Jasmine Martinez

Los Angeles, California

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My parents are from Tepatitlan, Jalisco.

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They have lived in Los Angeles, CA for approximately

30 years.

MeI

I have lived in Inglewood, CA all my life. I

I was born in Huntington Park , CA.I am the youngest in my family.

II have two older brothers..

I am the first one in my family to go to college.

I graduated from California State University of Long Beach.

My university

5th most diverse university in the west 2

011 Demographics of student body A

African American 4.2%A

sian American 21.0%W

White American 26.3%H

Hispanic American 29.7%N

Native American 0.6%I

International 9.1%

EEthnicity unreported/unknown 9.2%

Facts about csulbI

It has 84 buildings.

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Most populous CSU with 37,890 students attending.

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Has the lowest student fees in the country.

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In 2010 it received nearly 80,000 applications, the

highest in its history.

I LOVE TO TRAVEL

MY TRAVELS I

I have been to many places in Mexico, Costa Rica,

the Bahamas, Belgium, France, Germany, Holland,

and here.

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I hope that I will be able to continue to travel.

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I would love to go to Italy next and also visit more

places in Spain.

Things I likeI

I enjoy reading autobiographies and books about

history. I am especially fascinated by WWII.

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I love watching movies. I like all types of films, but I

prefer to watch drama most of the time.

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I also love to dance salsa.

Maya angelou

quotesI

It is time for parents to teach young people early on that

in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.

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There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he

has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.

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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is

how we finally die.

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er bestselling novel, “I know why the caged bird sings.”

Los angeles historyI

It was founded on September 4, 1781 by Spanish

governor Felipe de Neve.

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It became a part of Mexico in 1821 following the

Mexican War of Independence.

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It later became a part of the United States in 1848 at

the end of the Mexican American War.

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Valentine’s day

Entertainment capital of the world

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Hollywood was annexed into the city of Los Angeles

in 1910.

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By 1920, Hollywood had become world famous as the

center of the United States film industry.

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The hollywood walk of fame was created in 1958 to

make a tribute to artists.

InglewoodI

Is a 10 minute drive to the LAX.

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I live in a predominantly hispanic community. Most

people speak spanish and english.

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In 1960 the neighborhood consisted of mostly white

people or anglo americans.

Lennox middle school 1961

Lennox middle school2006

Los angeles international airport