Summary

Overcooked & Underserved: The Challenges of Koreatown’s Restaurant Workers, published by the UCLA Labor Center and Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance (KIWA) in partnership with Cal Poly Pomona and San Diego State University, examines the labor and housing conditions of immigrant workers in Koreatown’s restaurants. The report is based on existing literature, policy reports, 338 worker surveys, 12 worker interviews, and an analysis of publicly available demographic, labor, and industry data.