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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>22-year old Hannah Haein Kim is a student at Cal State LA. She lives with her parents and 17-year old brother in LA's Koreatown. On April 14, her grandmother moved in with the family — to keep her safe from COVID-19's spread into nursing homes. Hannah chronicles the family's journey in a series of essays and audio diaries she produced as part of the \u003ca href=\"https://genbygen.org/?page_id=288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gen by Gen project\u003c/a> with the Koreatown Youth and Community Center in Los Angeles.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>April 17, 2020\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My grandma came to live with us yesterday. Before her arrival, her crooked, old medical bed came first and we crammed it into our living room. We live four to a two-bedroom apartment in a part of Koreatown that hasn’t been gentrified yet. News broke last week that most of the senior convalescent centers have been infected with the coronavirus. The Korean radio station warned the public to take our grandparents home as soon as possible. In no time, my mom sprang into action and yesterday, my grandma, who has stayed at the Olympic Convalescent Center for more than five years, has finally gotten a change of scenery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11821929\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11821929\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/1920_Hannah_Joe_IMG_0357-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/1920_Hannah_Joe_IMG_0357-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/1920_Hannah_Joe_IMG_0357-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/1920_Hannah_Joe_IMG_0357-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/1920_Hannah_Joe_IMG_0357-1920x1080.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hannah and her brother in a recent photo. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Hannah Haein Kim)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I guess you could say it’s bittersweet. It’s nice to have my family all together in one space, but at the same time I feel sad. My grandma has dementia and has lost the ability to walk. She cannot speak or go to the restroom by herself. We used to visit her at the center every other day and we would see only a glimpse of what it takes to care for the elderly. Now, my mom and I have to do everything. Watching my mom struggle to care for her own mother is, for lack of a better word, depressing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the quarantine in effect, my dad cannot run his small, acupuncture clinic. He is qualified to remain open because it’s considered “medical help,” but we had to make the difficult decision to close. My dad is almost seventy years old and we thought it’d be too risky for him and our family. We thought we’d be fine for a little bit, but you know what they say — even though work stops, expenses run on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the quarantine, we’ve been filling out more and more financial applications as the bills keep coming in. On top of this, our new landlord is planning on demolishing our four-unit apartment. My family and I have lived here for nearly ten years. We have a garden and a parking lot that we bike back and forth on. To be threatened by a huge corporate company is daunting, especially through this pandemic. Now, as a slightly bigger household, we have no choice but to accept the cards that are being dealt to us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11821332\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11821332\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/RS43351_IMG_0107-qut-800x522.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/RS43351_IMG_0107-qut-800x522.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/RS43351_IMG_0107-qut-160x104.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/RS43351_IMG_0107-qut-1020x665.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/RS43351_IMG_0107-qut.jpg 1753w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hannah Haein Kim, her brother Joseph Jaein Kim, and father Chul Jik Kim in an undated family photo. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Hannah Haein Kim)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>May 11, 2020\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nI haven’t written lately because when I write, it feels like I have to admit reality. Since the last time I wrote, a few things have drastically changed. Grandma passed away in the hospital. Both of my parents are there as well and my whole family tested positive for COVID-19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Let me catch you up. Three weeks ago, my mom brought my grandma home from the nursing home, where she lived for six years. At first, she had no symptoms. At the same time, my dad had been feeling a little under the weather and would retire to his room earlier than usual. A few days later, it was my birthday and exactly around midnight, everything took a turn. [pullquote]On April 27, my mom and I had to make a very hard decision. If we sent our grandma to the hospital, there was a chance we wouldn’t be able to ever see her again. But we knew she was going to pass away if we kept her in our home.[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My grandma was spiking a fever. With her already weak body, she was fighting a 99-101 degree fever, which lasted for a week. The home care nurse told us there was nothing she could really do, because my grandma was in hospice. On April 27, my mom and I had to make a very hard decision. If we sent our grandma to the hospital, there was a chance we wouldn’t be able to ever see her again. But we knew she was going to pass away if we kept her in our home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So we called 911. At the hospital, she was immediately put on a ventilator and a ton of other drugs. She tested positive for COVID-19 the next day. This raised a lot of questions like, “Why didn’t we call the ambulance sooner? Why didn’t anyone from the nursing home tell us there was a chance she had COVID-19? Do we all have the coronavirus now?