Catherine is a mother of three and a sister to five other siblings. As the eldest sibling, a need to take care of her family came naturally to her. After living most of her life in the Philippines and working nearly a decade in Singapore, in early 2003, Catherine decided to move to the US to keep her family together. Her family later moved with her to Koreatown in late 2003.
On Hee H. is a 49-year-old mother of a UCLA college-graduate son and a daughter who is a high school senior. She is the co-owner and hairstylist at Tiji Hair Salon, which is located in Koreatown. She immigrated to the United States with her family from Ulsan, South Korea, and has been living in Koreatown for the past decade. Her hair salon was closed for the past two to three months due to the pandemic. She was able to reopen for three weeks, but in July 2020, had to close her salon again due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases.
Sung is a 65-year-old senior who is currently residing in a Koreatown apartment with her husband. She was born in Seoul, South Korea and worked as a Seoul city official until she immigrated to America with her husband in 1978. She worked as a caregiver for seniors, making meals for them, accompanying them to the market, and having conversations with them. She retired last year and in her free time, she likes to meet with her church friends.
