CHEYENNE KIM INTERVIEWS JUNG KOO KANG (interview 2)

Recorded May 17, 2022 Archived May 17, 2022 16:30 minutes
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Id: APP3560849

Description

Jung Koo was born in the Gyeongsang Province, Korea and immigrated to Texas in 1975. In 1976, he moved to Los Angeles’ Koreatown with his wife and three children. Jung Koo’s first job in L.A. was at a sewing factory in the Garment District, and he later managed his own clothing store for around seven years. Jung Koo was twice-elected as the president of the Korean Seniors Association. He was the inaugural president of Los Angeles’ March 3rd movement organization, and was a board member of the Korean American Council.

Participants

  • Cheyenne Kim
  • Katherine Yungmee Kim

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