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Historic Filipinotown (alternately known as HiFi [1]) is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles.. In 2008, it was one of the five Asian Pacific Islander neighborhoods (Chinatown, Little Tokyo, Historic Filipinotown, Koreatown, and Thai Town) in the city that received federal recognition as a Preserve America neighborhood.
Historic Filipinotown is a district of Los Angeles, located between the neighborhoods of Westlake and Echo Park. The district's boundaries are defined by the 101 Freeway to the north, Beverly Boulevard to the south, Hoover Street to the west, and Glendale Boulevard to the east, northwest of Downtown Los Angeles.
[141] [142] In August, Historic Filipinotown is designated by Los Angeles [143] 2003 , Philippine Republic Act No. 9225, also known as the Citizenship Retention and Re-Acquisition Act of 2003 enacted, allowing natural-born Filipinos naturalized in the United States and their unmarried minor children to reclaim Filipino nationality and hold dual ...
The new arch will mark the eastern entrance to L.A.'s Historic Filipinotown, much as the twin-dragon gate over Broadway welcomes visitors to Chinatown.
Genever won awards for its cocktails and was beloved in its Historic Filipinotown community and beyond. Now one of the few women-owned bars in Los Angeles is closing.
The Historic Filipinotown Eastern Gateway spans Beverly Boulevard near the 1st Street Bridge and is intended to serve as a monument to the Filipino American community.
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The data on immigration to Los Angeles from Asia and the Pacific tell a story older than the city itself: Antonio Miranda Rodriguez, a Filipino recorded in the census in 1783, was part of a group ...