New Exhibit Reminds L.A. The City Has Been Majority-Latino Before

Remember The Last Time Los Angeles Was Majority Latino?
An aerial view of downtown Los Angeles is seen on June 12, 2013. AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMAR (Photo credit should read JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)
An aerial view of downtown Los Angeles is seen on June 12, 2013. AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMAR (Photo credit should read JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Earlier this month the California Department of Finance issued a report that predicted Latinos will be a majority in the state by early 2014.

But as new exhibit at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum points out: Mexicans have always been a big part of California’s history.

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