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wrote "Allston is becoming the Koreatown of Boston." The number of Koreans in Allston and Brighton increased 54% from 2000 to 2010. By 2012 Koreans in Allston and Brighton had established various Korean businesses. The neighborhoods' proximity to educational institutions attracted ethnic Koreans.
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The first Korean Church of Boston held its first services on Thanksgiving Sunday, 1953. Rev. Daesun Park, graduate student Dr. Kwang Lim Koh, and some other Korean graduate students established the church.
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PhD candidate Dr. Kwang Lim Koh established the Korean Society of Boston. When Suh resigned from his position, Korean students took control of the organization.
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to Allston. Chang stated that the Allston location had a closer proximity to the newspaper's sources and readers than the Newton location.
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Dr. Kwang Lim and Dr. Hesung Chun Koh and the Korean Diaspora in Boston, 1950-1964 (Joint project of the C.G.C.M. and East Rock Institute)
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a weekly newspaper, is headquartered in the Allston area of Boston. As of 2012 Myong Sool Chang owns this newspaper. Around 2006 Chang, a
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began offering PhD fellowships to South Koreans in 1953, leading to the development of the Korean community in the Boston area.
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resident who originated in Seoul and moved to the U.S. in 1998, moved the newspaper offices from
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Profiles of Asian American Subgroups in Massachusetts: Korean Americans in Massachusetts
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In addition to the Allston area, as of 2012 there are significant Korean populations in
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community. The largest groups of Koreans in Massachusetts in 2000 were in
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was the first Korean student who was ever enrolled in the USA. In 1907
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ASIAN AMERICANS IN METRO BOSTON: Growth, Diversity, and Complexity
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School of Theology Center of Global Christianity and Mission.
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Watanabe, Paul, Michael Liu, and Shauna Lo (all from the
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In 1884 a Korean student attending Dummer Academy (now
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In Allston-Brighton, Korean enclave grows strong roots
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School of Theology. Retrieved on September 10, 2015.
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Ethnicity in Boston
African American
Albanian
Brazilian
Cape Verdean
Chinese
Germans
Irish
Italian
Korean
Native Americans
Vietnamese
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Boston metropolitan area
Korean American
Boston
Brookline
Cambridge
Newton
Somerville
The Governor's Academy
Byfield, Massachusetts
Syngman Rhee
Harvard University
Harvard–Yenching Institute

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