American Community Survey
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, New York City is home to 100,000
ethnic Korean
Koreans ( South Korean: , , North Korean: , ; see names of Korea) are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Korean Peninsula.
Koreans mainly live in the two Korean nation states: North Korea and South Korea (collectively and simply refer ...
s, with two-thirds living in the
borough
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History
In the Middle Ag ...
of
Queens
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Combined Statistical Area
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enumerated 218,764
Korean American
Korean Americans are Americans of Korean ancestry (mostly from South Korea). In 2015, the Korean-American community constituted about 0.56% of the United States population, or about 1.82 million people, and was the fifth-largest Asian America ...
residents as of the
2010 United States Census
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, the second-largest population of Koreans outside of
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic ...
and the most prominent.
History
Mass Korean immigration to the United States began in the 1950s, with a large wave occurring over the 1960s and 1970s. Koreans historically came to the
New York metropolitan area
The New York metropolitan area, also commonly referred to as the Tri-State area, is the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass, at , and one of the list of most populous metropolitan areas, most populous urban agg ...
with the intention of permanently settling in the city and establishing businesses. Originally, ethnic Koreans settled in highly urbanized neighborhoods in Manhattan and Queens, but beginning in the 1980s, wealthier Koreans began moving to suburban communities in nearby
Bergen County
Bergen County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Jersey.George Washington Bridge
The George Washington Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River, connecting Fort Lee, New Jersey, with Manhattan in New York City. The bridge is named after George Washington, the first president of the United S ...
, alongside the
Hudson River
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Long Island
Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United States and the 18 ...
) and
Westchester County
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, both locally within
New York State
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itself. Many ethnic Koreans moved into areas already settled by the metropolitan
Japanese
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* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
community. By 1988, there were about 150,000 ethnic Koreans living in the New York City area.Kunieda, p. 133.
Midtown Manhattan
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, but since 2008, the district has seen an increase in Korean and European traffic as well, and the resident Korean population in the area has grown concomitantly. There was never a formal plan or agreement to create a Korean commercial district in
Manhattan
Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...
. However, given the high levels of tourist traffic stemming from its proximity to the
Empire State Building
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,
Macy's Herald Square
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,
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Pennsylvania Station or Penn Station may also refer to
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* Baltimore Penn Station
* Pennsylvania Station (Cinc ...
,
Madison Square Garden
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, the Garment District, and the Flower District, amongst other Midtown Manhattan landmarks, it was an ideal location for Korean immigrants to settle. Initiated by the opening of a Korean bookstore and a handful of restaurants in the 1980s, Koreatown sprang into being. With their success, an additional stream of Korean-owned businesses took root in the neighborhood, coinciding with increased immigration from
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic ...
; and with rising demand for the prime location, overall property values in the area increased as well. According to the 2010 United States Census, the Korean population of Manhattan (co-extensive with
New York County
Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...
) had nearly doubled to approximately 20,000 over the decade since the 2000 Census. Although Korea Way continues to represent the heart of Koreatown, situated between
Broadway
Broadway may refer to:
Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
,
Sixth Avenue
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, and
Fifth Avenue
Fifth Avenue is a major and prominent thoroughfare in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It stretches north from Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village to West 143rd Street in Harlem. It is one of the most expensive shopping ...
, Koreatown itself has been expanding further eastward from Fifth Avenue along East 32nd Street, toward
Madison Avenue
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in Midtown Manhattan, in the direction of
Queens
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. Koreatown, Manhattan has become described as the "Korean
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment hub, and neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is formed by the junction of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 42nd Street. Together with adjacent ...
" and has emerged as the international economic outpost for the Korean ''
chaebol
A chaebol (, ; ) is a large industrial South Korean conglomerate run and controlled by an individual or family. A chaebol often consists of multiple diversified affiliates, controlled by a person or group whose power over the group often exc ...
''. More broadly, Koreatown is attracting new Korean residents to the adjacent Manhattan neighborhoods of Murray Hill,
Kips Bay
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medical field
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or Korean
international student
International students, or foreign students, are students who undertake all or part of their tertiary education in a country other than their own and move to that country for the purpose of studying.
