About The Site

MacArthur Park Media tells stories set in and around the immigrant portal that is the MacArthur Park neighborhood in Los Angeles. This is the first America many new immigrants see, the place where they begin to assimilate or not. The way that these immigrants shape America is in many ways determined by how neighborhoods like this one first shape them.

Most of the immigrants who come to MacArthur Park are Hispanic or Asian, members of minority groups that are set to nearly triple in population in the next forty years. The country is expected to be a little more black and a lot less white. These national demographic trends are catalyzed by neighborhoods like MacArthur Park, which are heavily skewed towards the ethnic groups that are growing the fastest.

It is our intention to stimulate informed and vibrant discussion on our website. We welcome comments that are thoughtful and civil. Comments that are not—comments that are libelous, potentially libelous, off-topic, or inappropriate—will be removed at our discretion. We ask that you use a consistent screen name and leave a valid email address. If you are interested in reporting, photographing, translating or interning for MPM, please email the editor, editor AT macarthurparkmedia DOT com. You can email the same address to report an error or a broken link.