1. SOON JA DU - The L.A. Riots: 15 Years After Rodney King - TIME
15-year-old Latasha Harlins on March 16, 1991 by convenience store clerk Soon Ja Du, a Korean immigrant, laid the foundation of anger and resentment.
In many ways, the shooting death of 15-year-old Latasha Harlins on March 16, 1991 by convenience store clerk Soon Ja Du, a Korean immigrant, laid the foundation of anger and resentment that would...
2. Where Is Soon Ja Du Now? She Fatally Shot Latasha Harlins in 1991
21 sep 2020 · In March of 1991, 15-year-old Latasha Harlins was killed by one of the owners of the Empire Liquor convenience store in Los Angeles, Calif.
Soon Ja Du was working as a convenience store clerk when she shot and killed Latasha Harlins in 1991. Details on where Soon Ja Du is now.
3. Soon Ja Du - Wikidata
17 jan 2023 · instance of · human ; sex or gender · female ; country of citizenship · Korea ; given name · Sun-ja ; family name · Du.
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4. The Story of Latasha Harlins | Criminal - Vocal Media
A surveillance footage captured Latasha Harlins encounters with Soon Ja Du before she was killed. After she was shot, Du's husband, Billy Heung Ki Du, heard the ...
Before the Rodney King verdict, there was Latasha Harlins.
5. In South L.A., a bitter case of mistaken identity - Los Angeles Times
4 aug 2013 · It's been a long time since a woman named Soon Ja Du shot Latasha Harlins in a liquor store at 91st and Figueroa streets. Long enough that you may have ...
In South L.A., a bitter case of mistaken identity
6. LATASHA HARLINS - Still We Rise
19 jul 2020 · ... mother, Crystal, was later shot dead in a nightclub in 1985. ... Two eye witnesses and the visually recorded footage contradicted Soon Ja Du's ...
July 19, 2020
7. Family Gathers on 25 Year Anniversary of Latasha Harlins' Death
16 mrt 2016 · It was 25 years ago that a 15-year-old girl lost her life over a bottle of orange juice. Latasha Harlins was remembered Wednesday by a fervent crowd of about ...
It was 25 years ago that a 15-year-old girl lost her life over a bottle of orange juice. Latasha Harlins was remembered Wednesday by a fervent crowd of about 50, including her grandmother, siblings and aunt, at a vigil in South Los Angeles in the place where she was shot.
8. Latasha Harlins | say their names
Latasha Harlins was a 15-year-old girl who was fatally shot by Soon Ja Du, a 51-year-old Korean-born female convenience store owner.
What happened to Latasha Harlins?
9. “There is no absolution.” - by Maylin Tu - ROCK PAPER RADIO
27 mei 2021 · The woman behind the counter, 51-year-old Soon Ja Du, thinking that Latasha was trying to steal the orange juice, grabbed her by her sweater.
An interview with Your House Will Pay author Steph Cha
10. The $1.79 Orange Juice Murder of Latasha Harlins - Vocal Media
On March 16, 1991, Latasha Harlins walked from her home in South Central Los Angeles to Du's Empire Liquor Market, a convenience store owned by Soon Ja Du and ...
Latasha's killer was sentenced to probation, a move that helped spark the 1992 LA Riots
11. 25 Years After Her Murder, Family of Latasha Harlins Honors Her with a ...
Harlins put a bottle of orange juice in her backpack before approaching the convenience store counter where store owner Soon Ja Du accused her of stealing. Du ...
We remember Latasha Harlins.
12. Latasha Harlins' death and why Korean-Americans were targets in ...
Empire Liquor in South L.A., 1991. Teenager Latasha Harlins was killed by store owner Soon Ja Du. The store never reopened after Harlins' death ...
Tensions between blacks and Koreans in L.A. were high by the 90s. But Latasha Harlins' death in 1991 assured that Koreans would be targeted when the time came.
13. [PDF] Son's cry before Du's conviction: - 'My mother is a scapegoat'
Du said police used his mother's case to divert public attention from the ... Soon Ja Du and son Joseph. neighborhood of the store where the shooting.
14. Grocer Is Convicted in Teen Killing : Verdict: Jury finds Korean woman ...
12 okt 1991 · Soon Ja Du sat quietly, head bowed, in a packed and tense courtroom as the jury delivered its guilty verdict. She faces up to 16 years in ...
In a case that underscored long-standing racial and ethnic tensions, a Korean-born grocer was convicted of voluntary manslaughter Friday in the shooting death of a 15-year-old black girl the merchant had accused of stealing a $1.79 bottle of orange juice.
15. Five Questions for Paula Yoo - The Horn Book
15 mei 2024 · ... Soon Ja Du's children wanted to protect their mother. There is ... Name : Email : URL : Comment : 0 COMMENTS. Be the first reader to ...
From the May 2024 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
16. 15-year-old Latasha Harlins was killed 31 years ago today | AURN
16 mrt 2022 · FILE - In this Nov. 24, 1992 file photo, Soon Ja Du, 51, left, leaves court with her husband, Billy Hong Ki Du, in Los Angeles.
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17. Common Ground: Brenda Stevenson's “The Contested Murder of Latasha ...
29 sep 2013 · The woman behind the counter, Soon Ja Du, assumed that Harlins was stealing the juice. As the teenager approached the cash register, Du ...
The Contested Murder of Latasha Harlins by Brenda Stevenson. Oxford University. 432 pages.
18. Say Latasha Harlins' Name - Splinter
28 apr 2017 · Nearly all show the videotape of her killing, and the anger after the light sentence received by her killer, Korean-born store owner Soon Ja Du.
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