In 2019, there were over 6 million internati ...
s who had moved to New York City to find or initiate professional or
entrepreneurial
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positions. They established a foothold on Union Street in the
Flushing
Flushing may refer to:
Places
* Flushing, Cornwall, a village in the United Kingdom
* Flushing, Queens, New York City
** Flushing Bay, a bay off the north shore of Queens
** Flushing Chinatown (法拉盛華埠), a community in Queens
** Flushin ...
neighborhood of Queens, between 35th and 41st Avenues, featuring restaurants and
karaoke
Karaoke (; ; , clipped compound of Japanese ''kara'' "empty" and ''ōkesutora'' "orchestra") is a type of interactive entertainment usually offered in clubs and bars, where people sing along to recorded music using a microphone. The music is ...
(''
noraebang
Karaoke (; ; , clipped compound of Japanese ''kara'' "empty" and ''ōkesutora'' "orchestra") is a type of interactive entertainment usually offered in clubs and bars, where people sing along to recorded music using a microphone. The music i ...
'') bars, grocery markets, education centers and
bookstores
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, banking institutions, offices,
consumer electronics
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vendors,
apparel
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boutique
A boutique () is a small shop that deals in fashionable clothing or accessories. The word is French for "shop", which derives ultimately from the Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (''apothēkē'') "storehouse".
The term ''boutique'' and also ''de ...
s, and other commercial enterprises. In 1990, Korean-American owned shops were boycotted in the Flatbush section of
Brooklyn
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; the boycott started by
Black Nationalist
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, Sonny Carson, lasted for six months and became known as the
Flatbush boycott
The Family Red Apple boycott, also known as the "Red Apple boycott", "Church Avenue boycott" or "Flatbush boycott", was the starting point of an eighteen-month series of boycotts targeting Korean-owned stores which ''The New York Times'' describ ...
.
As the community grew in wealth and population and rose in
socioeconomic status
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, Koreans expanded their presence eastward along
Northern Boulevard
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, buying homes in more
affluent
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and less crowded Queens neighborhoods and more recently into adjacent suburban Nassau County, bringing their businesses with them, and thereby expanding the Koreatown itself. This expansion has led to the creation of an American ''Meokjagolmok'', or Korean ''Restaurant Street'', around the
Long Island Rail Road
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station in Murray Hill, Queens, exuding the ambience of
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the Capital city, capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea ...
itself. The eastward pressure to expand was also created by the inability to move westward, inhibited by the formidable presence of the enormous
Flushing Chinatown
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centered on Main Street. Per the 2010 United States Census, the Korean population of Queens was 64,107, while the Korean population of Nassau County had increased by nearly two-thirds to approximately 14,000 over one decade since the 2000 Census.
Korean Air
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The present-day Korean Air ...
and
Asiana Airlines
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provide
non-stop flight
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History
During the early age of aviation industry when aircraft range was limited, most flights were served in the form of milk run, aka there were many stops along ...
s from
Seoul
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to
JFK Airport
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in Queens, and the Consulate-General of South Korea in Manhattan has played an important role in mediating travel to and from Korea by the
Korean diaspora
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living in the New York metropolitan area.
Other established and growing
Koreatown
A Koreatown ( Korean: 코리아타운), also known as a Little Korea or Little Seoul, is a Korean-dominated ethnic enclave within a city or metropolitan area outside the Korean Peninsula.
History
Koreatowns as an East Asian ethnic enclave have ...
s in the New York metropolitan area are located in nearby
Hangul
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is ubiquitous in all of the Koreatowns.
Education
Korean language
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schools in the New York City region tend to have distinct educational missions and clienteles, and each school has its own distinct management. Because ethnic Koreans settling in New York City generally intend to permanently immigrate to the United States, the only Korean-oriented schools are supplementary institutions holding classes on Saturdays and Sundays.Kunieda, p. 137.
Korean churches typically hold Korean language classes for a half to one hour per week during Sundays. In addition to the churches, there are non-religious operators of Korean schools. In 1988, the
Consulate-General
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of South Korea in New York stated that about 40% of the Korean schools in the New York City area were non-religious. The first Korean schools were established by ethnic Korean churches.Kunieda, p. 136-137.
Individual Korean schools
The Korean School of New York was the first secular Korean school established in the city, opening in 1973. The founder, who remained as the school's principal
academic administrator
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in 1988, believed that Korean language education should be separate from religion. As of 1988, this school had 205 students.Kunieda, p. 147.
