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Greater Los Angeles is the metropolitan area home to the most Filipinos outside of the Philippines, with the population numbering around 606,657; [34] Los Angeles County alone accounts for over 374,285 Filipinos, [35] the most of any single county in the United States. [36]
The original downtown store was moved in 2000 to West Morena Boulevard. [4] Between 2009 and 2013 four more locations were added, which opened up the Los Angeles market. [5] By 2015 Jerome's had a total of 11 stores and a turnover of over $147 million, and had attained a top-fifty furniture retail ranking. [6]
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.
Dearden's was a chain of department stores based in Los Angeles that operated for 108 years. It was founded in 1909 by Edgar Dearden, an immigrant from England. Dearden's sold furniture, appliances, cookware, other home goods, jewelry watches, and perfume.
The first store was opened in 1919 [1] [6] [7] in Bakersfield, California. [4] In 1993, Heilig-Meyers bought 92 McMahan's stores for $65 million. [11] In 1996, Heilig-Meyers arranged to buy another 20 stores from McMahan's. [13] Whether the 1996 sale was completed is unknown. Of the stores remaining, three were closed in 2006. [9]
Island Pacific Supermarket, also known as Island Pacific Seafood Market, is a Filipino-American supermarket chain that operates 17 stores in California and Nevada. Headquartered in Walnut, California, the chain sells fresh seafood, meat, and produce, specializing in Filipino cuisine, though it also sells American staple foods.
South Asians are among Los Angeles County’s fastest growing ethnic groups including Bangladeshi (122%), Pakistani (59%), Sri Lankan (45%), and Indian (29%). [2] Asians are concentrated in the San Gabriel Valley. [3] The Asian American population in San Gabriel Valley grew by 22% between 2000 and 2010. [4]
The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles was opened in 1947 at 355 South Broadway in the city's historic core, initially as an extension office of the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco. It was headed by Dr. Roberto Regala, the first Philippine consul to San Francisco, as titular consul, but administered by his vice-consul in ...