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Strong Asian-American community

With 63% of the population of Asian descent, San Gabriel is home to a thriving Asian-American community that shapes the city's culture, businesses, and neighborhoods.

Street view of Garfield Avenue in Monterey Park showing storefronts and businesses in the downtown commercial district
Ken Lund, original file, CC BY-SA 2.0. ['-strip', "-resize '1600x1000^'", '-gravity center', '-extent 1600x1000', '-quality 82']

San Gabriel's demographics reflect two decades of immigration and community building: according to the 2020 census, 63.35 percent of the city's 39,568 residents identified as Asian alone (not Hispanic), representing 25,068 people with roots across China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and other Asian countries. The community has established itself through family-owned businesses, restaurants, cultural institutions, and schools that serve multiple generations.

The San Gabriel Valley as a whole ranks among the most ethnically diverse regions in the United States, with eight of the nation's ten cities with the highest proportion of Chinese Americans located in the valley. This diversity has created neighborhoods where multiple languages are spoken, where holiday celebrations blend traditions, and where business practices reflect the strengths of immigrant economies—careful saving, family investment, and long-term planning.

For families with these roots and values, life insurance takes on clear meaning: it reflects the same long-term commitment to stability that built these communities. A term policy sized to cover the years when dependents are young and vulnerable is a direct expression of the same commitment that brings families to this city and keeps them here.

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