Justin Chon aims for cross-cultural understanding with 1992 L.A. riots drama `Gook`
(LA Times Dodgers)

Justin Chon knows that the title of his new film, `Gook,` doesn´t roll off the tongue easily. The word´s loaded history as an ugly slur is painfully well known to Koreans, particularly those living in Los Angeles during the 1992 riots - people like his own parents, whose Paramount shoe store was...