For many Korean immigrants, owning a dry cleaner has been a path to a better life for the next generation. The receipts from countless shirts, dresses and slacks paid for UCLA, UC Irvine, Stanford and NYU.
After graduating from UC Riverside, Edwin Kim drifted in his career, quickly burning out on the e-commerce industry.
For many Korean immigrants, owning a dry cleaner has been a path to a better life for the next generation. In addition to running Arroyo Cleaners, Yoon Dong Kim is president of the Korean Dry Cleaners & Laundry Assn. of Southern California. Ray Rangwala, a director with the Southern California Cleaner Assn., said at least 50% of dry cleaners from Bakersfield to the border are Korean-run.At its lowest point, Kim’s monthly revenue was down 80% from last spring. It is still down 30%, and he is worried about what the Delta variant may bring.They met in 1984 as parishioners at the Los Angeles Korean Methodist Church.
The boys spent afternoons at the store. They occasionally helped translate for customers, but their primary responsibility was homework. Edwin, now 31, plans to teach in China long term. His brother, Justin, 33, is a tennis coach.After selling the business and taking a two-year break, the Kims bought Arroyo Cleaners in December 2019. Yoon Dong missed the routine, while Stacy longed for story-swapping and chatting with customers.
He and his wife, Annie, bought Foxy’s Cleaners in Sherman Oaks in 2000. Their first supplier, also a Korean immigrant, advised them on the latest solvents and machines. Chae Yun, 52, who owns Crown Cleaners in Costa Mesa, said 9/11 and the Great Recession were nothing compared to COVID-19.
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