Roof Koreans La Riots Korean

He very likely was present and very likely helped in the defense of his parents shop not i don t think he s the famous rooftop korean in the red polo.

Roof koreans la riots korean.

Armed civilians notably from korean american communities defending property from rioters and looters. He clearly holds no smug satisfaction about the symbolism of self defense. The police were no where to be found m. 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.

In the years following their arrival the koreans would go on to own a significant part of the independent retail sector in the city the korean community in la refer to the riots as four two nine or sa i gu in korean. The nearly weeklong widespread rioting killed more than 50 people injured more than 1 000 people and caused approximately 1 billion in damage about half of which was sustained by korean owned. This is in reference to april 29 the date the rioting began. Guys kenneth lee was 16 during the la riots.

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. The rooftop korean memes may apply to the latter but not so much to the story of a man like bob kim a koreatown optometrist who lived through the 1992 riots while holding a rifle and now must do it again. Well here s a great example. The 1992 los angeles riots sometimes called the 1992 los angeles uprising were a series of riots and civil disturbances that occurred in los angeles county in april and may 1992.