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Otis Chandler
Mrs. Young Soon Han is a Korean American woman and former owner of a liquor store. In her interview, “Swallowing the Bitterness,” she talks about how becoming a victim of the Los Angeles riots (she and many other Korean American storeowners had their businesses destroyed during the riots) challenged her previously held belief that “America is the best.” Instead, it caused her to realize that America keeps Korean immigrants at the outskirts of society, denying them privileges afforded to Black Americans who, she insists, “never worked.” Mrs. Han wants to be happy for the Black people who found justice in the riots, but she struggles because she feels victimized by the riots and as though she’s been denied justice.
Mrs. Young Soon Han Quotes in Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
The Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Young Soon Han or refer to Mrs. Young Soon Han. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Swallowing the Bitterness
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In a way I was happy for them
and I felt glad for them.
At leasteh they got something back, you know.
Just let’s forget Korean victims or other victims
who are destroyed by them.
They have fought
for their rights
(One hit simultaneous with the word “rights”)
over to centuries
(One hit simultaneous with “centuries”)
and I have a lot of sympathy and understanding for them.
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Mrs. Young Soon Han Quotes in Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
The Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Young Soon Han or refer to Mrs. Young Soon Han. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Swallowing the Bitterness
Quotes
In a way I was happy for them
and I felt glad for them.
At leasteh they got something back, you know.
Just let’s forget Korean victims or other victims
who are destroyed by them.
They have fought
for their rights
(One hit simultaneous with the word “rights”)
over to centuries
(One hit simultaneous with “centuries”)
and I have a lot of sympathy and understanding for them.
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