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

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.

List

Art and design

Business and economics

Culinary Arts

Elected officials

Entertainment

Journalism

Law and government

Literature

See Korean American writers for a more extensive list

Military

Music

Religion

Science, technology and education

Sports

Other

  • Philip Jaisohn, first Korean to become an American citizen; first Korean American to receive an American medical degree
  • Seung-Hui Cho , mass murderer who killed 32 people and wounded 17 others on April 16, 2007, at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia.


References

  1. ^ a b Lela Lee[1] "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."
  2. ^ [2] "Art Space Talk: Amy Sol"
  3. ^ http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2983947
  4. ^ http://iamkoream.com/thai-lee-owns-americas-largest-woman-owned-business-forbes/
  5. ^ Ho, Soyoung (January 12, 2009). "Bankers, Grocers and Lots of Kims". Forbes.
  6. ^ http://ad65.asmrc.org/
  7. ^ [3]"Twitch's Interview with Chung"
  8. ^ Bobby Lee[4] "Korean King of Comedy: Bobby Lee"
  9. ^ Sung-Hi Lee[5] "Korean hottie Sung Hi Lee"
  10. ^ http://www.nbcwashington.com/on-air/about-us/Eun_Yang.html
  11. ^ "Hackensack attorney appointed to court". North Jersey Media Group. January 15, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  12. ^ http://www.marines.mil/News/NewsDisplay/tabid/3258/Article/528729/marines-complete-operations-in-afghanistan-depart-helmand-province.aspx
  13. ^ http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/108517/major-general-michael-d-kim.aspx
  14. ^ http://www.army.mil/asianpacificamericans/profiles
  15. ^ http://dod.hawaii.gov/department-info/leadership/brigadier-general-joseph-k-kim/
  16. ^ "Rear Admiral Ron J. Maclaren". United States Navy. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  17. ^ Chief of Naval Operations (April 19, 2010). "Observance of Asian And Pacific American Heritage Month 2010". Navy Personnel Command. United States Navy. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  18. ^ [6] "The Korean classical piano trio “Ahn Trio,”"
  19. ^ [7] "Half Korean, half African-American, Amerie has lived all over the world..."
  20. ^ [8] "Meanwhile, under the subtitle “Becoming a World-Famous Violinist,” the unit also pays tribute to Korean-American violinist Sarah Chang..."
  21. ^ [9] "Hahn, a Korean American..."
  22. ^ [10] "Korean-American sensation Crystal Kay, are among Japan's best and most established..."
  23. ^ http://www.festivalmusicalp.com/professors/kim_minhye_clara.htm
  24. ^ MetaKorean » Korean American Community » Interview with John Myung, Korean Poker Pro
  25. ^ [11] "Yet with Lena Park, and a selected number of Korean artists..."
  26. ^ Kaffeine Buzz – Music Reviews – Mike Park – North Hangook Falling
  27. ^ [12] "For Emerging Korean-American Singer Susie Suh, Songs are Like Tattoos"
  28. ^ Walsh, Paul (July 18, 2013). "Obituary: John Chun, design wizard behind the Mustang Shelby sports car". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  29. ^ http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/10/04/2014100400439.html
  30. ^ http://www.romela.org/main/Dr._Dennis_Hong
  31. ^ http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/shin_bio.html
  32. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/19/david-oh-nasa_n_1807113.html
  33. ^ "Helen Demong: an Adirondack woman who opens doors". Retrieved August 31, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  34. ^ Jeanette Lee[13] "As a first generation Korean American, Jeanette was raised in a bilingual household which stressed both Korean traditional values and the American ideal of opportunity."