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“K-food trends are a byproduct of K-pop,” said Jim Koo, president of the Korean American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County. “K-pop artists make content eating Korean food, so all of a ...
Orange Coast Magazine. Pyong Gap Min (2012). Koreans in North America: Their Experiences in the Twenty-First Century. Lexington Books. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-7391-7814-0. Morino, Douglas (August 31, 2013). "Tours introduce Korean District". Orange County Register. Brody, Jeffrey. "Garden Grove Seeks to Ring up Business, Tourists for Little Seoul."
In 1970, the Koreans in Los Angeles and Orange Counties made up 63% of the total number of Koreans in the United States. Around this period, the Korean community area moved to Olympic Boulevard, where the modern Koreatown is located. [1] The Korean community was severely affected by the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
The Korean population in Orange County more than doubled between 1990 and 2010. ... The New York City Korean Chamber of Commerce estimates there to be more than 100 ...
As of 2020, Orange County had the second largest number of Korean Americans of any county in America, neighboring Los Angeles County has the most, numbering over 229,593. [73] Koreans originally moved into Garden Grove after Olympic gold medalist Sammy Lee bought a home in the 1950s signaling to other ethnic minorities that they could move into ...
Bergen County, host to the county's highly ranked Academies magnet public high school [8] [9] [10] as well as to the North American headquarters operations of South Korean chaebols including Samsung, [11] LG Corp, [12] and Hanjin Shipping, [13] was home to all of the nation's top 10 municipalities by percentage of Korean population. [14]
With a population of 752, Brea was incorporated on February 23, 1917, as the eighth official city of Orange County. As oil production declined, some agricultural development took place, especially lemon and orange groves. In the 1920s, the Brea Chamber of Commerce promoted the city with the slogan “Oil, Oranges, and Opportunity.” [13]
On March 16, 1991, a Korean store owner, Soon Ja Du, shot and killed a 15-year-old Black customer, Latasha Harlins. Du accused Harlins of stealing orange juice, and after watching her put down the jug and turn to leave, shot her in the head. [14] Some historians view Du's posting bail as the breaking point in tensions. [15] [clarification needed]