The Korean School of Queens originated as a church-operated school, and as of 1988, offered classes for elderly persons and children. In that year, the school had 141 enrolled students. As of 1988, the Korean School of New Jersey (뉴저지 한국학교) had 262 students, making it the largest Korean school in the New York City area, serving students living in suburbs in
northern New Jersey
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. In 1988, the Church of
Brooklyn
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Korean Language School had 120 students, the
Broadway
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Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
Korean School of New York had 97 students, the Westchester Korean School had 50 students, and the
Pearl River
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Korean School had 36 students. In 2014, the McGoldrick Branch of the
Queens Library
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in
Flushing
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Places
* Flushing, Cornwall, a village in the United Kingdom
* Flushing, Queens, New York City
** Flushing Bay, a bay off the north shore of Queens
** Flushing Chinatown (法拉盛華埠), a community in Queens
** Flushin ...
began holding Korean language classes.
Korean culture
Korean cuisine
Development of Koreatown, Manhattan as a Korean dining destination
Approximately fifteen restaurants conduct business
24/7
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on Korea Way in Koreatown, Manhattan. Korean restaurants in the district have had to expand or stay open around the clock to meet rising commercial rents and stay financially viable, given the growing prestige and high customer volume generated by foot traffic in Koreatown, Manhattan, and greater investment and involvement by the Korean
chaebol
A chaebol (, ; ) is a large industrial South Korean conglomerate run and controlled by an individual or family. A chaebol often consists of multiple diversified affiliates, controlled by a person or group whose power over the group often exc ...
. Historically known as a more tourist-oriented alternative to the residential and somewhat suburban Flushing and Murray Hill, Queens in the nearby Long Island Koreatown, Koreatown in Manhattan has since developed a reputation as an authentic Korean dining destination.
Recognition by chefs and authenticity of Korean cuisine in Queens
According to ''The New York Times'', a " Kimchi Belt" stretches along
Northern Boulevard
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and the
Long Island Rail Road
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tracks, from
Flushing
Flushing may refer to:
Places
* Flushing, Cornwall, a village in the United Kingdom
* Flushing, Queens, New York City
** Flushing Bay, a bay off the north shore of Queens
** Flushing Chinatown (法拉盛華埠), a community in Queens
** Flushin ...
, Queens, eastward into Nassau County, in the Long Island Koreatown. A prominent Korean food chef stated that "Queens is the closest you can come to authentic Korean food." The Long Island Koreatown features numerous restaurants that serve both traditional and/or regional Korean cuisine. The development of this Koreatown has led to the creation of an American ''Meokjagolmok'', or Korean ''Restaurant Street'', around the Long Island Rail Road station in Murray Hill, Queens, exuding the ambience of
Seoul
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itself.
Korean Chinese cuisine
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Despite originally being derived from Chinese cuisine, Korean-Chinese cuisine consists of unique dishes with Korea ...
is also available in the Long Island Koreatown.
K-Pop
The
K-Pop
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industry is active in New York City, hosting numerous concerts in the city as well as being home to K-Pop musicians. The musical ''
KPOP
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'' opened
Off-Broadway
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in 2017 and moved to
Broadway
Broadway may refer to:
Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
in 2022, with
Luna
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* Luna (goddess), the ancient Roman personification of the Moon
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* Luna, Apayao
* Luna, Isabela
* Luna, La Union
* Luna, San Jose
Roma ...
in the starring role, and co-starring fellow K-pop stars
Kevin Woo
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David Chang
David Chang (Korean: ; born August 5, 1977) is an American restaurateur, author, podcaster, and television personality. He is the founder of the Momofuku restaurant group. In 2009, Momofuku Ko was awarded two Michelin stars, which the restaura ...
Liz Cho
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Cho grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, and has a younger brother, Andrew. She was born ...
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Margaret Cho
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Kelly Choi
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Susan Choi
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Judy Joo
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Luna
Luna commonly refers to:
* Earth's Moon, named "Luna" in Latin
* Luna (goddess), the ancient Roman personification of the Moon
Luna may also refer to:
Places Philippines
* Luna, Apayao
* Luna, Isabela
* Luna, La Union
* Luna, San Jose
Roma ...
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Min
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Places
* Fujian, also called Mǐn, a province of China
** Min Kingdom (909–945), a state in Fujian
* Min County, a county of Dingxi, Gansu province, China
* Min River (Fujian)
* Min River (Sichuan)
* Mineola (Amtr ...
Min Jin Lee
Min Jin Lee (born November 11, 1968) is a Korean American author and journalist based in Harlem, New York City. Her work frequently deals with Korean and Korean American topics. She is the author of the novels ''Free Food for Millionaires'' (2 ...