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After grandma went to the hospital, my dad had to call the ambulance for himself. I woke up at six o’clock that morning, my eyes sealed shut because of the tears that I had shed the night before. I sensed a sinister panic when I heard the ambulance sirens coming closer and closer to my apartment. Before the medics came, I ran to my dad’s room. He was sitting on his desk chair, limp as a noodle, staring at me with worry and panic. My nightmare was playing out right before my eyes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The last time I saw my dad was when he entered the ambulance. I stood there with my mask on and nodded at him trying to signal that everything would be okay. I wasn’t sure if it would be, but I wanted him to feel safe. My eyes swelled up as the ambulance doors closed without any warning. And I stood there in my pajamas, watching the ambulance drive farther and farther away. [pullquote]The last time I saw my dad was when he entered the ambulance. I stood there with my mask on and nodded at him trying to signal that everything would be okay. I wasn’t sure if it would be, but I wanted him to feel safe.[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That same day, my mom started to feel sick to the point of not being able to breathe. I took her to the ER and she waited for five hours in a cold room, just to be sent home again. There were no beds available for her. When she got home, she couldn’t stop vomiting and coughing up blood. The next morning, I took her to the hospital again. She still had to wait about four hours, but this time, they admitted her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My parents have been in the hospital for less than two weeks now, but it feels like a month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11821333\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11821333\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/RS43350_IMG_0094-qut-800x1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1030\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/RS43350_IMG_0094-qut-800x1030.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/RS43350_IMG_0094-qut-160x206.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/RS43350_IMG_0094-qut-1020x1313.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/RS43350_IMG_0094-qut.jpg 1135w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Kim family, Chul Jik Kim, Joseph, Hannah, and their mom, Eun Ju Kim. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Hannah Haein Kim)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>My younger brother and I are home alone. We are very worried about our parents, but also about how we are going to pay our bills. The past few weeks have made a tangled-up ball of frustration and anxiety in my stomach. I’m getting bombarded with calls from the hospital, friends, and family—all out of love and concern, but I’m getting tired. Every hospital call feels like an iron to my heart. I have memorized all the phone numbers to the different floors my parents have been in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’m scared of what news the hospital will tell me the next day. I’m terrified, but I still have to listen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For my grandma, her heart stopped while she was sedated, resting on the ventilator. Our family decided to cremate her and fly her ashes out to New York, where there’s a spot next to my grandpa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I wonder how my mom is taking it. She’s alone and completely conscious. She has to grieve in isolation. Every phone call has been so short because she can’t breathe. Today, she has been moved to the ICU because her breathing was getting worse. No cell phones are allowed on that floor. So here I wait by the phone, heartbroken on Mother’s Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for my dad, he’s in very critical condition. He is also on a ventilator. I just hope it doesn’t turn out the same as grandma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Being home has been hell. I can’t do anything. I have no power. All I can do is pray.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Editor’s Note: Hannah and her brother also tested positive for COVID-19. They lost their sense of smell, but did not have many other symptoms. They’ve been alone at home now for four weeks. Their mother is steadily improving. On May 21, their father passed away.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11821334\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11821334\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/05/RS43349_IMG_0083-qut-800x539.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"539\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chul Jik Kim and his son Joseph Jaein Kim in an undated photo. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Hannah Haein Kim)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>May 29, 2020\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My dad’s passing is hitting us really hard. We loved and love him so much, but we know for a fact that he is in a much better place. It’s hard to admit that he isn’t with us anymore. This changes our lives — the way we live, the way we work, and the way we love each other. My brother and I are doing our best to prepare for our mother’s homecoming. We are cooking and cleaning — keeping each other accountable. Through this, we have become more tight-knit. Although our situation was truly devastating, we are learning so much about each other and the loving community that we have around us. We are taking things day by day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My mother was released today from the ICU and is on the road to recovery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-hannah-and-joseph-kim-family-fund?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GoFundMe\u003c/a> page to help the Kim family has been set up by a friend of the family.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This journal was completed as part of the \u003ca href=\"https://genbygen.org/?page_id=288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">“K-Town is Your Town” storytelling project\u003c/a> from the Koreatown Youth and Community Center and The Eisner Foundation. 