Are there still tensions between blacks and Koreans in LA?

[hjt123]

Lots of older Koreans literally dont give a **** about any other group of people aside from Koreans. The older generation can be very territorial, elitist, and exclusive.

That's totally not the case for the younger kids though. Lots of them are big into hip hop/streetwear culture, especially the ones that grew up around KTown. My Korean friends are probably the most post-racial people I know.

[bpeeps]

Originally Posted by hjt123

Lots of older Koreans literally dont give a **** about any other group of people aside from Koreans. The older generation can be very territorial, elitist, and exclusive.

Lots of older people literally dont give a **** about any other group of people aside from themselves. The older generation can be very territorial, elitist, and exclusive.

Fixed that for ya.

[bpeeps]

Originally Posted by jabber_wocky

I do get double takes in K-town because it is obvious I look different. Older Korean women will have no issue staring very hard lol.

I am only responding to the latter portion of your comment and have no intention of discrediting your experience. It's not really too difficult a phenomenon to explain. Walk into a Glendale coffee shop, the Armenians will stare at you. If a white dude walks into a barbershop in South LA, all eyes will be on him. If an Asian woman walks into a beauty supply store in East LA, she will get stares. When you live in a place with very little diversity and diversity comes walking through the front door, it is pretty hard not to notice.

[The Postman]

Originally Posted by bpeeps

I am only responding to the latter portion of your comment and have no intention of discrediting your experience. It's not really too difficult a phenomenon to explain. Walk into a Glendale coffee shop, the Armenians will stare at you. If a white dude walks into a barbershop in South LA, all eyes will be on him. If an Asian woman walks into a beauty supply store in East LA, she will get stares. When you live in a place with very little diversity and diversity comes walking through the front door, it is pretty hard not to notice.

Even in LA? I live in a very multicultural city, Melbourne. I eat pho at Vietnamese restaurants, eat in African restaurants that are full of Africans, go to continental grocery shops, Indian stores and restaurants, Korean supermarkets, Mexican restaurants...etc...sure I might get noticed, but most have been very friendly and welcoming overall.

[bpeeps]

Originally Posted by The Postman

I live in a very multicultural city, Melbourne.

LA has neighborhoods that are very racially segregated. Not the majority of them, but enough to turn some heads.

[UrbanLuis]

Originally Posted by bpeeps

I am only responding to the latter portion of your comment and have no intention of discrediting your experience. It's not really too difficult a phenomenon to explain. Walk into a Glendale coffee shop, the Armenians will stare at you. If a white dude walks into a barbershop in South LA, all eyes will be on him. If an Asian woman walks into a beauty supply store in East LA, she will get stares. When you live in a place with very little diversity and diversity comes walking through the front door, it is pretty hard not to notice.

What you say is true, but I would say this was even worse in Korea town of the 80s and early 90s.

[Moreau36]

From personal experience, although you can't really tell on the surface, there are still tensions beneath the surface amongst the races and income levels here.

Part of the problem is that no one trust each other IMO.