Tensions in diversity: spaces for collective life in Los Angeles: by Felicity Hwee-Hwa Chan, Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 2022, ix + 253pp., $65.00 (hardback and eBook), ISBN978-1-4875-4512-3.

"Tensions in Diversity: Spaces for Collective Life in Los Angeles" by Felicity Hwee-Hwa Chan is a book that explores the dynamics of interpersonal relations among diverse racial and ethnic groups in Los Angeles County. The research focuses on three neighborhoods with different sociocultural groups and histories of social tensions. The study is based on interviews with community organizers and residents to understand how space is organized based on ethnicity and national origin. The book highlights the physical and social distance that persists among groups with diverse cultural and national origins, and emphasizes the importance of physical space in promoting intergroup interaction and understanding. The findings and insights of the book are relevant to anyone interested in urbanization, urban planning, community life, race and ethnicity, or Los Angeles specifically. [Extracted from the article]