Paul Chun | Seoul Broadcasting System
Current greening efforts in school spaces across LA Unified School District could benefit environmentally under-privileged metro areas like Koreatown & South LA.
This story was produced as part of the Greening of LA ethnic media project, a collaboration between EMS and UCLA/LENS.
Paul Chun produced this fellowship story for Seoul Broadcasting System, the largest private broadcaster in South Korea. SBS International is the Los Angeles-based U.S. branch of Korea’s third-largest TV Network overall.
“LA Koreatown Lacks Green Space — Will Greening Local Schools Help?” discusses the issue of low green space in schools throughout LA’s Koreatown, exploring how the scarcity affects Korean youth in the neighborhood, and features local initiatives to green campuses throughout the area.
Speaking on his fellowship work, Chun — a reporter with SBS for 16 years — said “Green spaces, such as parks and trees are vital for me, and our Korean American community. Many of our community members reside or do business in LA Koreatown, which is one of the most green space deprived regions in LA county. I have signed up for the UCLA LENS – EMS project, hoping it can bring more attention to the matter along with other green space issues in the LA area.”
