Koreatown Storytelling Program

Koreatown Storytelling Program

Koreatown Storytelling Program is an intergenerational, multilingual and multiethnic oral history and digital media program that teaches ethnographic and storytelling techniques to high school students and elders to investigate cultural practices and racial, economic and health inequities in our community. KSP is a project of the Koreatown Youth and Community Center (KYCC), a multiservice nonprofit that has served the limited-income immigrant population of Koreatown since 1975.

  1. The Myth and Realities of Venus Part. 2

    3 OCT

    The Myth and Realities of Venus Part. 2

    [Spanish Interview] Before we begin this episode, we would like alert you all that this episode is not recommended for Children. It contains strong opinions, language and mature subjects. Listener discretion is advised.   It is important for us to share trigger and content warnings on the topics discussed in this episode including deportation, death, and sex. If you would like confidential free help or some one to speak with. The national helpline for substance abuse and mental health services is 1-800-662-4357. Additionally,  LA’s LGBT Center also has a warm line for those facing violence and assault at 323-860-5806. Please Know that you are not alone.  Welcome to the KSP Podcast! Today we share a Spanish interview with Koreatown gay elder Venus.  It is a honest conversation with Venus about his life in Los Angeles. Due to the length our interview, We have decided to break it into two parts. If you have not listened to the first part of the conversation, check it out here. In this second part of our conversation, you will hear Venus talk about his identity and religion, his experience at Westlake’s Oldest Gay Bar The Silver Platter, and being a part of the Silver Platter’s documentary film “Wildness”directed by Wu Tsang.   The snippet to begin the episode is from the first episode where Venus spoke about his home birth. Halfway out during birth, the midwife who delivered Venus thought he was female. This was believed because of his positioning. Once fully out, the midwife realized he was male. From there he says, “There is where the myth of my life begins, I’ve been happy being gay,”.   We began the second part of our conversation talking about religion and it’s importance to Venus. Thank you for listening to this episode.

    34 min
  2. Learning Family History Through Bee Venom Healing with Sion Kim & Timothy Lee

    19 SEP

    Learning Family History Through Bee Venom Healing with Sion Kim & Timothy Lee

    Today we share our Korean interview with Sion Kim (김석연) a Korean beekeeping expert with extensive knowledge of traditional beekeeping methods and the healing properties of bee venom. His expertise includes caring for bees and using bee venom therapy, a practice valued in traditional medicine. Sion is the grandfather of one of our KSP students, Timothy Lee. Before we share our Korean interview with Sion, producer Tony Morales sits with student Timothy Lee to talk more about his experience interviewing his grandfather. We learn more about Timothy’s family history, speaking Korean, and what he strives to pursue after high school.  If you wish to read the English Transcript of Sion’s Interview, please visit the link below. https://www.koreatownstorytellingprogram.org/sionkim Sion Kim Interviewed by: Alexander Perez Callahan, Timothy Lee, and Jonah Lee Episode produced by: Tony Morales

    17 min
  3. Recovery Is Possible and It's A Beautiful Life with Recovery Services Coordinator Jennifer Avilez

    5 SEP

    Recovery Is Possible and It's A Beautiful Life with Recovery Services Coordinator Jennifer Avilez

    September is National Recovery Month, where we uplift stories of recovery from substance use disorder and spotlight our recovery services. At KYCC we offer Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services (RS), integrating a harm-reduction approach with a focus on individualized care.   Koreatown Storytelling Program producer Tony Morales, sat down with Recovery Services Coordinator Jennifer Avilez to talk more about recovery. They begin by asking: what is recovery and why are these services important in Koreatown?   In this conversation, we learn more about Recovery Month, the stigma of substance-use disorder, recovery testimonies, and how the recent raids have ripple impacts in a recovery process.   To learn more about our recovery services and/or request services, click the link below. https://www.kyccla.org/services/drug-...

    32 min
  4. How Community Centers Gave Dumbfoundead Space to Rap with Jonnie Park

    22 AGO

    How Community Centers Gave Dumbfoundead Space to Rap with Jonnie Park

    The Koreatown Storytelling Program Podcast interviews Koreatown’s very own Jonnie Park, also known as Dumbfoundead. A Koreatown icon, acclaimed rapper, actor, and podcast host, Jonnie uses his voice to uplift community stories and Asian American narratives on a global stage. Jonnie has recently appeared in hit shows and movies like Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens and Anderson .Paak's K-Pops!, and is currently a writer on the upcoming season of Netflix’s Emmy-winning series Beef. He recently co-MCed KYCC’s 50th Anniversary Benefit Concert on August 21st at 7pm at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. KSP audio producer, Tony Morales, sits down with Jonnie at the KSP Treehouse to talk about growing up in Koreatown, the importance of community centers in his creativity, and rap helped him gain confidence in identity.

