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CHILDREN’S MARCH FOR PALESTINE ROCKS L.A. CITY HALL AND LITTLE TOKYO
BOO’S: PHILLY CHEESESTEAKS IN K-TOWN
Andrew Ahn, the owner of Boo’s Philly Cheesesteaks in EastHollywood/Silver Lake and K-Town, joins us for this special bonus edition of J.T. the L.A. Storyteller Podcast. We discuss the making of Boo’s after his Korean-American parents couldn’t find a cheesesteak sandwich in L.A., how the city’s homelessness and rising gas prices have affected business, and how to define success for one’s self instead of just “playing the part” that’s been popularized.
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EPISODE 107 – HELEN H. KIM ON KOREATOWN AS OAXACAN-KOREAN + GIVING TUESDAY
Yours truly sits down with Helen H. Kim (@theotherhelenkim) to discuss our vision for K-Town Is OK and how donor support on #GivingTuesday can make all the difference. We reflect on Helen’s family life in Koreatown, going on to learn that her dad–like my mom–worked at a sowing factory in downtown Los Angeles during her youth. We also discuss the catalyst for our shirts: the racist L.A. City Council recordings published by the L.A. Times just this past October; other notes include the shirt’s design process, design accessibility for immigrant communities in L.A., local community shop Virgil/Normal’s support, and our privileged position to facilitate each of these processes. To donate to K-Town Is OK, please do so HERE. 100% of donations go towards commissioning more interviews for the project, a new website, and miscellaneous expenses like ink, paper, and other items in the effort to reach Los Angeles.
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