Young Oak Kim Academy

Address: 615 South Shatto Place, Los Angeles, California 90005
Phone: (213) 739-6500

A middle school within the Los Angeles Unified School District, Local District 4. It was established in 2009 as the only middle school in the LAUSD to practice single-sex education (different curricula and learning environments for girls and boys).

YOKA is named in honor of Colonel Young-Oak Kim, the first Asian-American colonel to lead a US battalion in war. It is LA’s first middle school, and the third school overall, named for a Korean.

Located near the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Vermont Avenue

Public Transportation in Koreatown

Address: Koreatown LA

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: http://www.metro.net/

Also, there are two DASH routes serving the Koreatown area. The fare is just 50 cents and most DASH buses offer free WiFi.

Koreatown Gateway Sign: Olympic & Vermont

Address: Olympic Boulevard, just west of Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90006

Two pairs of Koreatown gateway structures can be seen on either side of Olympic Boulevard, along the stretch that the city has formally designated as Koreatown.

Chinese Consulate-General

Address: 443 Shatto Place Los Angeles, CA 90020-1703
Phone: (213) 807-8088

Consulate General of The People’s Republic of China (中华人民共和国驻洛杉矶总领馆)

Hampshire Place Apartments

Address: 501 S New Hampshire Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone: (213) 383-7557

Hampshire Place Apartments 501 S New Hampshire Avenue Phone: (213) 383-7557 (844) 584-6247 Different from the New Hampshire Apartments at 432 S New Hampshire Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90020. Phone number (213) 385-5666 Nearby: Catalina Gardens, K2LA Apartments

Los Angeles Mongolian Association

Address: 4556 Council St, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Phone: (323) 325-8383

The Los Angeles Mongolian Association holds meetings at the office of Koko Group Logistics in North Koreatown.

Vermont-Beverly Metro Station

Address: 301 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Phone: (800) 366-6883

Subway station just north of Koreatown proper.

Mariposa-Nabi School

Address: 987 South Mariposa Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90006
Phone: (213) 385-0241

Opened in the fall of 2005, the Mariposa-Nabi Primary Center is housed in a strikingly colorful building for students in kindergarten to second grade. Mariposa is the name of the street on which the school entrance is; it means “butterfly” in Spanish, while “Nabi” (나비) is the Korean word for “butterfly.”

Koreatown Walking Tour: Olympic Boulevard

Address: Koreatown LA

Publication Date: 2012 Olympic Boulevard is considered the main street of Koreatown LA. This is where historically Koreans started the businesses that would form the core of the community. The first official “Koreatown” sign in L.A. was posted at Olympic & Vermont in August 1981. Here is a suggested itinerary for exploring Koreatown’s […]