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Korean American Day celebrated around US

January 14, 2015
Los Angeles Korean Consul General Kim Hyun-myung, second from left, visits the graves of early Korean immigrants with members of the Korean American Federation of LA Tuesday. (Park Sang-hyuk/The Korea Times)

Los Angeles Korean Consul General Kim Hyun-myung, second from left, visits the graves of early Korean immigrants with members of the Korean American Federation of LA Tuesday. (Park Sang-hyuk/The Korea Times)

Korean Americans around the U.S. celebrated the 112nd anniversary of Korean immigrants’ first arrival to the states Tuesday.

A South Korean flag flew on the flag pole outside Philadelphia city hall for the second time since last year.

The city, which is in the process of trying to have Korean American Day permanently designated, saw a choir comprised of Korean language school students perform as the flag was raised.

Washington D.C.-area residents greeted the day with enthusiasm, from ceremonies in Montgomerry County, Md., to a Korean Economic Institute celebration inside the Newseum.

Los Angeles Korean Americans visited the grave sites of early Korean immigrants, joined by Consul General Kim Hyun-myung. The city maintains the largest Korean population in the world outside of Korea.

In New York, Korean Americans — including some 50 organization members and Councilmen Peter Koo and Paul Vallone — gathered in front of city hall, where a committee voted this week to adopt a bill designating the day as the city’s official Korean American Day.

Meanwhile, a celebration was held at Richard Daley Center in downtown Chicago, hosted by the Korean American Association of Chicago and featuring a flag ceremony, speakers and cultural performances.

On Jan. 13, 1903, 102 Koreans onboard the SS Gaelic arrived in Honolulu, marking the beginning of Korean immigration to the United States.