Introduction: “What difference does difference
make?”
As an international student from Hong Kong, I always wonder how it's like studying in the United States ---- one of the most developed countries in the world. Thanks to my parents, I gain this valuable opportunity to study aboard, having the chance to explore and feel how it's like living in the states. Although I have only stayed in L.A. for less than a month, I have no doubt that L.A. is a very diverse city. UCLA is a good example. It is one of the most ethnically diverse universities in the U.S, which students are come from different parts of the world and belonged to different race and ethnicity. In this way, I believe UCLA can be a small model of this diverse L.A. city. But what causes L.A. more diverse than other cities? What factors contribute to the social difference in this place? In what ways social difference plays a role in L.A.? To answer these questions, I am going to visit five places in L.A. and make a deep analysis on how social difference pervades and influences different areas in Los Angeles. Through my visit, not only do I hope to answer the question “What difference does difference make”, but also more importantly, to understand why and how factors like race, gender, social classes, education and resources contribute to the disparities in today's world.
As an international student from Hong Kong, I always wonder how it's like studying in the United States ---- one of the most developed countries in the world. Thanks to my parents, I gain this valuable opportunity to study aboard, having the chance to explore and feel how it's like living in the states. Although I have only stayed in L.A. for less than a month, I have no doubt that L.A. is a very diverse city. UCLA is a good example. It is one of the most ethnically diverse universities in the U.S, which students are come from different parts of the world and belonged to different race and ethnicity. In this way, I believe UCLA can be a small model of this diverse L.A. city. But what causes L.A. more diverse than other cities? What factors contribute to the social difference in this place? In what ways social difference plays a role in L.A.? To answer these questions, I am going to visit five places in L.A. and make a deep analysis on how social difference pervades and influences different areas in Los Angeles. Through my visit, not only do I hope to answer the question “What difference does difference make”, but also more importantly, to understand why and how factors like race, gender, social classes, education and resources contribute to the disparities in today's world.
Before ending up my first post, just let me give a brief introduction of myself. My name is King Wing. I am a junior transfer student from the Bay Area and this is my first quarter at UCLA! My major is communication studies and I wish to work in the media industry. I am also an outgoing person who loves travel and photography. Again, I hope everyone enjoy reading my following posts and welcome to my blog! Let’s start the journey! :)
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