Los Angeles: County of diversity
A mariachi musician walks past a mural in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, Calif., home to many Mexican migrants. Los Angeles is a culturally thriving city and one of the most ethnically diverse in the United States, with a population that is 48.5 percent Latino and 11.3 percent Asian, according to a 2010 census.
Boyle Heights
A flyer for a concert named "English as a Second Language," featuring Latino artists singing in Spanish and English, is seen in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, home to many Mexican migrants.
Echo Park
A man walks past a mural in the Echo Park area of Los Angeles, Calif., home to many Mexican and Central American migrants.
Westlake
A man walks past a mural showing the Mexican, Salvadoran, Guatemalan and United States flags surrounding the Virgin of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, in the Westlake area of Los Angeles, home to many Mexican and Central American migrants.
Santa Clarita
Mimi Pineda, left, 15, whose parents are from El Salvador, stands outside her aunt's house with Maybelin Ramirez, 6, before her quinceanera in Santa Clarita, Calif.
Little Ethiopia
Najara Apraku, 28, second from left, holds her 11-month-old son, Selassi Ra Shabaka, as she walks with her husband Jamaiel Shabaka and son Kwame Negast Shabaka in the Little Ethiopia area of Los Angeles.
Westlake
A man cooks meat in a shopping cart in the Westlake area of Los Angeles, home to many Mexican and Central American migrants.
Rosemead
Sarah Kim, left, who emigrated from South Korea, meditates with Sabina Mayorga, 4, whose parents are from Mexico, at Lu Mountain Buddhist Temple in Rosemead.
Koreatown
From left: Sung Min See, 16, Jaewoong Lee, 17, Joon Kim, 16, and Jason Jung, 18, who all emigrated from Seoul, South Korea, sing in a karaoke cafe in the Koreatown area of Los Angeles.
Koreatown
A woman walks past a mural of a pair of wings, under another mural depicting former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and former South Korean president Kim Dae-jung on either side of a South Korean flag, hanging above Dan Sung Sa restaurant and bar in the Koreatown area of Los Angeles.
Mid City
Megan Moshar, right, 26, who is of Persian, German and Filipino descent, walks down the aisle with her new husband George Safar, 27, whose parents are from Syria, at their wedding in Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Los Angeles.
Westwood
An Iranian American phone directory is seen in a store window in the Westwood district of Los Angeles, near "Persian Square."
Torrance
Retired professor Carlos Jainga, 71 and his wife Estrella Jainga, 68, left, attend a farewell party for their friend Dolores Saballo, 65, right, who is returning to the Philippines, at a park in Torrance, Calif. The Jaingas emigrated to the U.S. from the Philippines in 2005, following their eldest son, and became U.S. citizens in September 2013.
Little Tokyo
From left: Sena Nagata, 7, Lana Osumi, 8, and Seri Nagata, 4, wave as they watch a parade in the Little Tokyo area of Los Angeles.
Chinatown
A man cycles through Chinatown in Los Angeles.
Fairfax
A man walks past the kosher Schwartz Bakery in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles.
Holllywood
People walk past a gas station as a Russian Orthodox Church is seen in the distance in Hollywood.
Alhambra
Johney Yu, 75, second from right, who emigrated from China 40 years ago, and Diana Yang, left, who emigrated from China 28 years ago, practice tai chi at a daily class in Alhambra, home of many Chinese and Vietnamese migrants.
Little Tokyo
Miyako Cai, left, 26, chats to friends as she walks out of a Japanese supermarket in the Little Tokyo area of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles
A combination photograph shows Los Angeles area street signs which mark the boundaries of neighborhoods in Los Angeles, Long Beach and San Pedro, California.
The Little Lithuania sign has been approved by the city, but not put up yet, and is held by Joseph Pupius, 79, who is from Lithuania.