We had an incredible night exploring race and class in Los Angeles with our partners @KAFLA and @KYCCLA, and @CTGLA's performance of monologues from Twilight, a play that continues to be relevant decades after the 1992 LA Civil Unrest and the issues of race and class that surrounded it. Afterward, we had a thought-provoking conversation with Steph Cha, author of YOUR HOUSE WILL PAY, who shared her deep insights into Los Angeles' racial tensions and cultural clashes.

On Saturday, May 6, from 1 to 4 p.m. at NAVEL Koreatown Storytelling Program, in partnership with GYOPO, San Gabriel Valley API PFLAG, and UCLA Department of Gender Studies, invites you to a screening and panel discussion of the groundbreaking documentary film Coming to You.

Recently, Chef Jose Spillari of Paseo Chapin taught Koreatown Storytelling Program & KYCC Bridge Students how to make Guatemalan Chilaquilas. The chilaquilas consisted of chayote and queso fresco fried in an egg batter and topped with a delicious roasted salsa. Jose was a joy to have as a culinary guide and we learned so much from him about how to make food as well as his own food memories and stories.

In honor of Global Intergenerational Week, Koreatown Storytelling Program wants to highlight an interview we conducted with Janet Burt in partnership with Korean American Story. Our KSP participant, Lauren, asked Janet about her experience as a “1.5 generation” Korean American, growing up in Koreatown and her favorite kind of kimchi!

The On Being Project and CoGenerate, created a guide to meaningful cogenerational knowledge sharing through the intimate process of creating and sharing a recipe together. This semester our youth participants have shared this experience with older adults and have learned new recipes, cooking techniques, and about the personal experience and memories of foodmakers!

Last weekend, with Korean American Story, Koreatown Storytelling Program youth participants interviewed four older adults about their life, memories, and experiences. We learned so much about the history of Koreatown and the specific life stories of our narrators, and several youths chose to interview elders who they have known for a long tim

It’s Global Intergenerational Week! This week we’re joining organizations across the world in celebrating the power of connecting younger and older people. At Koreatown Storytelling Program, we’re proud of the innovative and creative ways in which we bring together older and younger people for mutual, lasting benefits.

Koreatown Storytelling Program is thrilled to be among a select group of creative projects whose work is featured in a new media collection from The On Being Project and CoGenerate and we can’t wait for the kick-off event on March 23 at 2pm PT / 5pm ET. 

Meet one of our Koreatown Storytelling Program participants, Ethan! Ethan is a junior at La Cañada High School and is passionate about journalism, storytelling, and non-profit work.

Hi! I’m Lauren. I am a junior at Westridge School and a Koreatown Storytelling Program participant and I want to introduce you to one of my favorite K-Town food spots, Kimbap Paradise—김밥 천국.

In February, our incredible partners at @lasfotosproject joined Koreatown Storytelling Program participants to teach us the rules of photography, discuss photojournalism, and lead a discussion about visual storytelling, ethics and narratives.

Check out our feature on the KYCC Instagram!

Koreatown Storytelling Program is an intergenerational, multilingual and multiethnic oral history and digital media program that teaches storytelling techniques to high school students and elders to document cultural practices and racial, economic inequities in our community. KSP also promotes greater understanding and respect between generations and documents marginalized narratives for preservation in public archives while cultivating wellness outcomes for all participants.

Koreatown Storytelling Program participants and staff had a great evening of cooking and learning as Ms. Cathy led us through her kimchi pancake. If you want to taste the deliciousness, follow her recipe here!

Come along with the Koreatown Storytelling Program as Ms. Cathy takes us grocery shopping at Gaju Market AND H Mart (she prefers the kimchi there) for the ingredients for 김치전 (kimchi pancakes).

Seven Koreatown narrators came out last month to our oral history recordings in partnership with @koreanamericanstory. We are interviewing people in the FOOD INDUSTRY, as well as neighborhood elders who are sharing stories about their immigration experiences, breathtaking talent, and lifelong interests and passion.

In December, Koreatown Storytelling Program participants and interns gathered for a celebration of the holidays and completion of the first half of the 2022-23 cohort! Over delicious Guatemalan food at Paseo Chapin, students and interns commemorated their work and looked excitedly towards the future. Everyone particularly enjoyed the mole de plátano and we wanted to give a big thank you to Chef Jose for welcoming us into his restaurant and preparing a beautiful meal.

Hi! My name is Chase and I’m a sophomore at Loyola High School and a Koreatown Storytelling Program participant. We are studying food in Koreatown and I wanted to highlight my favorite place, Kang Nam Restaurant on Olympic Boulevard.

KSP joined CoGenerate for an intergenerational backyard gathering on Nov. 15 in Koreatown. Based on Generations Over Dinner, a program that models and creates "an experience that connects and values all perspectives across the age continuum," we joined together over tacos and meaningful conversation that was prompted by a dinner script.