In Philadelphia, a little over 6,500 people self-identified as being of Korean ethnicity in Census 2000. Of those, 5,209 were foreign born. Like all of the other groups discussed here, Korean immigration really exploded after the 1965 Immigration Act. Philadelphia has a large pocket of Koreans in the Olney section of the city. There are also a lot of Koreans that start up small businesses in the city, and move into the suburbs. These people typically commute to the city every day for work. Koreans represent the largest Asian minority in all of the counties surrounding Philadelphia.

Education levels are generally high among Korean immigrants, with many having received at least a secondary education.


For More Information:

"Recent Trends in Immigration to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania" by Fels Institute of Government at Univeristy of Penn
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/fels/philapopulation.htm
This document contains a brief history of the immigration patterns of this population in Philadelphia, why this population came here, and what parts of the city they live in now.

The World Fact Book
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
This CIA website contains an extremely large amount of information about all of the countries in the world such as: history, geography, information about its citizens, government, economy, transnational issues, and more. To find out information about this country, pull it down from the menu.