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Roof koreans documentry.
I am in a volunteer organization in koreatown.
A e ran a documentary on the riots last night.
Links about remembrance events more roof korean information and l a.
Unrest began in south central los angeles on april 29 after a trial jury acquitted four officers of the los angeles police department lapd for usage of excessive force in the arrest and beating of rodney king.
What those tv assholes showed was just the part intended to inflame the public.
Directed by one9 erik parker.
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1992 riot information down here.
One person wouldn t have had a chance.
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.
Sung said it s important to consider the model minority myth during conversations like this.
I taped it and i m watching it right now.
The roof korean s showed that one will need to join forces to fight off the bad guys.
The founder howard park was a rooftop korean during the 92 riots and partook in the defense.
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The feds got pissed and hit.
With george holliday john singleton michael winters henry keith watson.
The cops were acquitted when the jury saw the entire videotape.
We all can get along rodney king rodney king full speech.
The roof koreans got a brief cameo along with edward james olmos.
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.
The riots 25 years later is a 2 hour documentary film exploring the lives of the people at the flashpoint of the la riots 25 years after the uprising made national headlines and highlighted the racial divide in america.