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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 3
Author: Hayashi (D)
Amended: 5/16/11 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 5/16/12
SUBJECT : Korean-American Day
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution proclaims January 13, 2011, as
Korean-American Day.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
1.On January 13, 1903, the history of Korean immigration to
America began as 102 courageous Korean men, women, and
children ventured across the Pacific Ocean aboard the
S.S. Gaelic to land in Hawaii.
2.Between 1904 and 1907, approximately 1,000 Korean
Americans entered the United States mainland from Hawaii
through San Francisco, where the first Korean-American
political organizations and Korean-language publications
were established.
3.Many Korean Americans left San Francisco, primarily to
become farmworkers. Some Korean Americans combined their
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money and resources to lease farmland near the towns of
Dinuba and Reedley in the San Joaquin Valley and in the
Sacramento Valley. Dozens of other Korean Americans
served as wage laborers for mining companies and as
section hands on the railroads in Montana, Oregon, Utah,
and Washington.
4.The Japanese occupation of Korea prevented further Korean
immigration into the United States. However, many Korean
Americans desired to establish families in the United
States, despite the new limitations on immigration. As a
result, a picture bride system was established, which
delivered approximately 1,000 new Korean immigrants to
Hawaii, and 100 more to the Pacific Coast of the United
States mainland, before 1924.
5.San Francisco remained the center of the Korean-American
community during this period, but there was a gradual
migration of Korean Americans from San Francisco and the
surrounding rural areas to southern California. As more
employment opportunities opened up, a new, burgeoning
community of Korean Americans began to thrive in the Los
Angeles area.
6.While the first Korean immigrants to the United States
fought and sacrificed to establish themselves, their
children grew up to be patriotic citizens, many of whom
went on to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States
during World War II and to make other important
contributions to mainstream American society.
7.The 1965 amendments to the federal Immigration and
Nationality Act (Public Law 89-236) opened the door for a
new wave of Korean immigrants to enter the United States.
Since its enactment, Korean Americans have become one of
the fastest growing groups of Asian Americans in the
United States. In 1960, approximately 25,000 people of
Korean ancestry lived in the United States, but by 1970,
that number increased to 69,130. By 1980, the number of
people of Korean ancestry living in the United States had
increased over fivefold to 354,593, and by 1990, that
number more than doubled, increasing to 798,849. In 2007,
it was estimated that 1,555,293 people with some Korean
ancestry lived in the United States, representing more
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than a sixtyfold increase since 1960
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
DLW:do 5/21/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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