Explore one of the most iconic streets in Koreatown, Western Avenue. This joint project between KYCC, KSP, and Kounkuey Design Initiative delves into the history and evolution of Western Avenue and the in-depth stories of six legacy businesses that have shaped the community.

To mark the 30th anniversary of the 1992 LA Civil Unrest in 2021, Koreatown Storytelling Program and the UCLA Department of Spanish and Portuguese launched a community journalism and linguistic landscape project, interviewing small business owners in Koreatown, Little Bangladesh, and the Salvadoran Corridor.

This project details the history and context of the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest, as well as the evolution of small businesses that were damaged or destroyed during the unrest.

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Koreatown Storytelling Program explored the traditional healing arts in our Koreatown community, including acupuncturists, herbalists, shamans, botanicas, and curanderas.

For the 2024-2025 Winter Quarter, KSP partnered with the UCLA Department of Spanish and Portuguese to conduct a multimedia linguistic landscape project and community storymap of traditional healing businesses in Koreatown, Pico-Union, and Westlake.

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The Historic Buildings Project is a partnership between the Koreatown Storytelling Program and the California State University, Northridge Department of Linguistics. For the Spring 2025 semester, CSUN students mapped key sites, from supermarkets to an iconic concert theatre, that serve as important landmarks for the Koreatown, Pico-Union, and Westlake communities. This linguistic landscape and community journalism StoryMap is part of the K-Town Atlas.