[Dan31696]

It’s called tribalism. People have a natural tendency to stick to their own. I live in L.A., which is as diverse (if not moreso) as New York, and racial tension can get pretty crazy here. Basically, when you’re an immigrant from Russia fresh off the boat, you can’t exactly go live in Little India because you’ll stand out like a sore thumb, and you need people to latch on to for support. This will most readily come from people similar to the individual, namely other Russians. Same deal if a refugee from El Salvador attempts to homeshop in Encino (upscale white/Jewish neighborhood) or a Nigerian newcomer tries to settle in the middle of Thai Town. This need for solidarity is understandable, because it means the difference between sinking and swimming. However, competition for jobs and space causes conflict, as well as culture clashes. As for the case of long-established groups in L.A. (Mexican Americans, blacks, whites, Jews) there is much interaction, and the younger the generation, the less walls there are for the most part (save geographic ones). Yet there is still a long way to go, as 150 years of ongoing Los Angeles racial conflict can’t be undone in a short amount of time.

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Name : Dan31696, Gender : M, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Religion : Pentecostal, Age : 22, City : Los Angeles, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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