an important local and national figure to this day.

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"In 1973 Tom Bradley became Los Angeles' first African-American mayor. Born the grandson of a slave and the son of sharecroppers in 1917, Bradley's rise to the role of one of the first African-American mayors of such a large city in the United States was indeed remarkable (Colburn 25-26). Bradley had a long and detailed history as a resident, police officer, lawyer, and politician in the Los Angeles area before winning the mayoral seat in 1973. As is unfortunately still the case even in today's world of life and politics, Bradley's African-American heritage was a major point of political and personal contestation for the mayor, before and after he..."

Tags:bradley, los angeles, mayor

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A discussion of homeless youth in Los Angeles.

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"According to the Institute for the Study of Homelessness and Poverty, homeless families and individuals, including youth, can be found throughout Los Angeles County with concentrations in certain areas. South Los Angeles and Metro Los Angeles have the greatest number of homeless people, but there are diminishing but still significant percentages in San Gabriel Valley, South Bay, San Fernando Valley, Antelope Valley, East Los Angeles and the West side. There are a higher percentage of homeless families in South..."

Tags:homeless, youth, los angeles

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This paper presents a PR Campaign for Huffman Trucking, a firm based out of Los Angeles, California. The PR campaign includes the following sections: public relations issues; ethical implications; PR campaign objectives; the company's publics; a media release and distribution list; a PR tool and tactical plan; ethical considerations; technology considerations; and global considerations.

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"Huffman Trucking's goal for its public relations campaign is positioning itself as a leader in embracing diversity in the workplace. Organizations that successfully embrace workplace diversity policies ..."

Tags:news outlets, employees, stakeholders, multicultural, ethnicity, Web, Internet, Intranet, logistics industry, markets, press conference, hiring

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This paper provides a power analysis of American culture from the perspective of Korean-American and African-American bicultural communities in Los Angeles. Theu author points out the multicultural power organizations in university settings.

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The paper discusses Yamashita's "Tropic of Orange" that deals with the cultural and economic issues intimately associated with globalization. The paper focuses on a single passage from the book and explains Yamashita's view that cultural diversity has been reduced in the West to the experiences that can be easily packaged and sold via the existing channels of global capitalism. The paper highlights the idea that multiculturalism has become a commercial venture.

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"In Tropic of Orange, Karen Tei Yamashita utilizes the (non)tropes of magical realism to deliver a very specific vision of America's future. As many critics have noted, Yamashita's Tropic of Orange deals with the cultural and economic issues intimately associated with globalization and the uneven development of different parts of the world, with a strong division drawn between nations in the North and those in the South (Wallace 145; Gier and Tejeda). Yamashita's examination of place and border is set against the backdrop of modern Los Angeles, arguably one of the most commercially cosmopolitan cities in the world. It is, we quickly learn, both a part of the United States but simultaneously an entity distinct from that national body."

Tags:Los, Angeles, global, capitalism, commercial, ventures, cultural, diversity