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As of the 2010 U.S. Census there were 11,813 ethnic Koreans in Harris County, Texas, in the Houston area, making up 4.2% of the county's Asian population. [1] In 2015 Haejin E. Koh, author of "Korean Americans in Houston: Building Bridges across Cultures and Generations," wrote in regards to the census figure that "community leaders believe the number is twice as large."
Agencies used Houston's climate as a reason to place Cambodian refugees there. A 23-house complex called "Khmer Village" was established off of Interstate 10 (Eastex Freeway) in the east side of the city. [53] A woman named Yani Rose Keo became a community leader and was involved in the affairs of Cambodians who settled in Houston.
Spring Branch is a district in west-northwest Harris County, Texas, United States, roughly bordered by Tanner Road and Hempstead Road to the north, Beltway 8 to the west, Interstate 10 to the south, and the 610 Loop to the east; it is almost entirely within the city of Houston. [4]
Like with Category:Koreatowns, pages in this category should be of places that are often called "Koreatown", "Little Seoul/Korea", or similar. If a place simply has a large Korean community, do not place it here. Use the more general Category:Korean communities in the United States instead.
Blue-roofed huts, a raised slab of concrete and some raked gravel are all that separate the rival Koreas at Panmunjom, a rare point of close contact along the most heavily armed border in the world.
The following list of ethnic groups is a partial list of United States cities and towns in which a majority (over 50%) of the population is Asian American or Asian, according to the United States Census Bureau.