California

necessity to employment. The demands and expansion of the job market has forced educated individuals like UC Davis graduates out of their hometowns and instead into a flight of movement, seeking a new place to call home. However, within Northern California, soaring costs of living imposes expenses upon any standard of living. Affordability is drawn to mind, shifting consumer preferences to residency in budget-friendly places traditionally associated as “bad neighborhoods.” What is seen as a…

Moving to California - Planning Your Move Are you lucky enough to move to California? So, this is where you can forget about heavy winter coats and boot and just chill on the ocean beach. Although there are about 40 million people live here there is always a place for breathing. Especially it’s true for a beach town where surfers are riding the waves. But even if you chose one of metro areas as San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento or Los Angeles, you won’t be deprived of elbow area. Just…

Growing up in Los Angeles means that there are immigrants everywhere. California has very relaxed policies on immigrants settling here. Los Angeles, as a whole, is way overpopulated. Los Angeles, as some would say, is cultured. This is mainly because of the millions of undocumented citizens populating California. To some, this is a huge issue because each state has very limited resources. If we let the millions of immigrants in our country, we may not have enough resources and jobs for the…

This was the first day with my friend going to California. Our trip began a few hours after school had ended when we picked up my friend, and embarked on our long six hour drive to California. After a couple of hours the car was getting uncomfortable, and we stopped to get some fuel for the car. Which gave my friend and I a chance to walk around and get snacks from the gas station. Of course we got a lot of junk food and some drinks that would last us for the remainder of the car ride to the…

On July1, 2008, California created two laws to prevent traffic accidents. The first law makes sure that people can’t use a cell phone while driving a motor vehicle. People 18 and older may use a hands free device. This is to prevent traffic accidents caused by inattention. Inattention is engaging in a secondary task. People who are inattentive have a three times higher crash risk than people who are paying attention to the road. Set up the driving game for a single player. Pick a track and car…

Furthermore, Latino media in America also has a strong influence over how populations are perceived in a society. In “Closing the Telenovela’s Borders: Vivo por Elena’s Tidy Nation,” scholar Adriana Estill analyses Latino telenovelas as a platform where “nationality, nationalism, and Nation are produced and reproduced” (Estill 75). Through government involvement and censorship, telenovelas can create “an ideal space where the ideal citizen is constructed and disseminated” (Estill 85). Racial…

“ ‘Did you see that guy?’ one officer asked. ‘Yeah, he was one pale black man,’ another chipped in. ‘Do you think he’ll die?’ The response was ‘No way! You or I, we’d die, but not a negro. They’re too dumb to go into shock.’ ” These were the words of Los Angeles Police officers in 1992, in this same year one of the most violent riots in American History occurred. Due to the discrimination of the minorities in Los Angeles the beating of one man becomes the push needed to send the minorities,…

People change all the time and in The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini talks about a boy in Afghanistan Amir who lives with a wealthy dad Baba, his mom passed away at birth and ever since he blamed it on himself. His best friend Hassan also his servant a Hazara which are a minority. The author shows Amir remembering back to his childhood in his point of view, always trying to impress Baba since he was very distant from his father. Putting down people and breaking long term relationships for his…

1. Enrique believes that he is more American than the white people that do live here is, and his reasoning is that the Hispanics and native Americans were located here before the Europeans came down and took it all, and he isn’t wrong. For that he wants his respect that has been overdue here due to the mistreatment of his environment Enrique living in America. To Enrique experiencing being American, it is much easier than being Mexican and developing in Mexico. His belief is very strong in this…

1) I would like work in Diversity Initiatives & Resource Centers (DIRC) because I believe that the DIRC provides a great study space and various opportunities that promotes cultural awareness to the students. As a freshman during my second semester at Cal State Fullerton, I was introduced to the Asian Pacific American Resource Center (APARC), through the Cambodian Student Association, and ever since then I have been coming to the center very often, either to study, have discussions about my…