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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Politics
Jeong Park

LA mayoral hopefuls court Asian Americans, the city's fastest-growing ethnic group

LOS ANGELES — In November, Kevin de León convened a press conference for the Korean-language media.

"Annyeonghaseyo" — hello — he greeted the journalists before making the case for why he should be Los Angeles' next mayor. If elected, he will appoint a Korean American deputy mayor, he said.

Last week, another mayoral candidate, Rick Caruso, rolled out Korean-language ads, touting himself as the only one who can "clean up" the city.

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