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Thai Town (Thai: ไทยทาวน์) is a neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California. 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. [ 1 ]
About 1,040 people who identify as Thai live in Thai Town, second only to Long Beach, where there are more than 1,100. There are only three remaining Japantowns in the United States, all of which ...
California possesses the largest Thai population outside of Asia, and is the only state in the country that has a designated "Thai Town," which is also the first of its kind globally. Of the 5.6 million Asian people in California, approximately 68,000 are Thai, which is 28.5% of the entire Thai population in the United States. [13]
In 2003, two Thai Americans ran in municipal elections, one in Anaheim, California, the other in Houston, Texas. Both lost. However, on November 7, 2006, Gorpat Henry Charoen became the first U.S. official of Thai origin when he was elected to the La Palma City Council in California. On December 18, 2007, he became the first Thai-American mayor ...
Once the storage room of Torung, a Thai restaurant in Hollywood, Stuff has become a plant shop for Los Angeles creatives. Come to this chill Thai Town shop for plants, then get an egg roll next ...
Adventurous eats, charming snack bars, live music and quirky cocktails in America's only official Thai Town. Skip to main content. News. Need help? Call us! 800-290-4726. Login / Join ...
The Thai Town Friendship City Kinnara Monument Project is a project of the Thai Community Development Center and the Royal Thai Consulate General of Los Angeles. [24] Installed in 2013, these mythical half-man, half-bird lampposts can be found in the heart of Thai Town.
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.