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· Jin Hyun
Super Petty Fight Over Parking Spot in Koreatown Blows TF Up on Twitter
A woman is going viral for her hilarious Twitter thread documenting a dramatic standoff between two cars fighting for the same parking spot in Koreatown, Los Angeles that lasted for over an hour. Everything kicked off around 6:30 p.m. on April 1st when Twitter user @Mrhflrs…
· Ziye Wang
Hi Duk Lee, the Man Who Built L.A.’s Koreatown, Passes Away at 79
Hi Duk Lee, a business owner and visionary who is credited with building Los Angeles’ iconic Koreatown, has died aged 79. Lee passed away on March 7 after a six-month battle with colon cancer, the Los Angeles Times reports. A private Korean ceremony was held on March 14, in…
· Kimberly Nguyen
Greta Lee’s New HBO Show About Koreatown Could Be a First for Asian Americans
Greta Lee, the mastermind behind developing HBO dark comedy “KTown” based on the fictional kingpins of Los Angeles’ Koreatown, just might be spearheading the first premium cable show to feature Asian Americans.
· Ryan General
Koreatown is Tearing Itself Apart Over Plan for Temporary Homeless Shelter
Homeless advocates and local officials in Los Angeles have staged their own protest in support of the temporary homeless shelter planned on a city-owned parking lot in Koreatown. Koreatown residents have been conducting multiple protests to express opposition against the plan,…
· Ryan General
LA Koreatown Residents Protest Against Homeless Shelter in Parking Lot Near Schools
Residents of Koreatown in Los Angeles have voiced out their objection against a planned temporary homeless shelter on a city-owned parking lot by organizing a protest on Sunday. According to the protesters, the chosen spot at the heart of Koreatown (in 682 S. Vermont Ave) was in…
· Khier Casino
LAPD Rearrests Man For Brutally Attacking Grandmother in Koreatown
A homeless man was rearrested and charged with one felony count of elder abuse in the Feb. 10 beating of 86-year-old Mi Reum Song from Koreatown in Los Angeles, authorities said Wednesday. Richard Rene Colomo, 41, of Bell Gardens, was taken into custody on Tuesday after the Los…
· Max Chang
LAPD Releases Man Suspected of Brutally Beating Grandmother in Koreatown
The LAPD has recently released a man who was initially suspected of the brutal beating of an elderly woman in Koreatown last Saturday. The suspect, 41-year-old Richard Colomo, was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of felony battery on an elderly person but was released Thursday…
· Ryan General
Grandma Brutally Beaten in Koreatown For Absolutely No Reason
Just a few days before her 86th birthday, an elderly Asian woman became a victim of a brutal Koreatown attack that left her face injured beyond recognition. At around 2 – 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 10, the victim, identified as Mi Reum, was assaulted in Koreatown, Los Angeles,…
· Ryan General
Korean Woman Viciously Attacked With a Hammer in LA’s Koreatown
A 24-year-old Korean woman was brutally attacked by a Korean man with a hammer in front of a shop in LA’s Koreatown. The violent scene, which was captured by security cameras near a business establishment in the 1000 block of South Vermont Avenue, occurred at around 6 p.m. on…
· Editorial Staff
Check Out the New Luxury Koreatown High-Rise that Sold for $283 Million
L.A.’s Koreatown is on the come up this year after having been a part of one of California’s biggest real estate transactions of 2014. The Vermont, located at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, was bought by Capri Capital Partner’s Chairman Quintin E. Primo III…
· Carl Samson
5 Asian Americans Are Running For California’s 53rd Assembly District
Five Asian Americans are running in a team of 14-strong progressives to become delegates of the California Democratic Party’s 53rd Assembly District. They are Valerie Chow, Nancy Kim, Maikiko James, Christopher Myers and Kristina Wong of Team Ordinary Citizen.
· Carl Samson
Mexicans Everywhere are Celebrating Koreans for Beating Germany in the World Cup
Fans of the Mexican national football team are celebrating Koreans after the latter sent Germany home in a 2-0 match on Wednesday. Germany, champions of the previous World Cup, will not advance to the knockout round for the first time ever.
· Editorial Staff
Con Artist Arrested for Falsely Accusing Men of Assault to Take All Their Belongings
Sunmee Kim, the 44-year-old conwoman who put many innocent men to jail in order to steal their belongings, was recently arrested in Mountain View, California. Kim was arrested by Mountain View detectives in Palo Alto on June 7 following an ongoing investigation from…
· Ryan General
Asian American Nightclub Mogul Accused of Brutally Assaulting Australian Model
Australian model Lucy McIntosh, of “Project Runway Australia” fame, recently accused nightclub entrepreneur Mark Houston of domestic violence through a post on her Instagram account. On Wednesday, McIntosh posted a photograph of her bloodied and battered face using the hashtag…
· Benny Luo
Korean-American Whose Family Store Was Looted During the L.A. Riots Tells His Story in ‘Gook’
On March 3, 1991, taxi driver Rodney King was beaten by four police officers in Los Angeles following a high speed car chase. George Holliday, a witness on scene, videotaped the incident from his balcony and sent the footage to local news station KTLA, drawing outrage amongst…
· Jenny Shay
How Rich FOBs and Asian Yuppies Are Gentrifying Chinatown
Born in China and raised in middle-of-nowhere Pleasanton, California, making the trek to San Francisco had always been a privilege that expanded my young mind and helped me reconnect with my cultural roots. Beyond visits to the California Academy of Sciences and Fisherman’s…
· Khier Casino
Woman Who Looted Korean Liquor Store During L.A. Riots Apologizes to Owner 25 Years Later
Simon Choi, owner of Tom’s Liquor in Los Angeles, recently received an apology from Precious Hayes for looting his store during the L.A. riots 25 years ago. On April 29, 1992, Hayes, then 20 years old, was part of a group of people that looted nearby shops, a story that she has…
· Editorial Staff
White Woman Who Assaulted Korean Grandma in L.A. Caught on Video Yelling Racial Slur
UPDATE [02-03-2017 2:30 p.m. PST]: Karin Wang, Vice President of Programs and Communications for Asian Americans Advancing Justice in Los Angeles released the following statement: “We are deeply concerned that a racially motivated hate crime may have taken place in the heart of…
· King Malleta
Korean Grandma Allegedly Assaulted by Woman Screaming ‘White Power’ in L.A.
UPDATE [2-2-17 7:00 p.m. PST]: Video footage of the attacker, Alexis Duvall, was captured by a witness after the incident as she ran off and was uploaded on YouTube. Duvall is heard yelling a racial slur and swearing as she continued to run away from bystanders after she…