Pan-Asian Metropolis — Indian Los Angeles

INTRODUCTION Despite its historic and cultural importance, there seems to be surprisingly little out there about Metro Los Angelesโ€™s sizable Indian community. Los Angeles is, after all, known for its unparalleled ethnic diversity โ€” especially of Asian communities โ€” and India is the most populous nation (Asian or otherwise) on Earth. But, for whatever reason, searching … Continue reading Pan-Asian Metropolis — Indian Los Angeles

Pan-Asian Metropolis โ€” Los Angeles’s Asian Temples

Most of the worldโ€™s major religions โ€” and many minor โ€” were born in Asia. The Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Bahรกโ€™รญ, Druze, Samaritanism, and Bรกbism), were all born in West Asia; Iranian religions include Zoroastrianism, Yazdรขnism, ร†tsรฆg Din, Ahl-e Haqq, Mandaeism, and Manichaeism; South Asia gave birth to the Dharmic religions of Hinduism, Jainism, … Continue reading Pan-Asian Metropolis โ€” Los Angeles’s Asian Temples