Liz Ohanesian

By the early 20th century, the neighborhood had become a multi-ethnic enclave but that's partly because not every neighborhood was open to everyone.

Stroll through one of SoCal's many mom-and-pop Armenian markets like a boss.

Displaced by racism and civic development, L.A.'s Chinatown rose like a phoenix from the ashes of the city's first such enclave.

The old school sweets shop is known for its strawberry whipped cream cake.

If you cook it right, it'll taste like 100 years of Armenian-American life — in Los Angeles and beyond.