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Julius · Joined: 27 Jul 2006

Treating others with respect is more important than making money out of them.

Koreans would do well to realise this sentiment is widespread, in the world outside of Korea.

stevieg4ever · Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Location: London, England

its difficult because a lot of these stores had been the target of many thefts and criminal incidents (the store where latasha harlins was killed had 60 reported incidents that year) and as such there is going to be a lot of following them around and baiting in general. i cant blame the store owners for that.

but then a lot of sources say that initially, when koreans had just moved in, they refused from the off to look people in the eye (as we all know, a sign of immense disrespect in Korea), hand them the change in their hands, exchange verbal pleasantries (thank you, good bye) etc. how much of this cultural and how much of this is prejudiced based i really dont know but i dont feel inclined to judge as im not from LA.

from my time in korea i seem to remember having different treatment according to the age of the owner. young didnt mind at all, old a bit more tensed up, i think i brought out their insecurities for sure

billybrobby · Joined: 09 Dec 2004

seoulshock · Joined: 12 Jul 2005

farfromhome · Joined: 01 Jun 2006 Location: seoul

wow, the price of select real estate in k-town sure has gone up! the place looks nice, but you couldnt pay me $3.5 million to live in that area. four of my friends were mugged after shows at the wiltern and one of my friends had her car broken into twice in front of that korean mall with the practice driving range and starbucks on the first floor. the building itself may be safe but i wouldnt leave the safety of the bubble on foot.

i cant believe youre going from living in the palisades to k-town. Shocked

stevieg4ever · Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Location: London, England

sorry, why exactly did you lie again?

TheFonz · Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Location: North Georgia

stevieg4ever · Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Location: London, England

The following suggests that it is more than feasible that Korean stores and businesses were targeted in the riots.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0429/p01s07-ussc.html

"The No. 1 enemy for us was Koreans, who we felt were oppressing us," says Ali.
Giving and getting racial hurt

Ali � then Todd Eskew � was a self-professed "gang-banger" who lived alone and hated his construction job. He'd watched as unemployment � due to an exodus of manufacturing from South-Central during the '80s � claimed the livelihoods of his friends.

Asians weren't the only ethnic group Ali disliked. He'd seen Hispanic immigrants flood L.A., competing with blacks for entry-level jobs and low-cost housing. But the Koreans edging in from the north were a case apart. They spoke no English � and used none on their business signs. Korean store owners in black neighborhoods followed customers around, and placed change on countertops, rather than in customers' hands. They kept to themselves and didn't participate in civic life, Ali says.

For him, in 1992, the riots were not riots at all, but a rebellion aimed at throwing off perceived economic and social oppression.

"We wanted to hurt [Koreans] physically, economically, raise their insurance rates � anything we could for payback," says Ali.

Jurado knew blacks didn't particularly get along with Koreans, because he grew up in South-Central. He knew, too, that blacks didn't particularly like Hispanics, either. Crack cocaine had hit South-Central streets in the mid-'80s, creating gang turf battles in which homicides rocketed.