Some of the most prominent images of the 1992 civil unrest in LA focused on armed Korean and Korean American men, snapshots still seared into people's memories.
"The store burned down, and unfortunately, at that point, my parents didn't have enough insurance money," said Seo.
On the 31st anniversary of 1992, civil rights leaders prompted journalists to think critically about our coverage, then and now; the stories that decades later remain left out. "That ruined lives for two generations, right? For the parents as well as the kids," Seo said. "We were very fortunate in terms of how we ended up."
To mark 31 years since 1992, local leaders and organizations advocated for a mural by artists Julia Chon and Annie Hong that now covers one of the walls of the building the Seos own.It reads, "Roots hold stronger, entwined together" and features longtime employee, Richard Hicks on the left, Kyong Ok and Song Ho Seo.
"A lot of corporate interests are coming in to buy buildings and basically turning them into other commercial properties or into apartment buildings and whatnot," said Seo. "And a lot of folks have historical ties to this building."
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