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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...

Abigail is a high school senior at the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies who was born and raised in Koreatown. Eun has been involved in her school paper, LACES UNTIED, for three years and currently serves as a copy...

Abbi-Hope Jihye Park is a sophomore at Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) in the Creative Writing conservatory. She is published in Down in the Dirt Magazine, Plum Tree Tavern, Scarlet Leaf Review, and Quail Bell Magazine. She is...

In this interview, we discuss my uncles childhood memories, with his move to America from Korea. We talk about the loss of tradition and culture from the move along with the LA riots.

Nikki was born in South Korea, but immigrated to Miami in 1985, where she grew up, eventually moving to Southern California in 2002. In college, Nikki studied fashion, and came to enter the garment business through her family’s business in...

Luz was born in Veracruz, Mexico. In Mexico, she spent 18 years working as an elementary school teacher. Luz eventually immigrated to the U.S. in 2003, and has been living in Koreatown for 18 years. She began first working in...

Abbi is a freshman at Orange County School of the Arts in the Creative Writing conservatory. She is published in literary magazines like Down in the Dirt and Plum Tree Tavern. Abbi is also a magazine editor for HerCulture and...

Sung Lee is a 65-year-old senior who is currently residing in the Menlo apartments with her husband. She was born in Seoul, South Korea and worked as a Seoul city official until she immigrated to the U.S. with her husband...

Jadyn is a junior at New Covenant Academy in Los Angeles. She attends school in Koreatown and has lived there for a large portion of her life. Koreatown is her home, and she is interested in preserving its history and...

Cailey is a senior attending New Covenant Academy in Los Angeles. She has always loved to write and serves as an editor on her school newspapers as well as head writer in Yearbook. When she isn’t trying to finish one...

Gilbert Kim is an elderly resident at Menlo Apartments, as well as a father to three children and grandfather to 2. Working as a teacher (for elementary, middle, and high school) in Korea during the seventies, he has seen firsthand...

Okay, we can get started. Today is May 5, 2021. My name is Rebecca Louie and I'm going to be interviewing Samuel Ku. To just get started, would you mind telling me a little bit about yourself and your job?...

On April 3, 2022, I (17) interviewed my mother, Erica Soriano (37). I chose to interview her because I wanted to know and learn more about her personal struggles and experiences with being a woman of color. During our interview,...

Joe is a senior at the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies. Over the years, he had learned to truly appreciate the arts. He writes almost daily about his emotions and thoughts in a journal; and although he cannot play...

Rebecca is a sophomore at Marlborough School, in Los Angeles California. She is passionate about journalism, and has held both writing and editorial positions on her school newspaper. Having also previously studied photography, printmaking, and architecture, she has an interest...

Jamie was born in Seoul, but immigrated to Los Angeles when she was around eight years old. She has been living in Los Angeles for over 30 years. Jamie works in the garment industry as part of her family’s business,...

Gina Kim was born and raised in Koreatown. She is a recent high school graduate and was planning on going to Yale in the fall to study English, but due to COVID-19, has been forced to take a gap year....

Jamie was born in Seoul, but immigrated to Los Angeles when she was around eight years old. She has been living in Los Angeles for over 30 years. Jamie works in the garment industry as part of her family’s business,...

Kimmy was born and raised in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, where her parents were farmers. At 12 years old, she immigrated to the United States. She received her Masters of Fine Arts degree in San Francisco, after which she...

Abbi Park discusses a sentimental artifact to her with Jina Kang.

Ava 0:00 Hi my name is Ava McCollum and today, Friday, September 10th, I'm interviewing Lucy, about her experiences with elders. So now, I'm going to start asking questions. What has been your experience working or engaging with elders? Lucy...

Ofelia was born in Puebla, Mexico. She immigrated to the U.S. in 1991 to join her father, and has been living in Los Angeles for over 17 years. She currently lives in Boyle Heights with her husband, daughter, and several...

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...

Joe is a senior at the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies. Over the years, he had learned to truly appreciate the arts. He writes almost daily about his emotions and thoughts in a journal; and although he cannot play...

Kimmy was born and raised in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, where her parents were farmers. At 12 years old, she immigrated to the United States. She received her Masters of Fine Arts degree in San Francisco, after which she...