Abstract
Before the influx of Chinese immigrants, Monterey Park was a quiet, comfortable, and spacious bedroom community of tree-lined streets and modest single-family homes with expansive yards. It was seen as a safe and ideal integrated community in which to raise a family.
The early 1970s, however, brought dramatic changes as the relative wealth of the new immigrant Chinese became apparent. Many of the newcomers purchased houses in the best neighborhoods. A few years later, the development of multiple-unit condominiums offered a popular housing option for many of the less wealthy Chinese as they began to spread throughout the community and