1.) One politician has described the riots of 1992 as “the brutality of the mob, pure and simple.” Another has stated that it was "an indictment of America’s negligence towards inner-city communities and minority groups." How do you make sense of this historical event?
2.) What were the social and economic factors that contributed to the tension between African American and Korean American communities -- resulting in the killing of Latasha Harlins and the riots?
3.) Elaine Kim says, "[The] media played a major role in exacerbating the damage and ill will toward Korean Americans, first by spotlighting tensions between African Americans and Koreans above all efforts to work together…and second by exploiting racist stereotypes of Koreans as unfathomable aliens, this time wielding guns on rooftops and allegedly firing wildly into crowds" (Kim 275). Is the media to be blamed for what transpired between African Americans and Koreans? Do you think the media has changed in how they present tension between groups in society?
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