KSP 2022-2023

The Food Industry in Koreatown

KSP explored the theme of FOOD in our neighborhood. From K-Town’s famous KBBQ spots to traditional Guatemalan street food, we interviewed the foodmakers, servers, small business owners, and gardeners who make and inspire our community to be a national culinary treasure. KSP and local partners also held in-person events that celebrated our collaborations, such as culinary food-making workshops that shared recipes and important culinary techniques, including fermentation, which is crucial to preserving our cultural heritage. The elders played a critical role as the foodmakers and narrators who shared the stories of their experiences, history, and recipes.

KSP 2022-2023 Youth Participants

This cohort of KSP youth participants came from Koreatown high schools and/or have strong ties to the Koreatown neighborhood. We learned about the importance of food memories and gained firsthand accounts of what working in the K-Town food industry is like through interviews with servers, chefs, and restaurant owners. Our students learned about the way culture and food influence each other, observed how food ties us to family, and reflected on their relationships and memories surrounding meals.

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KSP 2022-2023 Elder Participants

We interviewed the owners, chefs, food servers, and managers of iconic K-Town restaurants as part of our 2022-23 cohort. Our elder participants live primarily in Koreatown, Los Angeles. We interviewed them about their food memories, experiences in the K-Town food industry, and heard the rich and varied stories of their lives.

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KSP 2022-23 Highlights

  • KSP Screenwriting 2022

    KSP strives to provide students with multi-faceted storytelling skills that provoke self-expression and creative thinking. The screenwriting elective welcomed college students to explore and develop fictional characters and transformation journeys of their own, grounded in the research of intergenerational social dynamics addressed in the KSP curriculum.

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  • Seeds and Storytelling

    Koreatown Storytelling Program worked with SSI YA GI and Namu Farms on a seed, storytelling, and food justice project that explored Asian heirloom plants and herbs, biodiversity as cultural diversity, immigrant landscapes, and food memories.

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