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We are very worried about our parents, but also about how we are going to pay our bills. The past few weeks have made a tangled-up ball of frustration and anxiety in my stomach. I’m getting bombarded with calls from the hospital, friends, and family—all out of love and concern, but I’m getting tired. Every hospital call feels like an iron to my heart. I have memorized all the phone numbers to the different floors my parents have been in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’m scared of what news the hospital will tell me the next day. I’m terrified, but I still have to listen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For my grandma, her heart stopped while she was sedated, resting on the ventilator. Our family decided to cremate her and fly her ashes out to New York, where there’s a spot next to my grandpa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I wonder how my mom is taking it. She’s alone and completely conscious. She has to grieve in isolation. Every phone call has been so short because she can’t breathe. Today, she has been moved to the ICU because her breathing was getting worse. No cell phones are allowed on that floor. So here I wait by the phone, heartbroken on Mother’s Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for my dad, he’s in very critical condition. He is also on a ventilator. I just hope it doesn’t turn out the same as grandma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Being home has been hell. I can’t do anything. I have no power. All I can do is pray.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Editor’s Note: Hannah and her brother also tested positive for COVID-19. They lost their sense of smell, but did not have many other symptoms. They’ve been alone at home now for four weeks. Their mother is steadily improving. 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They estimate there are about 400 homeless people living in the neighborhood. The facility will have 65 beds and will be open for a maximum of three years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Los Angeles City Council was expected to vote Friday on the emergency shelter without a public hearing. But after hearing demands from upset community members, Council President Herb Wesson agreed to restart the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wesson has agreed to look at least one alternative site for the Koreatown shelter, in addition to the disputed site. In a \u003ca href=\"https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/x_lWCNk8PyfWVLni4nKFK?domain=herbwesson.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">written statement\u003c/a> released Thursday morning, Wesson said he would review different sites and hold community meetings in Koreatown before the City Council takes final action on a temporary housing facility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What’s the justification for not having [a] public hearing? We want to help. We want to be part of this decision-making procedure. That’s all we want,” said Jake Jeong, an attorney and Koreatown community leader, before Wesson changed his approach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposed shelter is bringing up some deep-seated anxieties within the Korean-American community that the city is not listening to their concerns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Maybe people think we are selfish [because] we [are] against the homeless shelter. We are not selfish. We’re just asking, they have to respect us, OK? We work hard, we pay taxes and they are not hearing us. They are not respecting us. 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And it’s just finally been revitalized and has actually been improving for the past couple of decades,” protester Emmanuel Han said. \u003ccite>(Avishay Artsy/KCRW)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Residents also expressed concerns about homeless people bringing drugs and crime to the area. Officials counter that the housing will have 24/7 police presence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there’s another issue. There are about five schools within a mile of the proposed shelter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One protester, Myung Jin, wore a shirt with the logo from her son’s school, just a short walk away. Her son is 13 and autistic, and she worries for his safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s also a belief among Korean-Americans that homelessness is not their community’s problem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to L.A. homeless statistics, Los Angeles County is 14 percent Asian/Pacific Islander, but that group makes up just 1 percent of the homeless population. No other group — white, black or Latino — can compare with that ratio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joon Bang, head of the Korean American Coalition of Los Angeles, says a growing number of Korean-American seniors are experiencing homelessness. 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Garcetti’s campaign includes different kinds of emergency shelters, including tents, trailers, storage units and safe parking facilities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11677764\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11677764\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/kcrw4-1020x765.jpeg\" alt=\"Johnny Lee is a restaurant owner in Koreatown and thinks a homeless shelter will improve the neighborhood.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Johnny Lee is a restaurant owner in Koreatown and thinks a homeless shelter will improve the neighborhood. \u003ccite>(Avishay Artsy/KCRW)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are some Koreatown residents who support the idea of installing a temporary homeless shelter. One of them, Johnny Lee, is a restaurant owner in Koreatown and held a sign at Saturday’s rally that read “Koreatown Choose Love.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve never had so many homeless encampments in Koreatown that I’ve known. I’ve never seen so many before. And I’d love to see something be done about that,” Lee said. “I know a lot of business owners in Koreatown want to see something done about that, too. They don’t want their storefronts to look unattractive because people can’t find restrooms to use and they won’t allow them to use [their] restrooms. So what will they do, right?