• Corpus ID: 128651782

Korean immigrants in Los Angeles

@inproceedings{Min1990KoreanII,
  title={Korean immigrants in Los Angeles},
  author={Pyong Gap Min},
  year={1990}
}
  • P. Min
  • Published 7 April 1990
  • History
A large number of Koreans have been admitted to the United States as legal immigrants since the change in the immigration law in 1965. A significant proportion of the new Korean immigrants have settled in Los Angeles. As a result, the Los Angeles Korean community, the home of some 200,000 Koreans, has become not only the largest Korean center in the United States but also the largest overseas Korean center. This paper provides an overview of Korean immigrants and the Korean community in Los… 
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