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There is a Korean American community in the states of Virginia and Maryland in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. It is the third-largest ethnic Korean community in the United States.〔Paarlberg, Mike. "(Mappers' Delight )" ((Archive )). ''Washington City Paper''. March 7, 2014. Retrieved on September 4, 2014.〕 In 1949 the Embassy of South Korea opened in Washington, DC. In 1960 there were about 400 to 500 ethnic Koreans in that city. Most of them were wives of former U.S. soldiers, students, and embassy staff.〔Min, Pyong Gap (editor). ''Asian Americans: Contemporary Trends and Issues'' (Volume 174 of Sage focus editions). Pine Forge Press, 2006. ISBN 1412905567, 9781412905565. p. (238 ).〕 In the 1990s the Korean population in Fairfax County, Virginia increased sharply. From 1990 to 2011 the Korean population in Fairfax County increased by over 200%. From 2001 to 2011 the Fairfax County Korean population increased by 13,000, or almost 50%.〔 ==Demographics== The 2010 U.S. Census stated that 41,356 ethnic Koreans live in Fairfax County, Virginia, making up 3.8% of the county's population,〔Seminara, Dave. "(Koreans make their mark in Fairfax )" ((Archive )). ''Fairfax Times''. Wednesday October 5, 2011. Corrected October 6, 2011. Retrieved on September 4, 2014.〕 and over 60% of Virginia's ethnic Koreans.〔Farmer, Liz. "(Koreans, Indians lead Northern Virginia's Asian population boom )" ((Archive )). ''Washington Examiner''. July 21, 2011. Retrieved on September 4, 2014.〕 Korean-American Association of the Washington, D.C., Metro Area president Steve Choi stated that because some Korean residents of Northern Virginia are illegal immigrants and because many are "very private people" the Korean population was in fact under-counted. As of 2010 the Koreans are Fairfax County's third largest immigrant community.〔 As of the 2000 U.S. Census, 62% of the Koreans in Virginia were in Fairfax County.〔 Almost 25% of the ethnic Koreans in Fairfax County live in Annandale and Centreville. Annandale houses a Koreatown in the city center,〔 which was active since the late 1980s.〔 University of Maryland Asian American studies professor Larry Shinagawa stated relatively more Koreans in Fairfax County are engaged in business.〔 Dave Seminara of the ''Fairfax Times'' stated that area Korean community leaders, including Steve Choi, credited the reputation of the Fairfax County Public Schools and the establishment of nonstop flights between Washington Dulles International Airport and Incheon Airport circa 2001 to the growth of the Fairfax Korean community.〔 Pyong Gap Min, author of ''Asian Americans: Contemporary Trends and Issues'', stated that the suburban lifestyle and proximity to Washington, DC made Fairfax County an attractive destination for the ethnic Koreans.〔 As of the 2000 U.S. Census, there were 39,155 Koreans in the State of Maryland; 40% of them were in Montgomery County, Maryland in the Washington DC area.〔 Shinagawa stated that Koreans in Maryland are more likely to have high education compared to those in Virginia and that they tend to work in banking, government, law, and science.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Koreans in Washington, D.C.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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