San Gabriel is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is named after the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, founded by Junipero Serra. San Gabriel was incorporated in 1913. The city’s motto is “A city with a Mission” and it is often called the “Birthplace” of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

The city boasts a mixture of Asian, European, and North American cultures. econd- and third-generation Chinese Americans patronize its diverse array of stores and eateries. There is the 12-acre “San Gabriel Square” mall, sometimes referred to as the “Chinese Disneyland”. It was also nicknamed by the Los Angeles Times as “the great mall of China.” This stretch of exotic Chinese shops and bold architecture, with roofs of Spanish-style tile, is the model for the new ethnoburbs recently recognized in places like Las Vegas and Houston.

The city of San Gabriel is served by the San Gabriel Unified School District. The 2009 API school reports has recognized the San Gabriel Unified school district as one of the top school districts in California. Gabrielino High School consistently ranks as one of the highest achieving schools, as it ranks with some of the highest scores possible among public high schools in California.

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