The Federation of Korean Associations in the U.S. said in a statement marking the 20th anniversary of the L.A. riots that the Korean community must look back on itself to see whether it has fallen into cultural self-conceit and increasingly slighting other cultures.

The association called for the Korean community to become friends with other races, share their sorrows, serve their community and form bonds.

The group said the L.A. riots had stemmed from mass obstructiveness and exclusivity in a multicultural country like the United States.

It called for the Korean community to look back on its efforts to overcome that period in history and emphasize the results that have risen from those efforts.

The L.A. riots broke out in 1992 after a court acquitted three white and one Hispanic police officers accused of beating an African American named Rodney King.

The Korean community accumulated heavy damages during the riots that broke out after the acquittal which included the death of Lee Jae-sung, who was shot to death.