GYOPO is a collective of diasporic Korean cultural producers and arts professionals generating and sharing progressive, critical, intersectional and intergenerational discourses, community alliances, and free educational programs in Los Angeles and beyond.
Korean American Federation of Los Angeles
Founded in 1962, the Korean American Federation of Los Angeles (KAFLA) is a 2022 California Nonprofit of the Year with a mission to represent and empower the Korean American community of Los Angeles County.
The KOREAN AMERICAN PIONNER COUNCIL is a non-profit corporation formed for the purpose of preserving the legacy, record, and promoting the education, understanding and appreciation of the experience and history of the Pioneer Generation of the Korean American community. The organization recognizes the Korean Heritage Library of the University of Southern California as one of the primary repository for the organized record of the Pioneer generation.
The KOREAN CULTURAL CENTER is the axis of Korean heritage in Los Angeles. It welcomes the general public to experience the rich traditions and history of Korea through specialized programs, sponsored events, and multiple learning resources.
The K.W. LEE CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing youth with the tools and opportunities necessary to become future leaders.
The LOS ANGELES KOREAN FESTIVAL FOUNDATION is considered one of the major advocates of furthering the knowledge of Korean culture and its traditions.
The LAKF Foundation works year-round in organizing the four-day festival to carry out the mission of providing the community with a festival that is an instrument of inclusivity and an advocate of cultural diversity awareness, providing not only the Korean cultural heritage but also bringing together the numerous ethnic groups residing in Los Angeles
This website, created by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, features three important archives about Sa-I-Gu–commonly referred to as the LA Riots, the Rodney King Riots, or the LA Uprising. The archives include: The Korea Times English Edition (KTEE) articles, which were led during that time by veteran jounralist K.W. Lee; KoreAm Journal articles (this journal ceased its print pulication in 2015 and was relaunched as KORE Magazine); and Amerasia Journal, a leading academic journal in Asian American studies. Amerasia Journal published a series of articles, essays, commentaries, interviews and creative writings on Sa-I-Gu, and a selection of these materials are available on the website as an open access volume. In addition to these archival materials, the websie also provides multimedia content and educational resources on Sa-I-Gu.
For the recordings of Korean Americans’ oral testimonies, see also USC’s Korean American Digital Archive.