In August, KIWA in association with DataCenter released Reclaiming Koreatown, a report that presents current and future needs of neighborhood residents and analyzes the challenges facing the multi-ethnic, low-income Koreatown community in Los Angeles.  Rent increases, the reduction of affordable housing, displacement, unaffordable new businesses, an increase in traffic, and a decrease in parking are among top concerns, with up to 90% of surveyed residents expressing concern about these issues. The report calls for development that is accountable to the Koreatown resident community and puts forth a set of principles for improving housing affordability and economic well-being.

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Towards a Community Agenda:
A Survey of Workers and Residents in Koreatown, Los Angeles

by the Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance, in association with DataCenter
April 2007

Fifteen years after the Civil Unrest in Los Angeles, this research report shows Koreatown residents and workers still face considerable challenges with substandard conditions in three main areas that community members identified through surveys: poor job quality and low wages, limited access to health care, and a lack of decent, affordable housing. Race relations and discrimination at the workplace and in housing also remain issues in Koreatown, according to the report.

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