Special Feature: Los Angeles’ Koreatown

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4.2 • 887 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

K-Pop has put Koreatown on the map for a lot of people who might not have known about the neighborhood otherwise. Fans from around the country visit the area for concerts, special K-Pop events, and to find rare or one-of-a-kind merch. Learn what these establishments in K-town reveal about the history of the neighborhood and the music, and how those connections have shaped Korean Americans who have grown up in Los Angeles. Features Ryan Lee Wong, author of the novel, “Which Side Are You On”.
(originally published April 6, 2023)

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0:00.0	L. Aest and Show and Tell present an evening with David Sedaris.
0:04.0	The writer, humorist, and radio contributor will take the stage Saturday, November 16th at the United
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0:13.0	slash events.
0:15.0	We're introducing a new podcast from L.A.
0:18.0	is Studios Passing the Mansell.
0:20.0	Exploring stories that connect generations
0:22.0	and sometimes divide them.
0:23.2	I'm Larry Mansell and I'm Desmond his son and co-host.
0:25.9	Subscribe to passing the Mansell from LAa studios wherever you listen to podcasts. podcast. Laius Studios. Do you remember all the streets that run north and south in Ktown?
0:51.2	Western, Oxford, Toronto. Western Oxford.
0:53.0	Serrano.
0:54.0	Serrano.
0:55.0	Oh yeah Serrano.
0:56.0	Uh-huh.
0:57.0	Hobart, Harvard Kingsley, Ardmore, Normandy, Irollo, kind of like in between.
1:05.0	Sarah, Randy and I are driving through Ktown on our way to get food.
1:09.0	Being together in the car like this,
1:11.0	it reminds me of our high school days when we would pack into Randy's tiny
1:14.8	hyundi tiburon and drive to get Boba while listening to our burned CDs. A lot has changed since then.
1:26.0	For one, none of us live in Ktown anymore. After moving, do you find yourself coming to Korea town still as, you know, often? Yeah Yeah I come like once a week. I come on Saturdays because I have
1:35.9	acupuncture in the morning. After college Randy moved to San Francisco and during the
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