Sa-I-Gu: From Korean Womens' Perspectives (1993) Part 2/3

NOTE: We hope the filmmakers don't turn us in to the FBI for illegally uploading their film here, but we feel these kinds of films need to be more accessible to the broader public. Otherwise they just collect dust on a library shelf and nobody learns anything. This film is located in our "Pirate Cinema" playlist.

The video description below is from the Center for Asian American Media (CAMM) website and is available for purchase or rental:
http://caamedia.org/buy-caam-films/film/?i=175

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Title: SA-I-GU: From Korean Women's Perspectives
Specs: Documentary | 1993 | 36 min | English & Korean w/English subtitles

April 29 marks the anniversary of a tragic day in American history. Violence, arson and looting erupted in South Central Los Angeles, sparked by the acquittal of the four policemen who had beaten an African American, Rodney King. During the tragic days of the riot in 1992, Korean Americans suffered about half of the $850 million in property damage, not to mention the emotional and psychological pain. In the days and weeks that followed, media coverage of the upheaval was extensive but rarely presented a fair and in-depth portrayal of the victims. They made the Black/Korean conflict the cause of the crisis, not a symptom.

Sa-I-Gu, literally April 29, presents this Los Angeles crisis from the perspectives of Korean women shopkeepers and offers an alternative to mainstream media's inability or refusal to present the voices of victims in human terms but make them issues and numbers. Sa-I-Gu provides a perspective that is essential to discussions on the Los Angeles unrest that brought numerous social issues to the forefront — racism, class divisions, crime, violence, poverty, the urban underclass and political, economic and cultural empowerment.

Writer/Director/Producer/Narrator:
Dai Sil Kim-Gibson

Co-Director/Co-Producer:
Christine Choy

Co-Producer:
Elaine Kim

Awards:
Bronze Plaque, Columbus International Film & Video Festival
Bronze Award, Houston International Film Festival
Rosebud Award, Washington, D.C.

Recognition:
National PBS Broadcast, POV
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For information on the filmmakers:
http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/makers/fm698.shtml
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0159563/
http://ethnicstudies.berkeley.edu/faculty/profile.php?person=8

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Sa-I-Gu
• April 29
• Dai Sil Kim-Gibson
• Christine Choy
• Elaine Kim
• Korean
• Korean American
• African American
• Asian American
• 1992 LA riots
• Rodney King
• Latasha Harlins
• racism
• white supremacy
• short film
• documentary

[young0813]

i think the korean women and black women have a lot of similarities in terms of struggle and weight they carry to keep a family together

[habunami]

@young0813

that's awesome that you're able to make a connection like that between two seemingly "different" ethnic groups. It reminds me of what Malcolm teaches us when he said that when you actually study history you find that there is more commonality with other cultures and people in the world than there are differences. Thanx for watching!

[akinto218]

thank you for posting this documentary, i just came across this by accident. i remember the riots, i remember being confused as to why the blacks began to target the koreans. i don' t live in la anymore but whenever i go to visit, i STILL do not trust the LAPD, i remember how they abandoned the people, i remember Daryl Gates' arrogance and i remember the LAPD being the biggest criminal organization in the city. most importantly, I REMEMBER...

[habunami]

@akinto218

The whole reason for posting these videos is so folks like yourself could watch them. Thank YOU for your comments!

[ImDopeyCuhz]

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