We are revisiting a KSP student interview in collaboration with Korean American Story. In this episode, KSP student Abby Park interviews Kyu Min Lee also known as OG Chino. 

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.

Transcript HERE

Interviewer: Abby Park

Host and Producer: Tony Morales

Credits

KSP Director: Katherine Kim

KSP Associate: Dilan Askew

Interns: Janice Yun and Jane Lee

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?

Transcript Here

Credits

KSP Director: Katherine Kim

KSP Associate: Dilan Askew

Interns: Janice Yun and Jane Lee

Host and Producer: Tony Morales

KSP's 2023 Holiday Party!

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. She has written about the history of L.A.’s Koreatown and in 2021 she published a visual novel with archive and family history titled Longitude. She has reported for The Cambodia Daily, The Korea Herald, and edited Izote Vos: A Collection of Salvadoran American Writing and Visual Art.    

Thank you for listening!   

Episode Transcript HERE

Credits

KSP Director: Katherine Kim

KSP Associate: Dilan Askew

Interns: Janice Yun and Jane Lee

Music by Cira Mejia

Host and Producer: Tony Morales

Welcome to the Koreatown Storytelling Program Podcast! (Or KSP Podcast for short)

KSP is an intergenerational, multilingual and multiethnic digital media program. We are Los Angeles residents, youth-journalist and elders, documenting and celebrating Koreatown!  
 

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!

This episode was narrated and produced by Tony Morales. The music in this episode was produced by KSP student Cira Mejia!

Song: Roslyn by Cira Mejia

KSP Director: Katherine Kim

KSP Associate: Dilan Askew

Interns: Janice Yun and Jane Lee