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Topic: Korean American experience

The Korean American experience encompasses the diverse stories, challenges, and resilience of a community navigating racial dynamics, intergenerational trauma, and shifting cultural identities.

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The podcast episodes on Code Switch provide a window into the Korean American experience, exploring how historical events and societal forces have rippled through generations of Korean American families.

In the episode 'How one event in history can ripple through generations of a family', the focus is on Carol's experiences as a Korean American working at her family's gas station in a predominantly Black and Latino neighborhood, shedding light on the complex racial dynamics and intergenerational trauma that have shaped her identity.

The episode 'The LA Uprising, a generation later' delves into the perspectives and experiences of the Korean American community in relation to the 1992 Los Angeles riots, also known as the 'Sa-I-Gu', and how it continues to resonate three decades later.

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