Long Beach, California
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Long Beach là một thành phố thuộc phía nam Quận Los Angeles, bang California của Hoa Kỳ, bên bờ Thái Bình Dương. Thành phố này giáp giới Quận Cam về phía đông nam, cách trung tâm Los Angeles, California 30 km về phía nam. Dân số năm 2006 là 490.166 người[1]. Theo USA Today's Diversity Index, Long Beach là thành phố lớn đa dạng về mặt chủng tộc nhất ở Hoa Kỳ năm 2000.[2]. Lấy ví dụ, Long Beach có dân Mỹ gốc Campuchia đông thứ 2 bên ngoài châu Á (sau Paris) và khu vực dọc theo phố Anaheim đôi lúc được gọi là "Little Phnom Penh" (Phnom Pênh Nhỏ). Có một số đáng kể dân gốc Mexico, El Salvador và Trung Phi, Philippines, Việt Kiều và các dân tộc châu Á khác. Thành phố này cũng có một lượng dân đồng tính đáng kể.
Long Beach is the 34th-largest city in the nation, 5th in California and 2nd in Los Angeles County (after Los Angeles). Long Beach is the largest U.S. city that is not a county seat.
The Port of Long Beach is one of the world's largest shipping ports. The city also has a large oil industry; oil (discovered in 1921) is found both underground and offshore. Manufactures include aircraft, automobile parts, electronic and audiovisual equipment, and home furnishings. It is also home to headquarters for corporations such as Epson America, Molina Healthcare, Scan Health Care, and Polar Air Cargo. Long Beach grew with the development of high-technology and aerospace industries in the area.
Long Beach is the location of the second largest California State University, CSULB, and the headquarters of the California State University system. The city also has a Veterans Affairs hospital and is a major healthcare hub for the region.
Long Beach draws 5.5 million visitors annually. Tourists are drawn to Long Beach by the numerous annual events held in the city, which include music festivals, sports competitions, and cultural celebrations.
The Long Beach Grand Prix, an annual Champ Car race, takes place on city streets near the Convention Center and is one of the largest Grand Prix events in the world. It is the largest street race in the United States with an estimated 300,000 people watching the event in person every year over three days.
The second largest event in Long Beach is the Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Parade & Festival. It attracts more than 125,000 participants over the two-day event.
Signal Hill is an incorporated city surrounded entirely by Long Beach.
