Sa I Gu

Korean americans call it sa i gu literally 4 2 9 translated into korean to commemorate the darkest hours in their century old american passage.

Sa i gu. I was 9 years old and living about a mile away from the epicenter of the l a. More detailed message would go here to provide context for the user and how to proceed. Thoughts on his life and remembering sa i gu rodney king 1965 2012 the news just broke that rodney king whose videotaped beating at the hands of lapd in 1991 and the subsequent acquittal of the participating officers triggered widespread rioting including the infamous la riots has died. Rodney king dead at 47.

The documentary tells the story of the mother of edward jae song lee the only korean who died during the riot along with interviews of korean american women. Rather than allow a wedge to be driven between us as we did after sa i gu we must come together to end other systems of oppression. Two national guard soldiers patrolling the city during the riots. These accounts portray the financial.

Riots and remember the events vividly. Through the deeply personal truths of three local residents edgecombe examines the ways trauma repeats and reinvents itself in rural black communities.