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Activists say several lawsuits are being filed. In Venice, two community groups are suing the city of Los Angeles over a pair of new laws that are meant to make it easier to shelter homeless people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Koreatown resident Andrew Cohen observed the rally, and said he expects to see more of these kinds of protests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I saw the protests against the homeless shelters in Irvine, and that was disgusting. And I was like, at least we don’t deal with that in L.A. And then, lo and behold, here we are,” Cohen said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I understand that it’s scary and the housing crisis here is getting worse and worse. But my hope is that people are going to see some compassion for the folks who find themselves homeless in this city.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is also a political deadline here. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The city of Los Angeles has been addressing the homelessness crisis by approving new shelters and turning old motels into temporary shelters. It appears to be having modest success. This year’s homeless count showed a 3 percent decline in the homeless population.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/series/sf-homeless-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">Read More of KQED’s Coverage for the SF Homeless Project\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003c/h4>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/series/sf-homeless-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/06/SFHomeless_long_Horizontal-02-e1467163328567.png\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>To get the homeless off the streets more quickly, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti has launched a $20 million campaign called “\u003ca href=\"https://www.lamayor.org/emergency-temporary-housing-homeless-angelenos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Bridge Home\u003c/a>” to put new shelters in each of the 15 council districts. The first would be placed in a city-owned parking lot in Koreatown. But resistance there has taken the form of demonstrations, marches and a petition that has received thousands of signatures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11677747\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11677747\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/kcrw1-1020x765.jpeg\" alt=\"Jake Jeong, an attorney and community leader in Koreatown, leads the crowd in a call and response demanding a public hearing on the proposed temporary homeless shelter at 7th and Vermont.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jake Jeong, an attorney and community leader in Koreatown, leads the crowd in a call and response demanding a public hearing on the proposed temporary homeless shelter at Seventh and Vermont. \u003ccite>(Avishay Artsy/KCRW)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Officials say this site was selected based on data of homeless encampments in Koreatown. They estimate there are about 400 homeless people living in the neighborhood. The facility will have 65 beds and will be open for a maximum of three years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Los Angeles City Council was expected to vote Friday on the emergency shelter without a public hearing. But after hearing demands from upset community members, Council President Herb Wesson agreed to restart the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wesson has agreed to look at least one alternative site for the Koreatown shelter, in addition to the disputed site. In a \u003ca href=\"https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/x_lWCNk8PyfWVLni4nKFK?domain=herbwesson.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">written statement\u003c/a> released Thursday morning, Wesson said he would review different sites and hold community meetings in Koreatown before the City Council takes final action on a temporary housing facility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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That’s not fair,” said one protester, Karen Lee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11677753\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11677753\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/kcrw2-1020x765.jpeg\" alt=\"“After 1992 when this community was burned to the ground, it was built up by the blood, sweat and tears of Korean Americans. And it’s just finally been revitalized and has actually been improving for the past couple of decades,” said protester Emmanuel Han.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“After 1992 when this community was burned to the ground, it was built up by the blood, sweat and tears of Korean-Americans. And it’s just finally been revitalized and has actually been improving for the past couple of decades,” protester Emmanuel Han said. \u003ccite>(Avishay Artsy/KCRW)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Residents also expressed concerns about homeless people bringing drugs and crime to the area. Officials counter that the housing will have 24/7 police presence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there’s another issue. There are about five schools within a mile of the proposed shelter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One protester, Myung Jin, wore a shirt with the logo from her son’s school, just a short walk away. Her son is 13 and autistic, and she worries for his safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s also a belief among Korean-Americans that homelessness is not their community’s problem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to L.A. homeless statistics, Los Angeles County is 14 percent Asian/Pacific Islander, but that group makes up just 1 percent of the homeless population. No other group — white, black or Latino — can compare with that ratio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joon Bang, head of the Korean American Coalition of Los Angeles, says a growing number of Korean-American seniors are experiencing homelessness. They are \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_htWWqFusA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">often hidden\u003c/a>, sleeping in church pews or at 24-hour spas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11677763\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11677763\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/06/kcrw3-1020x765.jpeg\" alt=\"Jason Yeo and Angela Joo both say that homeless services and housing should be concentrated in downtown LA, rather than in neighborhoods like Koreatown.