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KoreAm maps the riot damage to Korean-owned businesses

KoreAm has mapped the Korean-owned liquor stores in South Central L.A. that were targeted during the 1992 riots. While all kinds of other Korean-owned businesses around the city also suffered,…

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Sonya Geis with wavy brown hair wearing a black dress with red accents and decorative earrings against a white background.By Sonya Geis • Apr 24, 2012 • 1 min read

KoreAm has mapped the Korean-owned liquor stores in South Central L.A. that were targeted during the 1992 riots. While all kinds of other Korean-owned businesses around the city also suffered, this map shows where more than 2,000 businesses owned by Korean immigrants were destroyed in three days of rioting. More at KoreAm.

  • Sonya Geis with wavy brown hair wearing a black dress with red accents and decorative earrings against a white background.

    Sonya Geis

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