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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. 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. 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%. (en)
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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. 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. (en)
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