In the community of Echo Park one can visually notice a diverse population within people, cultures, and lifestyle.
Located throughout the community Echo Park caters to an array of people; one can find a multiplicity of food available such as French, Italian, Haitian, Thai, Mexican, and American. Walking or even driving through the community one can see how diversity has been implemented into the city by the billboards, signs, and murals written in different languages other than English.
Along with food and marketing one can notice the diversity of Echo Park through the religious affiliations that are present in the community such as the Echo Park United Methodist Church, Angelus Temple, and St. Paul Cathedral. 
There is a vast amount of evidence displaying the mixture of people and cultures that reside within Echo Park, general interactions amongst community members seemed pleasant and peaceful. Echo Park is a clear indication that California truly is a melting pot of diversity.
By: Stephanie Fishman
Walking around Echo Park, I noticed that there were many types of people living there. Sofia, our community immersion liaison, told us that Echo Park was mainly composed up of Cubans, Latinos, and Asian people and that more and more Caucasians are moving into the community. I noticed that this was very accurate. However, from an outsider's perspective, it seemed to me that the Latino culture was most dominate in the community. There are many Mexican restaurants in the neighborhood and it seemed as though most of the signs posted had Spanish translations. Interestingly enough though, most of the people who worked in the agencies and mental health facilities that we visited seemed to be White. Overall, it was clear that race was not a source of conflict in the community. It seemed as though Echo Park was working together to improve their environment. It was so nice to see all the organizations created in the neighborhood to make the community a better place to live. If anything, the diversity of Echo Park makes it a more interesting and desirable place to live.
There is a vast amount of evidence displaying the mixture of people and cultures that reside within Echo Park, general interactions amongst community members seemed pleasant and peaceful. Echo Park is a clear indication that California truly is a melting pot of diversity.By: Stephanie Fishman
Walking around Echo Park, I noticed that there were many types of people living there. Sofia, our community immersion liaison, told us that Echo Park was mainly composed up of Cubans, Latinos, and Asian people and that more and more Caucasians are moving into the community. I noticed that this was very accurate. However, from an outsider's perspective, it seemed to me that the Latino culture was most dominate in the community. There are many Mexican restaurants in the neighborhood and it seemed as though most of the signs posted had Spanish translations. Interestingly enough though, most of the people who worked in the agencies and mental health facilities that we visited seemed to be White. Overall, it was clear that race was not a source of conflict in the community. It seemed as though Echo Park was working together to improve their environment. It was so nice to see all the organizations created in the neighborhood to make the community a better place to live. If anything, the diversity of Echo Park makes it a more interesting and desirable place to live.
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