List of Korean Americans

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The following is a list of notable Korean Americans, including original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

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To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Korean American or must have references showing they are Korean American and are notable.

Art and design

Business

Community leaders and activists

Criminals

Culinary arts

Entertainment

Journalism

Law and government

Elected officials

Literature

See Korean American writers for a more extensive list.

Military

Music

Religion

Science, technology and education

Sports

Other

References

  1. 1 2 Lela Lee – "I am Korean American. My parents immigrated and I was born here. I was actually the only daughter to be born in the U.S. I grew up in a suburb of Los Angeles, an hour east of Los Angeles. When I grew up, there were probably two other Asian families and we were made fun of. They would say, "Oh are you Chinese?" And I would say, "No." And they would say, "Are you Japanese?" And I would say, "No." And they would say, "Well, what are you then?" I would say, "I'm Korean" and they would say, "Where is that?" My parents were probably part of the first influx of Koreans to come to the U.S. at that time in the early 70s."
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