Korean Immigration
A Short History
Stranded in California
After a wave of migration into California to strike gold, many Chinese immigrants were left with nothing left in the state. After starting to work on railroads and coal mines, many Americans began to accuse the Chinese of "taking their jobs away" (sound familiar?). This was the start of anti-Asian sentiment in the United States.
Devastation
American/Soviet Occupation
Japanese imperialism
17% of the entire ethnic Korean population dies in Korean War. North and South left in economic/social ruins. Many Koreans motivated to leave
Just after Japanese imperialism ended, Americans and Soviets divided the Korean peninsula
Japanese annex Korea in 1910, severely limiting Korean emigration (and freedoms in general)
27,000
47,000
15,000
Korean immigrants during the War
total Korean immigrants from 1950-1965
immigrants after the War were students or businessmen
Sources
1,000,000 immigrants
The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965 greatly increased the flow of immigration from South Korea to the United States. By 1976, Koreans were the third-largest immigrant group moving to the U.S, only behind Mexico and the Philippines. By 2017, one million Korean immigrants lived in the U.S.
Korean immigration history
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Korean Immigration
A Short History
Stranded in California
After a wave of migration into California to strike gold, many Chinese immigrants were left with nothing left in the state. After starting to work on railroads and coal mines, many Americans began to accuse the Chinese of "taking their jobs away" (sound familiar?). This was the start of anti-Asian sentiment in the United States.
Devastation
American/Soviet Occupation
Japanese imperialism
17% of the entire ethnic Korean population dies in Korean War. North and South left in economic/social ruins. Many Koreans motivated to leave
Just after Japanese imperialism ended, Americans and Soviets divided the Korean peninsula
Japanese annex Korea in 1910, severely limiting Korean emigration (and freedoms in general)
27,000
47,000
15,000
Korean immigrants during the War
total Korean immigrants from 1950-1965
immigrants after the War were students or businessmen
Sources
1,000,000 immigrants
The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965 greatly increased the flow of immigration from South Korea to the United States. By 1976, Koreans were the third-largest immigrant group moving to the U.S, only behind Mexico and the Philippines. By 2017, one million Korean immigrants lived in the U.S.