Koreatown bartender raises money to support street vendors 

When immigration operations heightened the fear among Los Angeles immigrants this summer, a Koreatown bartender became growingly worried about the street vendors in her community.

As many street vendors gave up their livelihood out of fear for being detained by federal agents, Hester Lee turned to social media to raise money and began buying out their stands.

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Lee has raised more than $30,000 by donations from her social media followers as she drives through the city, often purchasing thousands of dollars’ worth of flowers, fruit or other goods from street vendors. Then, she gives the items away for free to pedestrians.

“We can't turn a blind eye. We cannot become desensitized to what's actually happening to this co