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Koreans in Washington, D.C.

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and at four elementary schools, open to both ethnic Koreans and non ethnic-Koreans. As of September 2010 the school district had 6,387 students who natively speak Korean.
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opened in Washington, D.C. In 1960, there were about 400 to 500 ethnic Koreans in that city. Most of them were wives of former U.S. soldiers, students, and embassy staff.
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As of 2011, four Korean-language newspapers, three Korean-language television channels, and one Korean-language radio station are in Northern Virginia.
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After Korean immigration began, many ethnic Koreans lived in northern Virginia while owning businesses in Washington, D.C. Liz Farmer of the
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and because many are "very private people". As of 2010, the Koreans were Fairfax County's third-largest immigrant community. As of the
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Asian American studies professor Larry Shinagawa said more Koreans in Fairfax County are engaged in business. Dave Seminara of the
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printed an editorial arguing that Virginia state officials who were promising to take pro-Korean actions regarding the
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said that Choi and other Korean community leaders credited the growth of the Fairfax Korean community to the good
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As of 2006, many Koreans in Fairfax County, Virginia operate businesses in Washington, D.C., and work for the
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is the third-largest ethnic Korean community in the United States. Most Koreans in the area live in
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stated that during the early 1990s there were not very many Korean businesses in
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The Montgomery County, Maryland government has established Korean-American Day.
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He grew up spoiled in Vienna, Va., His father, a South Korean immigrant
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Koreans, Indians lead Northern Virginia's Asian population boom
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Almost 25% of the ethnic Koreans in Fairfax County live in
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in the city center, active since the late 1980s. in 2011,
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The Korean-American Association of Washington Metro Area
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Pandering to Northern Va.’s Koreans is going to extremes
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memorial were "pandering" and were not appropriate.
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Korean American Bar Association of Washington, D.C.
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Index

Koreans in Washington, DC
Ethnicity in Washington, D.C.
African Americans
Ethiopians
Hispanics
Irish
Jews
Koreans
Native Americans
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Korean American
Washington, D.C., metropolitan area
Virginia
Maryland
South Korea
Fairfax County, Virginia
2010 U.S. Census
Fairfax County, Virginia
Northern Virginia
illegal immigrants
2000 U.S. Census
Annandale
Centreville
Koreatown
University of Maryland
Fairfax Times
Fairfax County Public Schools
Washington Dulles International Airport

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