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Rooftop Koreans. Rooftop Koreans or Roof Koreans refer to the Korean American business owners and residents during the 1992 Los Angeles riots who armed themselves and took to the rooftops of local businesses to defend themselves. The unrest in urban areas was sparked by the acquittal of four Los Angeles Police Department officers in the beating ...
Westchester High School. Latasha Harlins (January 1, 1976 – March 16, 1991) was an African-American girl who was fatally shot at age 15 by Soon Ja Du ( Korean: 두순자 ), a 49-year-old Korean American convenience store owner. Du was tried and convicted of voluntary manslaughter over the killing of Harlins, based in part on security camera ...
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Store owner Richard Rhee stands vigil, armed with a handgun, on the roof of his grocery store May 2, 1992, in Koreatown. More than 150 Korean businesses were looted and gutted by fires after three ...
Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Los Angeles riots on April 29, Korean American and Black community leaders are planning a series of unity events to
Shopping. Sports. Weather. Los Angeles Riots Fast Facts. July 6, 2023 at 1:10 PM. Here’s a look at the 1992 riots in Los Angeles.
Many Korean Americans in Los Angeles refer to the event as 'Sa-I-Gu', meaning "four-two-nine" in the Korean language (4.29), in reference to April 29, 1992, which was the day the riots started. Over 2,300 mom-and-pop shops run by Korean business owners were damaged through ransacking and looting during the riots, sustaining close to $400 ...
Los Angeles’ Asian and Black communities will gather later this month in an event to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1992 uprisings. Organized by Asian and Black community leaders, the event ...