Study Area Analysis

The ethnic communities we study and engage are:

• African American residents of Greater Crenshaw (N = 252)
• Armenian (N= 211), Latino (N = 159), and Anglo (N = 191) residents of Glendale
• Central American residents of Pico Union (N = 250, 1998; N = 301, 2002)
• Ethnic Chinese residents of Greater Monterey Park/Alhambra from:
  
  • China (N = 176)
  • Taiwan (N = 72)
  • Hong Kong (N = 48)
  • Other Asian (N=25)
• Korean residents of Koreatown (N = 173)
• Mexican residents:
  
  • East Los Angeles (N = 250)
  • Huntington Park (N = 115)
  • South Gate (N = 126)
  • Cudahy (N = 197)
• White and largely Jewish residents of the Westside (N = 250)
• White and largely Protestant residents of South Pasadena (N = 251)

The African American and White study samples are long-term residents of the United States, while the Armenian, Central American, Korean, and Mexican study samples include largely first and second-generation immigrants to the United States.

In all instances, we employ the language preferred by participants. To date, we have collected data in the following languages:

• Armenian
• Cantonese
• English
• Korean
• Mandarin
• Spanish