This is an interesting analysis - Learn it or Repeat it By Dae-Han Song An unresolved past returns to haunt us... On April 29, 1992 when four white officers, caught on videotape brutally beating a black motorist, Rodney King for well over two minutes, were acquitted of police brutality, Los Angles went on flames. On Aug 11, 1965 almost thirty ...

Sa-I-Gu (April 29th in Korean) symbolizes the social meltdown and havoc when Los Angeles erupted after four cops were acquitted in the beating of Rodney King in 1992. In New York City, Korean Americans also faced organized boycotts and other actions.  Sa-I-Gu was part of an era of heightened race tensions and distrust of our government when ...