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THE MORE YOU KNOW // THE MORE THERE IS TO KNOW //

L.A. City Council Audio Leak

Inside the room: The entire L.A. City Council racist audio leak, annotated by our experts
Los Angeles Times, 11/21/22
Transcript of the leaked audio accompanied by context and perspectives from LA Times experts.

Hear the full leaked audio of L.A. City Hall officials
Los Angeles Times, 10/15/22 (total run time: 1h 16m)
Please note that the audio contains explicit and potentially triggering language.

Councilmembers planned to divide Koreatown, according to leaked discussion
KCAL News, 10/10/22
”Also captured on the leaked audio — featuring Cedillo, Martinez, Councilmember Kevin de León and L.A. Labor Federation President Ron Herrara — is a discussion on how they could redistrict Koreatown.“

K-Town & L.A. History

The So-called Black-Korean Conflict
Helen H. Kim, Skid Row History Museum & Archive, 2022
Reflections on the history and context of this cross-community conflict as part of the Walk the Talk event at the Skid Row History Museum & Archive

K-TOWN’92
Grace Lee, 2017
Interactive video archive website that tells the LA riots/uprising/civil unrest story from multiple perspectives, including those who lived through it.

25 Years After the Riots, Koreatown Fights On
Massoud Hayoun, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, 04/04/17
”When a building burns down that we both own, we don’t care about each other’s differences, we work to put out the fire.”

Deaths During the L.A. Riots (April 25 2012, Los Angeles Times)
More than 60 people lost their lives during the ‘92 civil unrest. This is a list of all individuals and their stories.

Scars Remain Five Years After Los Angeles Riots (April 28 1997, Washington Post)
”Five years after a violent riot tore apart the social fabric of this multicultural city, Los Angeles is struggling to heal its deep physical and emotional wounds.”