LA Coalition
EMBRACE UNITY SYMPOSIUM & DINNER
in commemoration of the 25th Anniverssary of the LA Riots
Hosted by Council of Korean Americans
APRIL 28, 2017
Thank you to all our sponsors & supporters.
Over a period of six days of civil unrest, there were over 3,700 fires, 55 homicides, and $1.3 billion in property damage, with about 40% suffered by Korean American small business owners. Although many suffered, the silver lining was the call to action for many community leaders to engage in dialogue with one another.
Panel One: Looking Backward 11:00am to 12:15pm Moderator: Leisy Abrego, Professor of Chicana/o Studies, UCLA Panelists: Marta Arévalo, Executive Director, Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) Rumi Reza Abdul Cader, Professor of Clinical Medicine, UCLA and Co-Founder, University Muslim Medical Association Community Clinic Edward Taehan Chang, Professor of Ethnic Studies and Founder of Young Oak Kim Center for Korean American Studies, UC Riverside Grace Lee, Documentary Filmmaker and Project Director of 'Ktown 92' Walter Thompson-Hernández, Graduate Student, UCLA Chicana/o Studies Department
Luncheon Keynote Address 12:30pm to 1:45pm Taeku Lee, Professor of Law and Political Science, UC Berkeley
Panel Two: A Contemporary Look 2:00pm to 3:15pm Moderator: Chon Noriega, Professor of Film, Television and Digital Media and Director, Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA Panelists: Funmilola Fagbamila, Adjunct Professor of Pan African Studies, California State University, Los Angeles Carol Park, Author, "Memoir of a Cashier: Korean Americans, Racism and Riots" Alexandra Suh, Executive Director, Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance Amanda Susskind, Pacific Southwest Regional Director, Anti-Defamation League Olufemi Taiwo, Graduate Student, UCLA Department of Philosophy
Panel Three: Looking Forward (CrossCheck Live) 3:30pm to 5:15pm Moderators: Jerry Kang, Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; Professor of Law and Asian American Studies, and Korea Times Hankook Ilbo Endowed Chair, UCLA Devon Carbado, Associate Vice Chancellor for BruinX - Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and Harry
