The Asian Dating App for Los Angeles
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Greater Los Angeles has some of the largest Asian communities in the United States, from Koreatown and Little Tokyo to the San Gabriel Valley, Thai Town, and Orange County's Little Saigon. Krush helps you meet Asian singles across the region.
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The local dating scene
Asian LA is less a single scene than a map of distinct hubs, and the freeways between them shape who you meet. Koreatown along Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue runs late, with Korean barbecue, karaoke, and cafés open past midnight. East of downtown, the San Gabriel Valley — Alhambra, Monterey Park, San Gabriel, Arcadia, and Rowland Heights — is one of the largest Chinese and Taiwanese communities in the country, built around strip-mall food and boba. Little Tokyo and Chinatown sit downtown, Sawtelle on the Westside has its own Japanese strip, Historic Filipinotown and Thai Town are close to Hollywood, and Little Saigon in Westminster and Garden Grove anchors the Vietnamese community in Orange County. Most people date within one part of the basin before widening their search.
The local community
Greater Los Angeles has some of the country's largest Korean, Chinese, Taiwanese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Japanese, and Thai communities, with a growing South Asian community in Artesia and Cerritos. Many families have been here for generations, especially in the Japanese American and Chinese American communities, while the San Gabriel Valley and Irvine keep drawing new arrivals and international students.
Neighborhoods
- Koreatown
- San Gabriel Valley (Alhambra, Monterey Park, San Gabriel, Arcadia)
- Little Tokyo
- Chinatown
- Sawtelle Japantown
- Historic Filipinotown
- Thai Town
- Little Saigon (Westminster and Garden Grove)
- Artesia and Cerritos
Communities
- Korean American community in Koreatown
- Chinese and Taiwanese American communities across the San Gabriel Valley
- Japanese American community in Little Tokyo, Sawtelle, Gardena, and Torrance
- Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo
- Filipino American community in Historic Filipinotown and Carson
- Thai community in Thai Town
- Vietnamese American community in Little Saigon
- South Asian community along Pioneer Boulevard in Artesia
Cultural events
- Golden Dragon Parade in Chinatown for Lunar New Year (January or February)
- Thai New Year Songkran Festival in Thai Town (April)
- 626 Night Market in the San Gabriel Valley (summer)
- Nisei Week Japanese Festival in Little Tokyo (August)
- Los Angeles Korean Festival in Koreatown (autumn)
Students & campus communities
Los Angeles is one of the country's biggest hubs for Asian and Asian American student life. UCLA and USC draw large international cohorts from China, Korea, Taiwan, and India alongside a big local Asian American student body, and UCLA sits a short drive from Sawtelle's Japanese strip. UC Irvine is close to Irvine's large Asian community and Little Saigon, while Cal State LA and Cal Poly Pomona serve the San Gabriel Valley. Asian student associations and cultural nights run through the year, and campus life spills into Koreatown and the valley's boba shops. Krush helps students meet people beyond their own campus.
- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
- University of Southern California (USC)
- University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine)
- California State University, Los Angeles
- Cal Poly Pomona
Frequently asked questions
Where do people meet Asian singles in Los Angeles?
Most people meet Asian singles in Los Angeles through its neighborhood hubs: Koreatown, the San Gabriel Valley cities of Alhambra, Monterey Park, and Arcadia, Little Tokyo and Sawtelle, Thai Town, and Little Saigon in Orange County. Campus associations at UCLA, USC, and UC Irvine, plus events like the 626 Night Market and Nisei Week, are the other usual starting points.
Is Krush free in Los Angeles?
Yes. Anyone in Los Angeles can download Krush and use the core of it without paying — profile, recommendations, likes, and matches. Opening a chat with a match may use Hearts. Paying is optional: Hearts let you buy a single action, such as a Spark, without subscribing, and Krush Plus, the paid subscription, unlocks unlimited Sparks and chats with matches. The App Store and Google Play list current prices.
How do I find matches who are actually close by in LA?
To find matches close by in Los Angeles, set your Krush preferences toward people nearby rather than the whole region. Koreatown, the San Gabriel Valley, and Orange County are a serious drive apart in traffic, so a weeknight date across the basin is a commitment. Many people start local and widen their preferences once they are happy to meet halfway.
Is Los Angeles a good place to meet Asian singles?
Yes. Greater Los Angeles has some of the largest Korean, Chinese, Taiwanese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Japanese, and Thai communities in the United States. Koreatown, the San Gabriel Valley, Little Tokyo, Thai Town, and Little Saigon each have their own character, and cultural events run all year, so there is rarely a shortage of things to do together.
Where do Asian students in Los Angeles meet people?
Asian students in Los Angeles mostly meet people through campus associations at UCLA, USC, UC Irvine, Cal State LA, and Cal Poly Pomona, then through the neighborhoods around them: Sawtelle near UCLA, Koreatown near USC, and Irvine and Little Saigon near UC Irvine. Lunar New Year and culture nights are highlights of the student calendar.
When are the big Asian cultural events in Los Angeles?
Los Angeles's biggest Asian cultural events include the Golden Dragon Parade in Chinatown for Lunar New Year, the Songkran Thai New Year festival in Thai Town in April, the 626 Night Market in the San Gabriel Valley in summer, Nisei Week in Little Tokyo in August, and the Los Angeles Korean Festival in Koreatown in autumn.