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Hannah Kim is a senior at CalState LA majoring in Computer Information Systems. She is also a Graphic Design Intern at KYCC, where she has worked since November 2019. She has lived in Koreatown for the past decade. In March, Hannah’s entire family was infected by COVID-19, and her grandmother and father passed away. Her mother is in the hospital awaiting a lung transplant, while she and her brother have both recovered. (They were largely asymptomatic.) In June 2020, Hannah started her own sticker business; you can see and buy her work here. Her instagram is @hancandrawtoo. A GoFundMe was created for her family here.

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Pastor Joe is the Senior Pastor at Holy Gospel Church and the Academic Chief Officer at New Life School. Joe immigrated to Koreatown in 1989, and having lived in Koreatown for over 30 years, Joe has both seen it all: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Koreatown is not only his home, but he received his spiritual calling within this community to pursue ministry and his passions of education, mentorship, and leadership. He is an outreach officer, connecting KYCC with local churches through the Korean Integrated Service Management program.

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Sara Suk is a 42-year-old mother of two daughters, a high school freshman, and a high school senior. In 2002, she immigrated to Honolulu, Hawaii from South Korea with her husband to continue her studies in Brigham Young University. After living in Hawaii for several years, she moved to Los Angeles, first settling in Burbank and then moving to Koreatown. Despite being a single mother, she decided to further pursue her passion in the clothing industry, and currently, she is working as a pattern maker in Downtown.

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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.

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KSP COVID 2020