Carol Park
Carol Park grew up working many hours at her parent’s gas station store in Los Angeles, California. On April 29, 1992(SaIGu), the 1992 LA Civil Unrest broke out when she was 12 years old. Carol recalls frantically calling her mother to tell her to come home after seeing all the violence happening on the news. She eventually made it home safely but could not stop thinking about her store and hoping it would not burn down.
For the 30th anniversary of SaIGu(4.29), Carol shares her mother’s story, reflects on the misrepresentation in the media, and tries to understand the many facets of what happened that day.