This ambitious account of the 1992 riots following the acquittal of the officers charged with beating Rodney King also looks at the lives and experiences of King and two other young people in order to explore racism, race relations, economics, and other contributing factors and complexities leading to the violence. Korean American Edward Jae Song Lee, 17, responded to the call to help defend Koreatown businesses being smashed, burned and looted; he was one of 63 people who died over three days. Latasha Harlins, 15, was an African American teen killed in March, 1992, by a Korean store owner, shot in the back as she left the store following an altercation after she was accused of trying to steal orange juice. Yoo makes clear they each had dreams, and each faced challenges that were complicated by race, racism, and economics. Along with their stories she places what happened in the larger context of the history of the Black and Korean communities in L.A. and the relations between them, which were far more nuanced and complex than the stereotypes that media coverage at the time relied on. A deep dive into the events of April 29 to May 3, 1992, includes the experiences of Black and Asian journalists covering the unrest, those who courageously stepped in and saved lives, and those who look back with regret at their actions in this work that admirably refuses to simplify or sensationalize its subject.