Friday, April 29, marked the 30th anniversary of the LA Uprising, honoring and remembering the Los Angeles civil unrest of 1992. KYCC, along with LA based community and faith organizations, brought Asian and Black civil rights leaders together to present the LA UPRISING | SAIGU Peace Gathering.

For the Winter/Spring 2022 “30th Anniversary of the Los Angeles Civil Unrest” semester, Koreatown Storytelling Program (KSP) Intern Evan Kim’s multilayered, yearlong project investigated the history and changing perception of the armed Korean Americans who defended their property and livelihoods in the absence of police protection during the 1992 civil unrest.

On Fri. April 29, on the 30th anniversary of the Los Angeles Civil Unrest, KSP Participant Eunice Shin co-moderated a fascinating panel with the @lapubliclibrary for actor and author @johnthecho’s new middle-grade novel, Troublemaker.

KSP partnered with GYOPO for their "Korean American Young Adult Fiction Today” event on Sat. April 16. The event consisted of a panel discussion moderated by Amy Kahng @queenkahng and conversations with the authors at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center by three Korean American authors—Mary H.K. Choi @choitotheworld, Sarah Suk @_sarahsuk, David Yoon @davidoftheyoon,—and Nicola Yoon @nicolayoon.

KYCC's Koreatown Storytelling Program is honored to be a recipient of the Grants for Arts Projects by the @neaarts!

Our Koreatown Storytelling Program (KSP) connects high school students and local elders to celebrate and document immigrant stories. “It is tremendously exciting to have KSP’s work recognized on a national level,” says Katherine Yungmee Kim, KSP Program Director.

Johng Ho Song, KYCC's Executive Director adds, “We are excited to incorporate more of the arts into our current program, which should be a very important part of nonprofit work."

In partnership with the Koreatown Storytelling Program, @Emerson_la students created a short video project in discussion with Latinx participants who lived in Koreatown during the 1992 Civil Unrest.

Last Friday, Koreatown Storytelling Program and our partner @lasfotosproject visited St. James Manor in Koreatown for a portrait session with our community elders. Our incredibly talented KSP intern Evan Kim played the Bach Cello Suites for the residents in their garden courtyard as they waited. Super special to hear the elders praise and thank Evan for gifting them with a live performance—after so many months of not being able to go out to musical venues.

Loving our partnership with Las Fotos—they have been training KSP students in portraiture, photojournalism and photo essays for the past year. Special shoutout to Maria Romero, Helen Alonzo Hurtado, Sarah Jho and Samantha Dar for making this sweet event so meaningful.

A huge hurrah for @fotosbykimberly, a yearlong Koreatown Storytelling Program participant, for being awarded at The Foto Awards 2021 as the Advocacy Youth Recipient.

In September and October 2021, students and interns from the Koreatown Storytelling Program (KSP) have helped set up Google Home Assistants for the residents of St. James Manor.

@hanchic.la gathered friends @yupdduk_la and @eggtuck to deliver 82 meals for our #KoreanAmerican elders at St. James Manor!! #KoreatownStorytelling is soooo touched by the hard work, kindness and generosity of these guys.

Our Koreatown Storytelling Program (KSP) attended a senior self-defense seminar hosted by @seniorsfightback at the Angelus Plaza on August 5, 2021.

What is a moment in your life that you’re most proud of?

"I’m most proud of knowing and meeting God. I feel like I am so fortunate to be a part of God’s family. I am walking the steps of my life with God and although at times, it may be difficult, I always remember that I can do everything in Christ.”

“꽃 향기가 베어있는 바람이 철문으로 솔솔 들어오는 시원함이 너무 좋아…이데로 시간이 딱 멈춰 있었으면 참 좋겠다.”

“I couldn’t visit my mom in the ICU, so I wrote her these letters instead.”

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Thank you @CountyofLA Board of Supervisors for approving our very first #LACountyCIAG award.