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October 31, 2009 - There are more than 140 languages spoken in Los Angeles so you might say that LA is an expat’s dream. Expatriates from across the globe and American expats from other cities, all head out to America’s western city. Many come looking for glory in the entertainment capital of the world; most don’t find their pot of gold or fifteen minutes of fame and head on back to their homes.
Many come, seduced by LA’s Mediterranean climate and famous beaches. For expatriates living in LA, like any cosmopolitan city, a little bit of home comes with you and perhaps nowhere else in the world is this more apparent than the city’s influx of ethnic enclaves, such as Little Tokyo, Chinatown, Koreatown, Thaitown, West Hollywood’s Russian population, and Santa Monica’s British and Australasian population. Los Angeles' Latin American influence is omnipresent. The city has the largest population of Latin American outside of Latin America. LA also has one of the largest LGBT populations in the country.
The sheer size of Los Angeles is enough to make any foreigner’s head spin. Doing research before you go is essential. The Los Angeles ExpatInfoDesk Guide provides practical information on relocating to LA, invaluable facts that you need to know before you go and how to navigate the city when you get here. Used as a reference guide, the Los Angeles Expat Guide, provides real insider information to expat living. Written by an British expatriate and packed with essential information such as obtaining a visa, importing your own car, driving in LA, public transport, the city’s best schools, medical facilities, accommodation, how to rent or buy a house, banking, shopping, the city’s wealth of restaurants, bars, sports facilities, entertainment, and much more, this guide promises to become indispensable to any newcomer to Los Angeles.
Ginger Liu is a British expat who has lived in Los Angeles for more than two years. Her family, on her father’s side, comes from a long line of expatriates. Her Chinese grandfather was an expatriate in the UK and later in the USA at the turn of the 20th century. Her grandmother was a British expat living in the USA and later in China. Ginger Liu’s father and aunt left China after 1946 and they too became expatriates living in the UK and USA respectively. In the 1960's Ginger's family became expatriates after moving to the USA for a few years.
Encouraged by her father’s internationalism and her mother’s tenacity, she studied media at University in London, backpacking across the USA in her summer holidays. After her father passed away, she traveled the world and throughout China, and decided to relocate to the USA. Ginger is a freelance writer in LA. Her articles on film, TV, music, art, travel, lifestyle, and food have appeared in numerous LA based web magazines. She is an entertainment columnist for Regent Media and a blogger for Pocket Change LA. Ginger Liu is also a LA event photographer and occasionally covers Hollywood red carpet events. Her blog, LA From The Apartment the Size of My Ass, is packed with entertainment news and interviews.
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