years old. and this plaza s rooftop played a central role for koreans defending their town. but let s back up a bit. after the immigration act of 1965, thousands of koreans began arriving in l.a. the first to arrive were mostly middle class, college educated, hoping to make a lateral move into american society. but unless you have a medical or engineering degree, that turned out to be tough. they found work as merchants, store owners, opened liquor stores, groceries, massage studios, dry cleaners. they did that in an area that was, as it s called, underserved. where major chains feared to tread, where others preferred to abandon, koreans moved in. so 1992 four l.a. police officers are on trial for what sure as hell looked to me like a wildly excessive and prolonged beating of an unarmed rodney
delicious food. this was the command post. from here, you know, you could look and you could see if fires were going on. when the los angeles riots happened in 1992, roy was 22 years old. and this plaza s rooftop played a central role for koreans defending their town. but let s back up a bit. after the immigration act of 1965, thousands of koreans began arriving in l.a. the first to arrive were mostly middle class, college educated, hoping to make a lateral move into american society. but unless you have a medical or engineering degree, that turned out to be tough. they found work as merchants, store owners, opened liquor stores, groceries, massage studios, dry cleaners. they did that in an area that was, as it s called, underserved. where major chains feared to tread, where others preferred to abandon, koreans moved in.
but let s back up a bit. after the immigration act of 1965, thousands of koreans began arriving in l.a. the first to arrive were mostly middle class, college educated, hoping to make a lateral move into american society. but unless you have a medical or engineering degree, that turned out to be tough. they found work as merchants, store owners, opened liquor stores, groceries, massage studios, dry cleaners. they did that in an area that was, as it s called, underserved.
sushi bars, galleries, massage studios. crystals? we got em. i think i need to adjust my vent or something. i just see dark portents in all of this. well, there are a lot of dark portents. all i ve had today is a frito pie. this food will lighten you up, i guarantee you. horseman s haven cafe sits next to a gas station that is about as far away from the plaza as you can get without leaving the santa fe city limits. it has a special feel of chilies grown specifically for this restaurant and nowhere else. i meet back up with dan flores for a little historical perspective over some of santa fe s most beloved new mexican fare. i know people who have journeyed 300 or 400 miles to come eat at horseman s haven.
sushi bars, galleries, massage studios. crystals? we got em. i think i need to adjust my meds or something. i just see dark portents in all of this. well, there are a lot of dark portents. all i ve had today is free throw owe pie. frito pie. this food will lighten you up, i guarantee you. horseman s haven cafe sits next to a gas station that is about as far away from the plaza as you can get without leaving the santa fe city limits. it has a special feel of chilies grown specifically for this restaurant and nowhere else. i meet back up with dan flores for a little historical perspective over some of santa fe s most beloved new mexican fare. i ve known people who have journeyed 300 and 400 miles to