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jason Yeo and Angela Joo both say that homeless services and housing should be concentrated in downtown L.A., rather than in neighborhoods like Koreatown. \u003ccite>(Avishay Artsy/KCRW)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Raymond Kim, who runs \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/No-Shelter-on-682Vermont-624282231257969/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Facebook page\u003c/a> that opposes the Koreatown shelter, raised the issue of support structures created by families and friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Everyone in Koreatown has a friend or a family that’s been in terrible condition,” Kim said. “They’ve been down on their luck and they’ve housed them. 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In \u003ca href=\"http://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/koreatown/\">L.A.’s Koreatown\u003c/a>, traditional folk drummers organize a street festival called jishinbalpki, which literally means “to step on the earth’s spirits.” The drumming troupe drops by local businesses to stomp out bad spirits and to usher in prosperity for the new year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You simply can’t miss the drummers as they march down Western Avenue and Olympic Boulevard -- two main thoroughfares in L.A.’s Koreatown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10443968\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14407_IMG_2536.JPG-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14407_IMG_2536.JPG-qut-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"As they march, the drummers shout, “Ajulshigoo-johta!” – it’s basically a vocal high-five.\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10443968\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14407_IMG_2536.JPG-qut-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14407_IMG_2536.JPG-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14407_IMG_2536.JPG-qut-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14407_IMG_2536.JPG-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14407_IMG_2536.JPG-qut-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14407_IMG_2536.JPG-qut-320x240.jpg 320w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14407_IMG_2536.JPG-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">As they march, the drummers shout, “Ajulshigoo-johta!” – it’s basically a vocal high-five. \u003ccite>(Kyung Jin Lee/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As they march, the drummers shout, “Ajulshigoo-johta!” -- it’s basically a vocal high-five.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They drum traditional Korean folk beats, going from business to business: restaurants, beauty salons, video rental stores, comic-book shops and even car mechanics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the troupe arrives at a nail salon, emcee Han Kim starts a call and response in Korean, “Owner, open the door! Open the door so the luck can come in!” The group follows in unison. When the owner comes out, Kim continues the call and response.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He asks the group, “You have a friend that’s just complaining about how their fingertips look,” shouts Kim to the group. “Where do you recommend her to go?” The drummers respond, “Miiyu!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the exchange, Kim instructs the drummers to give a blast of good luck on their drums before exchanging thanks and moving on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The jishinbalpki tradition stems from South Korean student activists who brought it to the U.S. in the late 1980s. They used \u003ca href=\"https://uspungmul.wordpress.com/what-is-pungmul/\">Korean drumming\u003c/a> and the new year festival as a way to bring attention to their political work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jang Woo Nam has drummed for more than 25 years. Nam says jishinbalpki gained popularity after the 1992 Los Angeles uprising, also known as the \u003ca href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/18/us/los-angeles-riots-fast-facts/\" target=\"_blank\">Rodney King riots\u003c/a>. The \u003ca href=\"http://iamkoream.com/april-issue-k-w-lee-challenges-the-grandchildren-of-the-la-riots/\">Korean-American business community was hit hard\u003c/a> -- it had almost half of the total damaged and destroyed property in Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10443969\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14408_IMG_2560.JPG-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14408_IMG_2560.JPG-qut-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"Drummers visit businesses of all kinds, from nail salons to car mechanics.\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10443969\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14408_IMG_2560.JPG-qut-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14408_IMG_2560.JPG-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14408_IMG_2560.JPG-qut-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14408_IMG_2560.JPG-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14408_IMG_2560.JPG-qut-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14408_IMG_2560.JPG-qut-320x240.jpg 320w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/02/RS14408_IMG_2560.JPG-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drummers visit businesses of all kinds, from nail salons to car mechanics. \u003ccite>(Kyung Jin Lee/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The jishinbalpkis from '93 became a very community thing where they welcomed all these young Korean drumming folks, reminding Koreans of their Korean-ness and the Korean community,” says Nam. “Because they realized that communities do need to help come together and celebrate its identity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UCLA freshman Sally Oh says drumming is a way to connect with her heritage. 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