On April 29th, 1992, a jury in Simi Valley, a town just north of Los Angeles, did not convict four LAPD officers for the beating of an African American motorist named Rodney King. Within hours, rioting broke out across the city. A particular target was liquor and convenience stores owned by Korean immigrants. The event is at the heart of actor and writer John Cho’s novel Troublemaker.
Cho joins us to talk about his inspiration for the book and LAPD Officer Tony Hyong Im is our celebrity reader. Readers from Tyler Elementary School in Washington D.C. discuss their own solutions to finding solutions to a community’s anger. Kitty Felde is host.
Favorite Books from Tyler Elementary School:
My Year in the Middle - Lila Quintero Weaver
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling
City Spies - James Ponti
Godzilla - Shigeru Kayama
JOHN CHO’S FAVORITE BOOK
The Joke - Milan Kundera
OFFICER TONY IM’S FAVORITE BOOK
The Mickey Mantle Murder - Walt Brown
Book Club for Kids