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Sandra Oh
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Ashley Park
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Kevin Woo
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*
Awkwafina
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– actress,
rapper
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*
Joel Kim Booster
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David Chang
David Chang (Korean: ; born August 5, 1977) is an American restaurateur, author, podcaster, and television personality. He is the founder of the Momofuku restaurant group. In 2009, Momofuku Ko was awarded two Michelin stars, which the restaura ...
– international restaurateur
* Ronnie Cho –
political consultant
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*
Margaret Cho
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– multi-hyphenate entertainer and
LGBT
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social activist
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Jun Choi
Jun H. Choi (born May 17, 1971) is an American entrepreneur and politician and the former Mayor of Edison, New Jersey, a community of over 100,000 people and the fifth largest municipality in the state. He was sworn in on January 1, 2006 as th ...
– former mayor of
Edison, New Jersey
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* Kyung Hee Choi – Vice President, Asian Health Services and ''Korean Medical Program (한국인의 의료 프로그램)'', Holy Name Medical Center,
Teaneck
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,
Bergen County
Bergen County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Susan Choi
Susan Choi (born 1969) is an American novelist.
Early life and education
Choi was born in South Bend, Indiana to a Korean father and a Jewish mother. She attended public schools. When she was nine years old, her parents divorced. She and her m ...
Midtown Manhattan
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* Christopher Chung – the first elected mayor of Bergen County's Palisades Park, where Koreans constitute the majority of the population
*
Bill Hwang
Sung Kook Hwang (Korean: 황성국), also known as Bill Hwang, is a Korean-born American investor and trader. In April 2021, ''The Wall Street Journal'' reported that Hwang lost US$20billion over 10 days in late March, imposing large losses on ...
–
Wall Street
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investor in
Tenafly
Tenafly () is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census the borough had a population of 15,409,
in Bergen County, New Jersey
* Saeju Jeong – CEO, health fitness app Noom
* Susan Kang –
associate professor
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Overview
In the '' North American system'', used in the United States and many other countries, it is ...
of
political science
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,
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
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* Gina Kim – borough clerk, Palisades Park, Bergen County, New Jersey
* Jean Kim – political
lobbyist
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United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
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, 2017–2018
* Judy Kim – Manhattan
state Supreme Court
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judge
* Kyung Kim – chief operating officer, KFF Inc., parent company of Dons Bogam Korean barbeque restaurants in the New York metropolitan areajerseydigs Accessed March 14, 2019. Accessed March 14, 2019.
* Ron Kim – member of the
New York State Assembly
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, representing the 40th District, including Whitestone,
Flushing
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* Flushing, Queens, New York City
** Flushing Bay, a bay off the north shore of Queens
** Flushing Chinatown (法拉盛華埠), a community in Queens
** Flushin ...
Queens
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* Andrew Kwon – fashion designer
* Joo-Yung Lee – managing director, North American financial institutions, Fitch Ratings
*
Carol Lim
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She founded the fashion retailer Opening Ceremony in 2002 in Lower Manhattan. Further stores followe ...
– fashion designer
*
Luna
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* Luna (goddess), the ancient Roman personification of the Moon
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* Luna, Apayao
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– singer-songwriter and
Broadway
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* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
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** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
actress
*
Min
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* Fujian, also called Mǐn, a province of China
** Min Kingdom (909–945), a state in Fujian
* Min County, a county of Dingxi, Gansu province, China
* Min River (Fujian)
* Min River (Sichuan)
* Mineola (Amtr ...
– singer-songwriter and Broadway actress
*
Ashley Park
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– Broadway actress, dancer, and singer
* Ellen Park – member of the
New Jersey State Assembly
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Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for ...
, representing Bergen County's 37th District, elected in November 2021
* Helen Park – composer and songwriter
* Jae Shin – actor
* Julie Won –
councilwoman
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Canada
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, New York City's 26th district in western Queens, elected in November 2021
*
Kevin Woo
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– singer-songwriter, Broadway actor, and television host
* Michael Yun –
councilman
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Canada
Due to the control that the provinces have over their municipal governments, terms that councillors serve vary from province to province. Unl ...
,
Jersey City
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* Media (communication), tools used to deliver information or data
** Advertising media, various media, content, buying and placement for advertising
** Broadcast media, communications delivered over mass e ...
subsection has been created to acknowledge this professional prominence.
