Chiwan Choi’s Diaspora Jukebox Playlist
This Playlist Will Have You Falling in Love on a DTLA Rooftop and Dancing Like It’s 1982
As part of Zócalo Public Square’s 20th birthday, we’re sharing the sounds of the Southland with “Diaspora Jukebox,” a series of playlists that celebrate the unique communities and musical traditions that represent Los Angeles. Our third Diaspora Jukebox playlist features the songs that accompanied poet Chiwan Choi through his youth in Koreatown, late nights in West L.A., and his DTLA wedding.
The only music I remember listening to (not counting church songs, oh god) before my family arrived in Los Angeles when I was 10, …
