Roof Koreans 1992

The roof koreans were spontaneous self defense forces organized by the korean community of los angeles primarily centered in koreatown in response to violent and frequently racist attacks on their communities and businesses by primarily black looters and rioters during the los angeles riots of 1992.

Roof koreans 1992.

Store owner richard rhee stands vigil armed with a handgun and a cellular phone on the roof of his grocery store in the koreatown area of los angeles on may 2 1992. Ode to the roof koreans. Links paypal donations. Rooftop koreans is more than a meme it s a violent american fantasy as protests spread shop owners like my father have become a racist symbol of true trigger happy liberty for the far right it feels like 1992 again my dad told me over the weekend.

The dramatic pictures show korean americans taking up arms during the 1992 los angeles uprising when riots and looting erupted after four white los angeles police department officers were acquitted in the brutal beating black motorist rodney king. Don t mess with the rooftopkoreans one man tweeted. But the cashier s brow was sad. Andy yoo was confused.

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