Join the Koreatown Storytelling Program!
WHO WE ARE
KSP is a six-month intergenerational multimedia oral history program where students interview community elders on their life stories and professional experiences.
KSP is looking for high school students who are interested in exploring Land, Environment, and Climate in our Koreatown community from Sept. 2025 to Feb. 2026.
We will interview, gather and archive oral history narratives from our primarily limited-income, immigrant community.
Join KSP to learn about community journalism, engage with new artistic practices, fulfill community service hours, and be an active participant in your community!
REQUIREMENTS
Be a high school-age student
Must commit to a full six-month program (September 2025 - February 2026). We will meet weekly for 2-hour sessions (with breaks for holidays).
Must live or attend school in Koreatown
Be interested in engaging with and learning from elders in their community
Bilingual preferred but not required (Korean, Spanish, Bengali, etc.)
All KSP students will receive community service hours, can work towards the President's Volunteer Service Award, AND are eligible for an up to $500 stipend!
From 2025 to 2026, KSP will explore the intersection of land, culture, and the environment in Koreatown, Westlake, and Pico-Union. Through oral history, ethnography, and community journalism, we will document how climate, cultural and physical geography, and health inequities shape our community’s resilience. Koreatown, one of the densest and least green neighborhoods in the country, faces extreme heat and aging infrastructure, disproportionately impacting vulnerable residents. By engaging elders, youth, and environmental advocates, KSP will explore these challenges while celebrating our community’s strength. We look forward to learning together through storytelling, traditional arts, and workshops, fostering cross-generational connections and learning about our urban environment.