Recently in Arrival Stories
For Turkish-born architect Orhan Ayyuce, a three-month stay to visit his sister turned into a 30-year love affair with Los Angeles.
"It was the discovery of both an incredibly innovative and progressive cultural life, as well as a fantastically enthusiastic attitude to the arts, that first made me consider making L.A. a home."
L.A. sumo wrestler and actor is a man of three worlds and three different cultures.
Tom Mueller, VP of Propulsion Development for private spaceflight firm SpaceX, made his way through the Idaho woods to become a rocket engineer. And the results of his hard work is about to lift off.
Born in Mexico, East L.A. College journalism student Erick Huerta considers Boyle Heights his home.
Founder of Studio for Southern California History remembers running around Los Angeles as a child, at landmarks that are now long-gone.
Urban planner John Arroyo has seen four generations of his family live under the same roof in East L.A.
The 10 Freeway is indispensable to this Cal State L.A. student from San Bernardino County.
An activist from the Philippines retains her fighting spirit in L.A.
Los Angeles-based artist's work is defined by his upbringing in Japan as a monk at an 800-year-old Buddhist monastery.
Founder of the popular Coolhaus truck tells us how even ice cream can be passed down the family tree.
Weightlifter Richie Arakelian arrived in Los Angeles as a European champ, but now he was ready to set new world records.
Writer from London is puzzled by the homogenous population of West Hollywood.
What does it take to convince your partner to move to L.A. from another country?
Enjoy this round-up of some of the courtships recently chronicled by Arrival Stories.
Coming from other cities, one might be surprised to learn that the freeway system in L.A. is a lot more efficient than it seems.
A London ex-pat journalist and his wife takes many months to go through metamorphosis and finally arrive in Los Angeles.
Michelle Lopez was born in Chinatown, Los Angeles, while her mother and father were each born in different countries.
Jess Espanola, born and raised near poverty in the Phillipines, uses his extaordinary talents to move to Los Angeles and win an Emmy for the Simpsons.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory's research scientist and oceanographer Bill Patzert dreamed big and landed in Los Angeles.
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