April 29 marks the anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles Riot, also referred to as the L.A. uprising or the L.A. civil unrest. This roundtable discussion from ABC-CLIO’s The Asian American Experience collection features essays from prominent Asian American scholars and examines the significance of these events for Korean Americans and for race relations between communities of color.
What has the 1992 LA uprising/Saigu taught us about race relations between communities of color?
Beyond the Politics of Black and White: The Los Angeles Civil Unrest of 1992 and the Making of a Multiracial Democracy
Edward J. W. Park
Loyola Marymount University
Race Relations, Unrest, and Lessons Learned
Carol K. Park
University of California, Riverside
Recognizing Afro-Asian Conflicts in Service of Afro-Asian Solidarities
Stephen Suh
San Diego State University