In 1993, Steven Lee’s parents opened Seven Star Fashion, a textile shop in L.A.’s Koreatown, after immigrating from South Korea to build a new life.
“They were the first entrepreneurs I knew,” said Lee. “They worked long hours, a classic immigrant story. They came here with basically nothing, and didn’t know how to speak English. They didn’t have a network—and they’re a very big influence for what I do today.”
