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Mar. 1, 2021

Easing Tensions

Judge Tammy Ryu sought her Compton assignment 16 years ago

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Los Angeles County (Compton)

COMPTON — As a South Korean immigrant whose family ran a grocery store, Judge Tammy C. Ryu spoke of tension between her community and African-Americans in the early 1990s and how it inspired her to seek an assignment at the Compton Courthouse.

“With the [L.A.] riots happening and a lot of I would say tension between the Korean-American community and the African-American community, I thought that it would be great if I cam... (continued)

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