A mother and daughter reimagined the Korean hanbok. Now they’re dressing the San Diego Padres
by Catherine Hong from US news | The Guardian on (#6R7R6)
Estella Park Riahi never thought she'd join her mother's business, but now she's an enthusiastic partner
As a kid, when Estella Park Riahi did poorly on a test, her mother had a favorite way of threatening her. She'd tell me: You're going to have to work for the family business!'" said Riahi. That used to scare me."
Back then, making and selling hanbok - traditional Korean garments - alongside her immigrant mother, Laura Park, in Los Angeles's Koreatown was the last thing Riahi wanted to do. I attended a predominantly white all-girls school, and I wanted to fit in with everybody whose parents had normal' careers," she said. I had no interest in celebrating my Koreanness."
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