Editing El Monte, California (section)

===Modern===
The Asian population of El Monte grew significantly between 1980 and 2008, and continued to grow.<ref name=":1" /> According to a former El Monte resident, this may have been because of overpopulation in [[Alhambra, California|Alhambra]], [[Monterey Park, California|Monterey Park]], and other nearby heavily Asian municipalities; causing people to move to less densely populated areas like El Monte, where the cities are still accessible by freeway.<ref name=":1">"[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2008/12/new-us-census-1.html Census snapshot: Asians find homes in historically Latino El Monte]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160117221623/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2008/12/new-us-census-1.html Archive]). ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. December 8, 2008. Retrieved on January 8, 2016.</ref>