Dumbfoundead on identity, survival and finding his voice

Before he became Dumbfoundead, a rapper known for his sharp wit and cultural commentary, Jonnie Park was a child navigating an undocumented life in Los Angeles — one shaped by his parents’ pursuit of the “American Dream” and the strain it placed on their family. Born in Argentina to Korean parents, Park was brought to the US at the age of three, crossing the US-Mexico border with the help of a “coyote,” or smuggler. He would grow up in LA without legal status, in a household defined by both resi