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Title: Values-Based Approach to Heritage Conservation: Identifying Cultural Heritage in Los Angeles Koreatown

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2015

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Abstract: The purpose of this thesis is to explore the history of Koreatown’s development and identify historic places and cultural heritage for the Korean American community in Los Angeles through the assessment of the cultural significance beyond a focus on architectural aesthetics. The goal of the thesis is not to preserve historic buildings but rather to examine the social and cultural value of Koreatown’s historical development and identify places created by collective memory and public history that are meaningful to the past. Los Angeles has a variety of ethnic enclaves such as Chinatown, Little Tokyo and Thaitown. In particular, Little Tokyo is a Community Design Overlay (CDO) district, and the community is trying to create design guidelines that preserve the quality of its historical community and establish long-term goals for its communal identity. However, even though Korean Americans have been in the Southern California for more than one hundred years and Koreatown has great cultural significance in Los Angeles, it is hard to . . .

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Authors: Myung, Junyoung

Institution: University of Southern California

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