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California Love

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California Love is a blend of memoir, pop culture analysis and oral history. The newest season, K-pop Dreaming, is about the rise and history of K-pop in the United States, as told from the point-of-view of the Korean diaspora in Los Angeles. Host Vivian Yoon takes listeners on a journey from K-pop’s origins in Korean trot music and American presence in post-war South Korea to the 1992 LA Uprising and the booming global popularity of K-pop in the present day, all juxtaposed against Yoon’s own coming-of-age as a second generation immigrant in Los Angeles, struggling to fit in and come to terms with her own identity. The series premieres on February 23rd.

In the first season Walter Thompson-Hernández was inspired by Tupac and Dr. Dre's "California Love"- a love letter and anthem for a generation. Walter invites listeners to join him in his family home, on horseback through the streets of Compton, and up into the sky to examine belonging.

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Imperfect Paradise: Trading in the American Dream for the Mexican Dream
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NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: And the band played on
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NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: Chick flicks
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Imperfect Paradise: On the ground for LA's historic ICE protests
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NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: Paging Dr. Leonard
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Imperfect Paradise: Return from Mexico
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NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING: Movie magic
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