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Rising from the ashes Los Angeles, 1992 : Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a city on fire

Paula Yoo's latest is a compelling, nuanced account of Los Angeles's 1992 uprising and its impact on its Korean and Black American communities. In the spring of 1992, after a jury returned not guilty verdicts in the trial of four police officers charged in the brutal beating of a Black man, Rodney K...

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Main Author: Yoo, Paula (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Rodney King Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1992 > Young adult nonfiction.
Racism > California > Los Angeles > Young adult nonfiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Race relations > Young adult nonfiction.
Personal narratives > Young adult.
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Table of Contents:
  • Eddie
  • Glen
  • The videotape
  • Tasha
  • "Black Korea"
  • The people of the State of California v. Soon Ja Du
  • The people of the State of California v. Laurence Powell, Timothy E. Wind, Theodore Briseno, and Stacey Koon
  • Flashpoint: Florence and Normandie
  • Hwa
  • Han
  • Out of the ashes
  • Sa I Gu
  • Jeong.

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