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Lisa Kwon

Lisa Kwon is a writer born, raised, and currently living in Koreatown. She will talk your ear off about Korean coffee culture and the dreadful effects of Los Angeles’ palm tree fetishism.

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Little Tokyo’s Oldest Mochi Shop Wanted Homeless Swept, and Now Public Is Fenced Off Too

March 21, 2022

Why Is Koreatown Parking So Bad?

February 4, 2021

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Meet the Japanese Mexican 19-Year-Old Model from El Sereno Representing Latinx Beauty in the Mainstream

October 7, 2020

Hee Sook Lee, Founder of Koreatown’s Iconic 24-Hour Soondubu Jjigae Spot BCD Tofu House, Has Died

August 3, 2020

Korean Americans for Black Lives – Ktown Organizes and Educates Against Anti-Blackness

July 30, 2020

Meet Your New Favorite Jewish-Black Experimental Rapper From Leimert Park: Rhys Langston

February 26, 2020

How Kobe Bryant Helped Korean and Black Race Relations Heal After 사이구 (The L.A. Riots)

February 5, 2020

The L.A. Taco Guide to the Juiciest, Crispiest Korean Fried Chicken in Koreatown, and a Brief History

January 23, 2020

No Subtitles Needed: Being Korean American Means Cry-Laughing at ‘Parasite’ Winning a Golden Globe

January 7, 2020

Meet the Skate Video Freestyler Who Rose from Homelessness and Just Dropped an L.A. Hip Hop Masterpiece

December 23, 2019