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Byzantine-Latino Quarter Signage, 2012. The Byzantine-Latino Quarter, alternately referred to as the "BLQ", [1] was originally developed as "Pico Heights" in 1886 by the Electric Railway Homestead Association. A fashionable community of stately Craftsman homes and wealthy families, the area was annexed by the City of Los Angeles in 1896.
In November 2009, ALPFA merged with the National Hispanic Business Association (NHBA) to further grow the organization. [6] In 2010, their name was officially changed to the Association of Latino Professionals For America to welcome professionals from all industries. In 2011, ALPFA launched ALPFA Solutions to provide advisory services.
The HispanicBusiness 500 was a directory published by HispanTelligence of the 500 largest Hispanic-owned business in the United States. The list was published for 31 years, [1] ending at 2013. [2] To be included in the list, a company must have had at least 51 percent ownership by a U.S. Hispanic citizen. [1]
In 2021, Hispanic business owners made up 6.9 percent of all small businesses. Learn more about Hispanic-owned small businesses here.
The following is a list of California cities, towns, and census-designated places in which a majority (over 50%) of the population is Hispanic or Latino, according to data from the 2010 Census. Note: Although Hispanics or Latinos form 50% or more of the population, they are still outnumbered by non Hispanics in terms of population.
Map of Los Angeles County showing percentage of population self-identified as Mexican in ancestry or national origin by census tracts. Heaviest concentrations are in East Los Angeles, Echo Park/Silver Lake, South Los Angeles, and San Pedro/Wilmington. Spanish is the state's second most spoken language.
The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) was founded in Los Angeles, California in 1974 by a group of engineers employed by the city of Los Angeles. Their objective was to form a National organization of professional engineers to serve as role models in the Latino community.
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