Editing Monterey Park, California (section)

==Notable people==
* [[Betty Tom Chu]] - former mayor of Monterey Park and first Chinese-American woman lawyer in Southern California.
* [[Judy Chu]], former mayor of Monterey Park, [[United States Congress|Congresswoman]] from [[California's 27th congressional district|California's 27th district]] and former City Councilwoman
* [[Ernest Hallen|Ernest "Red" Hallen]], official photographer of the Panama Canal.
* [[Dan Haren]], starting pitcher for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]], [[Oakland Athletics]], [[Arizona Diamondbacks]], [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] and [[Miami Marlins]]
* [[William Hung]], rejected ''[[American Idol]]'' contestant, current statistical analyst for the [[Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department]]<ref>Transparent California 2011</ref>
* [[Vania King]], 2010 Wimbledon and U.S. Open tennis doubles champion
* [[Saladin McCullough]], NFL player
*[[Walter Sarnoi Oupathana]], professional boxer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Walter Sarnoi Oupathana|url=https://www.laoamericansports.com/walter-sarnoi-oupathana|access-date=December 7, 2021|website=Lao American Sports|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Esther Salas]], the first Hispanic woman to serve as a United States magistrate judge in the District of New Jersey, and the first Hispanic woman to be appointed a U.S. District Court judge in New Jersey.<ref name=LocalRoots>Sanabria, Santo. "Local roots". ''[[The Union City Reporter]]''. July 24, 2011. pages 1 and 12</ref>
* [[Roberta Shore]], actress
* [[Enrique Torres]], Mexican-American heavy weight professional wrestler and a major star of televised wrestling during the late 1940s and 1950s.
* [[Joyce Vance|Joyce Alene White Vance]], U.S. Attorney and law professor
* [[Michael Woo]], [[Los Angeles City Council]]man (1985–1994) and Dean of the [[Cal Poly Pomona College of Environmental Design]]
* [[Wilbur Woo]] (1915–2012), businessman and leader in the Chinese-American community<ref name=latimes>{{cite news|first=Valerie J.|last=Nelson|title=Wilbur K. Woo dies at 96; a leader of L.A.'s Chinese community |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-wilbur-woo-20121115-story.html |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=November 15, 2012 |access-date=December 1, 2012}}</ref>