Lily Moon, right, and Kyung Cha prepare fish cakes in a booth at the Los Angeles Korean Festival at Seoul International Park in Los Angeles. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Children in paper masks walk through the Los Angeles Korean Festival in Koreatown. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
A woman pushes a child in a stroller past a display of twisted potatoes during the Los Angeles Korean Festival. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
A young festival-goer walks past cardboard cutouts of Korean boy band EXO at the Los Angeles Korean Festival in Koreatown. Several K-Pop and other musicians performed at the weekend event. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Juan Alvarez is enveloped in smoke as he marinades racks of Korean BBQ ribs during the Los Angeles Korean Festival at Seoul International Park. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Contemporary Christian music singer Choi Yoon Young performs at the 41st annual Los Angeles Korean Festival. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Many Korean Angeleons say the annual Los Angeles Korean Festival gives them a taste of their home culture. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
