AANHPI History Calendar

· Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles Unrest and Saigu

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Content note: this entry describes civil unrest.

During the unrest after the acquittal of officers who beat Rodney King, Korean-owned businesses in and around LA's Koreatown were disproportionately damaged and looted; Korean Americans call it 'Sa-I-Gu' (4-29).

Communities
  • Korean American
Event type
  • civil unrest
  • violence

Sources

  • newsroom.ucla.edu newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/korean-american-perspective-los-angeles-uprising-sa-i-gu
  • nbcnews.com nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/30-years-saigu-korean-americans-reckon-ls-anniversary-riots-rcna26118

Also on April 29

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First Vietnamese Refugees Arrive at Camp Pendleton

On April 29, 1975, the first Vietnamese refugees arrived at Camp Pendleton, California, which opened as the first mainland U.S. processing center under Operation New Arrivals and eventually received tens of thousands.