KoreAm has mapped the Korean-owned liquor stores in South Central L.A. that were targeted during the 1992 riots. While all kinds of other Korean-owned businesses around the city also suffered, this map shows where more than 2,000 businesses owned by Korean immigrants were destroyed in three days of rioting. More at KoreAm.
KoreAm maps the riot damage to Korean-owned businesses
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