In this workshop, community member Ms. Cathy leads us in a cooking workshop making Miyeok Guk or seaweed soup. In Korean tradition, this meal is commonly eaten during pregnancy or at birthday celebrations. It is a meal that marks birth and celebration! In this episode, producer Tony Morales takes you between conversations and steps. How well do our students follow steps? How is the food tasting? Enjoy this tasteful episode on food, laughter, and celebration!

This episode was made for our culmination on March 15. In this episode we highlight the voices of our students! From our food making events to our sit down conversations.

We are happy to share our interview with multi-disciplinary artist, activist, Drag performer, consultant, and Koreatown resident Sydney Rogers also known as Miss Barbie -Q. KSP cohort students Nadia Cho and Nathalie De Mata interviewed Sydney this semester.  We hear from Sydney speak on her journey from Ohio to Pomona. The complex feelings about Koreatown, homelessness to sobriety, being introduced to Drag and how it’s changed over time, and lastly some advice to queer youth! 

Welcome to another episode of the KSP Podcast! Vicky Tesorito is a trans woman from El Salvador who has lived in Koreatown since her teens. Tesorito shares with us how she has built community at the Guatemalan Resturarant Paseo Chapin , found opportunity, difficulties and love in Koreatown.

So today’s conversation is food. The KSP team shares our semester on food, TV dinners, what foods remind us of home, and the labor of love that goes into it!

OG Chino is a Los Angeles resident who has had many roles. From owning a record store on Slauson in the late 80s to music promotion for the music label Def American. He currently owns the restaurant Escala K-Town, a fusion-restaurant that combines Korean and Colombian food. We spoke with OG Chino on growing up in Koreatown, opening up Escala, and the lesson learned through his journey.

KSP Host, Tony Morales, takes us inside KSP's 2023 Holiday Party. The team makes mandu led by Ms. Yoon, KYCC's Senior Accountant! In this episode, we join our holiday-guests in their journey to create the perfect mandu. What does the mandu say about the person?

In our first episode, the host Tony Morales interviews KSP Director Katherine Kim about her journey in journalism, creating the Koreatown Storytelling Program, and the importance of community journalism. Katherine is a journalist and published author.

Welcome to the Koreatown Storytelling Program Podcast! (Or KSP Podcast for short) On our podcast, we will be sharing stories, histories, interviews, and discussions in the different languages that make our city. Stay tuned, our first episode premieres December 14th!