    43 min
  5. "Que Podemos Hacer?": Mosh For Youth

    15 AGO

    "Que Podemos Hacer?": Mosh For Youth

    Thank you for listening to KSP’s Podcast Series “Que Podemos Hacer” where we share our community's response to recent ICE Raids. This is the final episode of the series. On the morning of August 14th in Little Tokyo, Customs and Border Protection Agents arrived and stationed near the Japanese American National museum and detained at least one person. In a witness video shared by ICE out of LA, a witness says CBP vehicles were lined down the block and around the corner. At the same time, California Governor Gavin Newsom was holding a press conference on redistricting plans at the same museum.  Earlier this week, a group of unions, community organizations, nonprofits, and faith groups united under The Summer of Resistance Coalition. On Tuesday August 12th , the coalition protested recent federal immigration enforcement actions by rallying and marching at MacArthur Park. Additionally, they asked Angelinos to boycott Home Depot, Penske, Target, and fast food restaurants to draw more attention to the raids. This week is the return to school for many students in Los Angeles, from the first day of grade school to first classes at a college campus. Perfect timing to have educator and musician, Victor Campos, on our series. Victor runs a nonprofit called Mosh for Youth, where they donate scholarships to students entering their first year in college. How do they raise their funds? Through the intense energy and support from the harcore music scene.  Most recently Mosh For Youth has been supporting their larger community impacted by ICE Raids. Mosh for Youth along with other organizations came together to raise funds for impacted families through a harcore music festival called “This is L.A.”  I spoke with Victor to learn more about Mosh For Youth, supporting students and communities, and the power music has in this moment.  KYCC Resource:  KYCC offers grocery support to families impacted by the raids in Koreatown and surrounding communities. On Friday August 22nd from 9am to 11am at KYCC Menlo Family Center, our staff will be distributing free groceries. We ask you to bring your own bag and register on site day of between 9am - 10:30am. Food is available while supplies last. For more information, please call 213-365-7400 extension 5600.

    23 min
  6. “Que Podemos Hacer?”: MacArthur Park Community Initiative

    7 AGO

    “Que Podemos Hacer?”: MacArthur Park Community Initiative

    On the morning of July 7th, dozens of federal agents swept through MacArthur Park. No one was taken in the sweep, but USBP Chief Patrol Agent Gregory K Bovino used footage from the sweep with Kendrick Lamar’s “DNA” to post an edited video on social media.    On August 1st, a federal appeals court ruling upheld a lower court’s temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking federal agencies from conducting immigration stops based on racial profiling. Yet since then, ICE and Border Patrol continue raids at a car wash in Lakewood and Home Depots in Paramount Hollywood, and most recently near MacArthur Park.  On Aug. 6th at the Home Depot near MacArthur Park. Federal agents hopped out of a yellow Penske truck detaining 16 people in the raid.  Today on the show we have Valeria Gonzalez, a prevention specialist at KYCC that works with the MacArthur Park Community Initiative. The initiative focuses on strengthening youth activism and leadership development among Westlake residents and the surrounding community. KSP intern Cira Mejia, asks Valeria how the MacArthur Park community has responded to the recent raids and the sweep that happened last month.

    16 min
  7. "Que Podemos Hacer?": KYCC's Enhanced Care Management

    7 JUL

    "Que Podemos Hacer?": KYCC's Enhanced Care Management

    One the first of July, federal immigration agents detained 2 street vendors in Koreatown. On the corner of Venice and Vermont, food vendors Angelina Solis and Reyna were detained as they prepared for their day of sales.  Please support our vendors, below are GoFundMe profiles created by their loved ones.  Angelina Solis Reyna  In recent data from the Deportation Data Project, most of the people detained in recent raids in Los Angeles had no criminal history.  The month also began with a Community Strike Against Ice, organized by the Los Angeles Tenants Union. On Tuesday July 1st, the Tenants union had a protest beginning on Wilshire and Union where they continue the push for demands. Union Del Barrio along with many organizations and unions called for a boycott to Home Depot. This week we spoke with a community member within our organization KYCC, Jeffrey Mashburn. Jeffrey is a manager in our Enhanced Care Management OR ECM unit. ECM focuses on providing support and resources to our most high-risk community members with Medi-Cal. In our conversation with Jeffrey, we learn about the impact raids have be having in the ECM unit.  If you would like to apply to KYCC’s Enhanced Care Management program please reach out to the email and/or phone number below.  Jeffrey Mashburn: jmashburn@kyccla.org ECMreferrals@kyccla.org  Call at (213) 365-7400 (Ext. 5128) Location: 3727 W. 6th St. Ste. 619 Los Angeles, CA 90020

    14 min
  8. “Que Podemos Hacer?” : LA Street Vendor Solidarity Fund and Mutual Aid

    27 JUN

    “Que Podemos Hacer?” : LA Street Vendor Solidarity Fund and Mutual Aid

    On Monday June 23rd in Culver City, beloved paletero Ambricio Lozano also known as Enrique, was taken by masked men in unmarked cars. Enrique’s ice cream cart was left in the middle of Culver Blvd, a community he has sold to for over 20 years.  On that same Monday in Ladera Heights,  federal immigration agents took food vendor Selena Vanessa Hernandez cling on a tree near a Home Depot. Another week of attacks on working community members. What support is there available for our street vendors?  This week student intern Cira Mejia and myself Tony Morales spoke with Lyzzeth Mendoza and Quetzal Flores from the eastside organization Community Power Collective (CPC). Their mission is to organize with tenants, street vendors and transit riders in communities of color to create a solidarity economy, win community control of land & housing, and form dignified public systems that facilitate a culture of radical care.  CPC , along with nonprofits East LA Community Corporation, Inclusive Action for the City and Public Counsel, created the LA Street Vendor Solidarity Fund. This fund was created to support street vendors impacted by ICE Raids.  For the second part of our series “Que Podemos Hacer?” focusing on the community's response to I.C.E raids, we spoke with CPC to learn about their fund and to support street vendors at this moment.  Please support their fund here, and support your local street vendor!

    30 min
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Koreatown Storytelling Program is an intergenerational, multilingual and multiethnic oral history and digital media program that teaches ethnographic and storytelling techniques to high school students and elders to investigate cultural practices and racial, economic and health inequities in our community. KSP is a project of the Koreatown Youth and Community Center (KYCC), a multiservice nonprofit that has served the limited-income immigrant population of Koreatown since 1975.

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    2023 - 2025
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