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If New Year’s resolutions could apply to places, perhaps no place is as worthy of concerted change as the San Joaquin Valley. Home to nearly 4 million people, the nation’s breadbasket is described as “a patchwork pattern of separate and unequal places” in a report by the UC... + read more

Just a little more than half of California residents were born in the Golden State, with about another quarter born in a foreign country, according to current estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Most people in the United States reside in the state in which they were born. In Louisiana, more... + read more

Asian Americans overall obtain high levels of formal education, but an analysis of recent census data reveals large disparities between Asian American ethnic groups. The percentage of high school graduates is as high as 96 percent among Taiwanese Americans and as low as 61 percent among Hmong... + read more

As the nation’s elderly population increases, nursing homes across the country have seen a demographic shift in their residents. More Hispanic, black and Asian seniors are moving into nursing homes, while white seniors choose other options. A study by Brown University researchers... + read more

Of all the demographic pairings in California, the sharp increase of immigrants in African American neighborhoods tends to generate negative headlines, whether it’s about jockeying for jobs or political power or Latino gangs terrorizing African American residents in cities like Azusa, outside... + read more

High school students who sleep less than the recommended eight hours per night – about 70 percent nationwide – are more likely to engage in risky health behaviors such as smoking and drinking, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sleep-... + read more

Of the more than 57,000 Tongans in the United States, 40 percent – nearly 23,000 – live in California. But you won't find them identified in California data: The state does not require agencies to count them. Under a bill awaiting Gov. Jerry Brown's approval, Tongans would... + read more