* Juju Chang – journalist, ''
ABC News
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'', anchor of ''
Nightline
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''
* Sophia Chang – ''
Gothamist
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'' and ''
WNYC
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'' public radio
* Elizabeth Cho (disambiguate) – '' Bracha''
*
Liz Cho
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Early life and education
Cho grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, and has a younger brother, Andrew. She was born ...
(disambiguate) –
news anchor
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, ''
WABC-TV
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* Ann Choi – senior inestigative reporter, ''
Bloomberg Businessweek
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*
Kelly Choi
Kelly Choi (born February 7, 1986) is a Korean-American, Emmy-nominated television personality on NYC Media, the official broadcast service of the City of New York. A former host of Bravo TV's ''Top Chef'' spin-off, ''Top Chef Masters'', she has ...
– anchor for
NYC Media
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, the official public radio, television, and online media network and broadcasting service of the
City of New York
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, and host of ''
Secrets of New York
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''
* Kay Chun – cooking editor, ''
The New York Times
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''
*
Euny Hong
Euny Hong is a Korean-American journalist and author, based in France.
Biography
Hong is the author of three books. The novel ''Kept: A Comedy of Sex and Manners'' was published by Simon and Schuster in 2006. ''The Birth of Korean Cool: How One N ...
– journalist, author of ''Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture'' (2014), which has been published in seven languages
* Jimmy Im – senior lifestyle writer, ''
CNBC
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''
*
Judy Joo
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– chef and television personality
*
Jay Caspian Kang
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– ''
The New York Times Magazine
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''
* Allen Kim – digital producer, culture and trends, ''CNN''
* CeFaan Kim – journalist, ''WABC-TV''
* Elizabeth Kim – ''
Gothamist
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''
* Eric Kim – food columnist, ''The New York Times''
* Eugene Kim – ''CNBC''
* Jasmine Kim – digital content journalist, ''CNBC''
* Michelle J. Kim – journalist and digital content producer, ''
WNBC-TV
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* Tae Kim – investing journalist, ''CNBC''
* Kim Ye-rin – ''
The Korea Herald
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''
* Genevieve Ko – senior food editor, ''The New York Times''
* Chang W. Lee –
photojournalist
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, ''The New York Times''
* Edmund Lee – journalist, ''The New York Times''
* Karen Lee – weekend
television anchor
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, ''
News 12 New Jersey
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*
Min Jin Lee
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– author journalist
* MJ Lee – journalist, '' CNN''
* Yeji Jesse Lee – journalist, ''
Business Insider
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* Jeenah Moon – photojournalist, ''The New York Times''nytimes Accessed March 11, 2019.
*
Christina Park
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– journalist
* Ishle Yi Park – first female
poet laureate
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of Queens, from 2004 to 2007
* Hannah Seo – journalist, ''The New York Times''
* Hugh Son – journalist, ''CNBC''
* Elisa Ung – award-winning food writer and
restaurant critic
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Asian Americans in New York City
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Population
New York City alone, according to the 2010 Census, has now become home to more than one million Asian Americans, grea ...
Chinese people in New York City
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Indians in the New York City metropolitan region
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Japanese in New York City
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Taiwanese people in New York City
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History and location
The Flushing neighborhood of t ...
Archive Japanese title: 異文化接触と母国文化 : 在ニューヨーク日本人・韓国人子女の場合). ''Hokkaido Tokai University Bulletin'' (北海道東海大学紀要): Humanities and social sciences (人文社会科学系) 1, 131–147, 1988. Hokkaido Tokai University See profile at
CiNii
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. ''Abstract in Japanese available''.
* Min, Pyong Gap and Young I. Song. "Demographic Characteristics and Trends of Post-1965 Korean Immigrant Women and Men" (Chapter 5). In: Song, Young In and Ailee Moon (editors). ''Korean American Women: From Tradition to Modern Feminism''.
Greenwood Publishing Group
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, January 1, 1998. Start page 45. , 9780275959777.
References
Further reading
* Kim, Claire Jean. ''Bitter Fruit: The Politics of Black-Korean Conflict in New York City''.
Yale University Press
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, Yale Univers ...
, February 1, 2003. , 9780300093308.
* Kim, Jongyun. ''Adjustment Problems Among Korean Elderly Immigrants in New York and Los Angeles and Effects of Resources on Psychological Distress and Status in the Family'' (dissertation).
ProQuest
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, 2008. , 9780549566052. UMI Number 3307607.
* Min, Pyong Gap. ''Ethnic Solidarity for Economic Survival: Korean Greengrocers in New York City''.
Russell Sage Foundation
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New York City
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