Progressives gush about the vibrant diversity of food served by Korean restaurants in Los Angeles — but they also ignore the kitchens where migrants work long hours in terrible conditions for low wages.“Koreatown is without question the mecca of Korean cookery in America,” says LAEater.com. “The food served in this vibrant neighborhood, full of neon lights and late nights, is so stellar that even food obsessives visiting from Seoul marvel at its sheer quality and quantity.” But legal and illegal migrants in Koreatown kitchens face “a life of blatant wage theft, racial discrimination, constant stress, exploitation and job insecurity,” says a July 29 column by writer Frank Shyong. He is an Asian-American columnist who covers “diversity and diaspora in Los Angeles” for the Los Angeles Times. “The cleaning solution for the metal grills is actually a type of acid that dishwashers say causes allergies, damages their hands and throws off fumes that make them choke,” he wrote. “One dishwasher even got some of the acid in his eyes and went blind.” The maltreatment of migrants in restaurants is commonplace, Shyong admitted: These issues aren’t unique to Korean barbecue restaurants or exclusive to the restaurant industry. A 2010 UCLA study found that 89% of… Read full this story
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