Seasonal Ethnic Celebrations at Disney California Adventure
and time on the event calendar when it stretched beyond a 3-day weekend to 17 days of events . Unfortunately , many of these 17 days were rained out when historic storms from the “ Pineapple Express ” hit Southern California to finally make a dent in California ’ s long-term drought ( Phys . org “ NASA eyes Pineapple Express soaking California ”). When it rains , the Disneyland Resort is still open but may cancel parades , performances , and outdoor activities at their discretion as there is very little cover from the elements at either Disneyland or at Disney California Adventure . This was the case at DCA where , despite its best efforts to expand the timeframe and park presence of Lunar New Year , the elements simply did not cooperate and the events ran only a few days longer than the initial 3-day run of previous years .
By 2013 , the city of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County itself had become home to more Asian Americans than any other county within the United States , having the largest Burmese , Cambodian , Chinese , Filipino , Indonesian , Korean , Sri Lankan , Taiwanese , and Thai American populations ( Asian Americans Advancing Justice : 1 ). The January 2017 population report from the Public Policy Institute of California found that immigration from Asia has increased over the past ten years : “ Since 2006 , Asia has replaced Latin America as the leading source of new immigrants . In 2015 , almost three times as many immigrants arrived from Asia as from Latin America , and China replaced Mexico as the leading country of origin ” ( Johnson “ California ’ s Future : Population ” 2 ). With over 45 ethnic groups speaking at least 28 languages , the Asian Americans Advancing Justice group asserts that “ our diverse communities continue to shape what Los Angeles will become ” ( Asian Americans Advancing Justice 1 ).
Orange County followed similar trends in growth with its own Asian populations . Census data has shown that Orange
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