When protests in Los Angeles following George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers turned to vandalism, Koreatown was left untouched. The lack of disruption during the weekend after Floyd’s death was notable. Koreatown has historically been a flashpoint for racial tension including during the 1992 L.A. riots when properties were set ablaze amid searing images of store owners waving guns. The calm seemed another sign of Koreatown’s post-riot bloom, a recovery driven
source https://therealdeal.com/2020/07/21/a-boomtown-for-a-bygone-era-koreatown-developers-face-a-reckoning/
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