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Korean Immigration to the US can be divided into four phases<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=History of Korean Immigration to America, from 1903 to Present {{!}} Boston Korean Diaspora Project |url=https://sites.bu.edu/koreandiaspora/issues/history-of-korean-immigration-to-america-from-1903-to-present/ |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=sites.bu.edu}}</ref>:
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# '''<u>Small-scale immigration around 1884</u>''' Around 1884, following the establishment of diplomatic relations between the US and Korea (then referred to as Chosen) through the [[Joseon–United States Treaty of 1882|Treaty of Peace, Anmity, Commerce, and Navigation]], a small number of students and politicians entered the US as part of the Bobingsa Diplomatic Mission (보빙사절단). Included among the members of this mission are Min Yeong-Ik and Yu Gil Jun, the later of whom is considered to be the first Korean student in the US.<ref name=":1" />▼
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'''<u>2. Early Immigration from 1903-1950.</u>'''
One of the first Korean Americans was [[Soh Jaipil]] (Philip Jaisohn), who came to America in 1884 and became a leader in the movement for [[Korean independence movement|Korean independence]].<ref>Se Eung Oh, ''Dr. Philip Jaisohn's Reform Movement, 1896-1898'' (1995).</ref> Another prominent figure among the Korean immigrant community is [[Ahn Chang Ho]], [[pen name]] Dosan, a Protestant social activist. He came to the United States in 1902 for education. He founded the Friendship Society in 1903 and the Mutual Assistance Society. He was also a political activist during the [[Korea under Japanese rule|Japanese occupation of Korea]].
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In 1903, the first group of Korean laborers came to [[Hawaii]] on January 13, now known annually as ''Korean American Day'',<ref>{{cite web |author=Monsy Alvarado|title=North Jersey Korean Americans celebrate another year of community's emergence |url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/North_Jersey_Korean_Americans_celebrate_another_year_of_communitys_emergence.html|publisher=North Jersey Media Group|date=January 13, 2014|access-date=January 13, 2014|archive-date=January 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116225558/http://www.northjersey.com/news/North_Jersey_Korean_Americans_celebrate_another_year_of_communitys_emergence.html|url-status=live}}</ref> to fill in gaps created by problems with [[Chinese people|Chinese]] and [[Japanese people|Japanese]] laborers. Between 1904 and 1907, about 1,000 Koreans entered the mainland from Hawaii through San Francisco.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Ilse: First-Generation Korean Immigrants in Hawai'i, 1903-1972|last=Patterson |first=Wayne |year=2000|location=Honolulu |publisher=University of Hawaii Press|isbn=0-8248-2241-2|pages=1–11}}</ref> Many Koreans dispersed along the [[West Coast of the United States|Pacific Coast]] as farm workers or as wage laborers in mining companies and as section hands on the railroads. [[Picture bride]]s became a common practice for marriage to Korean men. Between 1905 and 1910, political activities in Korean American communities surged in opposition towards Japanese aggression towards Korea. Organizations formed throughout the US, much of which was concentrated in Hawaii and California. In 1909, two of the largest Korean American organizations would merge to form the [[Korean National Association]], the largest Korean immigrant organization in North America. Leaders included An Changho, Syngman Rhee and [[Park Yong-man]]. This organization along with others would play key roles in the [[Korean independence movement]] between 1910 and 1945.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-05-16 |title=[지평선]"사진 신부" |url=https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/200305160094196526?t=20231122001854 |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=한국일보 |language=ko-KR}}</ref>
After the annexation of [[Korea]] by [[Japan]] in 1910, Korean migration to the United States
'''<u>3. Immigration following the Korean War (1950-1964)</u>''' In 1952 with the [[Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952]], opportunities were more open to [[Asian Americans]], enabling Korean Americans to move out of enclaves into middle-class neighborhoods. When the [[Korean War]] ended in 1953, small numbers of students and professionals entered the United States. A larger group of immigrants included women married with [[USFK|U.S. servicemen]]. In 1953, South Korea had allowed international adoption. This had stemmed from the result of the Korean war as it left many children displaced. As a result of allowing external adoption in South Korea, a majority of the children have been adopted from families across the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nash|first=Amy|date=2014|title=Korean Americans|url=http://lpclibrary.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/galegale/korean_americans/0?|access-date=2021-10-25|website=Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America}}</ref> With the passage of the [[Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965]], Koreans became one of the fastest growing Asian groups in the United States, surpassed only by [[Filipino American|Filipinos]].
'''<u>4. Immigration following the 1965 Immigration Act</u>'''
The [[Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965]] abolished the quota system that had restricted the numbers of Asians allowed to enter the United States. Large numbers of Koreans, including some from North Korea who had come via South Korea, have been immigrating ever since, putting Korea in the top six countries of origin of immigrants to the United States<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/yearbook-immigration-statistics-2013-lawful-permanent-residents|title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2013 Lawful Permanent Residents Supplemental Table 1|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=June 25, 2014|archive-date=October 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013214828/https://www.dhs.gov/yearbook-immigration-statistics-2013-lawful-permanent-residents|url-status=live}}</ref> since 1975. The reasons for immigration are many including the desire for increased [[Liberty|freedom]] and the hope for better economic opportunities.
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