Immigration


Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States. It is know not only for its beaches and endless summer weather, but also as the entertainment capital of the world. Reflecting the cultural and economic diversity of California, Los Angeles is home to more than 100 ethnic communities. California itself ranks as the fifth largest economy in the world, with a GDP of more than $1.4 trillion.



Los Angeles consists of a downtown city center featuring the LA Opera and the Philharmonic, theaters, museums, the University of Southern California, Chinatown, Little Tokyo, the sports complex at Staples Center and Dodgers Stadium. But greater Los Angeles, or "LA County" also includes the many smaller communities that have merged to make LA the country's second largest metropolis - communities like the seaside resort-towns of Santa Monica, Venice and Malibu, creative centers like Culver City, Hollywood, Silver Lake, Burbank and West Hollywood, posh locales like Beverly Hills, Brentwood and Bel Air, less affluent areas like Compton, Inglewood and East Los Angeles, the towns of San Gabriel Valley from Pasadena to Claremont, and the San Fernando Valley as well.



Los Angeles County is home to about 10 million people, not including populous Orange, San Bernardino and Ventura counties, all of which merge into what at first glance would appear to be a seamless megalopolis. About half of LA County's residents are ethnic minorities.

LA's Lithuanian Community is the second largest in the US (Chicago is the largest). It is an open and friendly community where Lithuanians of various ages and views work together in a spirit of tolerance and ethnic solidarity. LA is home to about two dozen Lithuanian organizations, several Lithuanian businesses and institutions.

The heart of LA's Lithuanian Community is, undoubtedly, St.Casimir's Parish in Los Feliz. There are Lithuanian events here almost every weekend, every Saturday Lithuanian children attend Lithuanian school here, a Lithuanian mass is held every Sunday at 10:30 a.m.



Lithuanians also own a second facility - the Lithuanian National Center - at 3352 Glendale Blvd. It is suitable for smaller events of up to 175 people. For more information about the Center, call (323) 661-7605.