Can you name the West Coast city where a Buddhist shrine turned a neighborhood around?
Vietnamese immigrants pray to a small shrine erected five years ago. The area was once littered, covered in graffiti, and a frequent stop for the city's public works department. But after one neighborhood resident placed the statue on the corner, local Vietnamese immigrants "adopted" the Buddha and helped clean up the community,
Sometimes, rehabilitating a rough neighborhood is a tough process. But in one West Coast American city, it was as simple as adding a Buddha statue.
Since the statue's installation, a street corner has been transformed from a notorious eyesore to a daily prayer spot for local Vietnamese Buddhists.
For this Geo Quiz, we're looking for the city where this shrine is located — can you name it?
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