K-TOWN IS OAXACAN KOREAN
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K-TOWN IS OAXACAN KOREAN //
K-TOWN IS OAXACAN KOREAN
AND SO MUCH MORE.
K-Town is many things. It’s that part of L.A. where Korean signage invites passersby to everything from a visit to the spa, to a dental check up, to world-famous k-bbq, and more. It’s also where Spanish lingo flutters through the air as vendors dole out pupusas, tamales, and pan dulce for city-goers hurriedly commuting across town. It’s where friends catch up and cool down over grilled cheese and soju, if not quesadillas rife with Oaxacan cheese and mezcal. It’s this place we call home, both celebrated and embodied as K-TOWN IS OK.
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Soo Mee Kim: Sociologist and Koreatown Researcher
“If we could think of K-Town as a brand and support it as that, the amount of money that can be negotiated to flow back into the community could be abundant.”
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Susan Park: Community Organizer for Korean Language Access
”I want linguistically marginalized people to know what their rights are, and to be engaged with each other.”
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Godfrey Santos Plata: As Koreatown Goes, so Goes Los Angeles
“I think ‘diversity’ and ‘density’ describe everything we have to offer but also the challenges that Koreatown faces.”
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Diana Mabel Cruz, Housing Equity and Advocacy Resource Team
“But what do we do with what we have? I think the best way forward is community ownership.“
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Kwasi Boyd-Bouldin, Artist/Photographer
“I think that if people from here aren’t telling what happened, then no one else could possibly get it right. So documenting is important.”
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Kimberly Espinosa Koreatown Storytelling Program
“It's not large newspapers, corporations, or groups that take over the narrative. It's really folks from the community telling their own stories.”
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