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August 13, 2012
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Justin Lin Set to Direct ‘LA Riots’ Taiwanese American director Justin Lin will direct the upcoming  film “L.A. Riots,” centered on the 1992 riots following the acquittal of the four officers associated with the Rodney King beating. (Check out our comprehensive oral history of the riots here). Deadline Hollywood reports the idea for the film originally came from the mind of Spike Lee, who is known for his work on films like Do the Right Thing that deal with the racial and cultural balance of urban communities. But after Lee broke with Universal “L.A. Riots” was left without a director. Continue reading →

Justin Lin Set to Direct ‘LA Riots’

Taiwanese American director Justin Lin will direct the upcoming  film “L.A. Riots,” centered on the 1992 riots following the acquittal of the four officers associated with the Rodney King beating. (Check out our comprehensive oral history of the riots here).

Deadline Hollywood reports the idea for the film originally came from the mind of Spike Lee, who is known for his work on films like Do the Right Thing that deal with the racial and cultural balance of urban communities. But after Lee broke with Universal “L.A. Riots” was left without a director.

Continue reading →

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May 24, 2012
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KoreAm Journal Bundle 2012 w/ LA Riots issue (January, February, March, April) Buy this package on our Ebay page!

KoreAm Journal Bundle 2012 w/ LA Riots issue (January, February, March, April)

Buy this package on our Ebay page!

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May 07, 2012
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Koreatown during the 1992 Riots- Rough Cuts

Los Angeles: Home Sweet Home
Reuters

Here’s a great photo essay from Reuters photographer Hyungwon Kang.

During the dangerous and unpredictable riots, I too came close to becoming a victim several times. A man with a baseball bat chased me down when I tried to document people looting during the first night. My car was hit with bricks and beer bottles when I drove through Florence & Normandie where other drivers and journalists weren’t so lucky to escape without injuries. My wife was terrified not knowing where I was during the first three days and nights of the riots.

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May 01, 2012
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Liquor store owner links old and new KoreatownLos Angeles Times Young Ok Lee’s store, a neighborhood institution, survived the riots. Now amid the thriving, hip Koreatown, she still serves the other Koreatown of immigrants, working-class families and mom and pop stores.

Liquor store owner links old and new Koreatown
Los Angeles Times

Young Ok Lee’s store, a neighborhood institution, survived the riots. Now amid the thriving, hip Koreatown, she still serves the other Koreatown of immigrants, working-class families and mom and pop stores.

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April 27, 2012
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Rappers Recap April 2012: What are your thoughts on Sa I Gu (April 29), the LA Riots?
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I grew up in Ktown all my life and I remember the riots. It’s been 20 years and sadly the relationship between black and Asians aren’t that much different. although LA is diverse its really segregated.

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April 26, 2012
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The Los Angeles Riots: Inspiration behind a culinary upheavalLos Angeles Times Award-winning food critic Jonathan Gold writes an interesting piece about the L.A. Riots. But change in Los Angeles is often easier to track by looking at its restaurants rather than its boardrooms, and from the business end of a pair of chopsticks, extreme diversity didn’t look so bad.

The Los Angeles Riots: Inspiration behind a culinary upheaval
Los Angeles Times

Award-winning food critic Jonathan Gold writes an interesting piece about the L.A. Riots.

But change in Los Angeles is often easier to track by looking at its restaurants rather than its boardrooms, and from the business end of a pair of chopsticks, extreme diversity didn’t look so bad.

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April 24, 2012
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Skribl and the Skwod

Skribl and the Skwod

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April 23, 2012
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Remembering the moment the LA Riots began, at Florence and NormandieSouthern California Public Radio April 29, 1992 3:15 p.m.: The not-guilty verdict, delivered by an all-white jury in Simi Valley, is delivered. 4:30 p.m.: The first distress call comes from the Korean-American owner of Tom’s Liquor at Florence and Normandie in South Central.

Remembering the moment the LA Riots began, at Florence and Normandie
Southern California Public Radio

April 29, 1992

3:15 p.m.: The not-guilty verdict, delivered by an all-white jury in Simi Valley, is delivered.

4:30 p.m.: The first distress call comes from the Korean-American owner of Tom’s Liquor at Florence and Normandie in South Central.

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April 10, 2012
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Check out the cover of our April 2012 issue which marks the 20th anniversary of the L.A. Riots, otherwise known as SAIGU. For articles and to purchase the issue, visit our main site www.iamkoream.com

Check out the cover of our April 2012 issue which marks the 20th anniversary of the L.A. Riots, otherwise known as SAIGU.

For articles and to purchase the issue, visit our main site www.iamkoream.com

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March 06, 2012
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20th Anniversary of Los Angeles Riots ObservedUCR Today The 1992 Los Angeles riots fundamentally changed how Korean Americans view themselves and their role in local politics and multiethnic, multiracial coalitions. Scholars and community activists will examine the social, political and cultural implications of the riots in a daylong conference on April 28. The event commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Los Angeles Civil Unrest. The conference, “Confronting Sa-I-Gu: 20 Years After Koreatown Burned,” will begin at 9 a.m. at the Garden Suites Hotel in Koreatown, 681 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles. Sa-I-Gu means “4-29” and refers to the day that rioting began. Registration is $20. Student registration is $10. Contact Carol Park at carol.park@ucr.edu to register for the event.

20th Anniversary of Los Angeles Riots Observed
UCR Today

The 1992 Los Angeles riots fundamentally changed how Korean Americans view themselves and their role in local politics and multiethnic, multiracial coalitions. Scholars and community activists will examine the social, political and cultural implications of the riots in a daylong conference on April 28. The event commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Los Angeles Civil Unrest.

The conference, “Confronting Sa-I-Gu: 20 Years After Koreatown Burned,” will begin at 9 a.m. at the Garden Suites Hotel in Koreatown, 681 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles. Sa-I-Gu means “4-29” and refers to the day that rioting began. Registration is $20. Student registration is $10. Contact Carol Park at carol.park@ucr.edu to register for the event.