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Library of Congress Control Number: 2022050391

ISBNs: 978-0-7624-8458-4 (hardcover), 978-0-7624-8459-1 (ebook)

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CONTENTS

COVER

TITLE PAGE

COPYRIGHT

INTRODUCTION

A BRIEF HISTORY OF KOREANS IN AMERICA

Retail 소매

We Do What We Want Here, an essay by Lisa Kwon

Kim’s Home Center

Home Mart Plus Co.

Eden Foods

Lucky Rice Cake

Kae Sung Kimchi

Eighth Street Florist

Koreatown During the Pandemic, an essay by Katherine Yungmee Kim

LeeHwa Wedding and Hanbok

Music Plaza

SeJong Bookstore

Top’s Art Supplies

Mark’s Liquor

Kwak’s Antique Furniture

AQUA 9+

Fabric Mart (Honolulu, HI)

Services 서비스

We Made It Less Lonely, an essay by Lisa Kwon

Kim Im Sook Hair Fashions

Happy Barber Shop

Jessica Pak Alterations

Universal Cleaners

Shoe Expert

Wilshire Photo Studio

PN Rice Cake House (Atlanta, GA)

Chinese Best Acupuncture & Herbs

Vermont Auto Center

New Star Trophy

Time Watch & Mail Service

Happy Music

Tom’s One Hour Photo

Shilla Bakery (Annandale, VA)

Moorimgoong Martial Arts

Song Jeho Table Tennis Club

1-2-3 Preschool

Arirang Locksmith

High Society

Chilgok Natural and Holistic Food Market (Flushing, NY)

Hangawi (New York, NY)

Rose Bedding & Interior (Palisades Park, NJ)

Bada Story (Fort Lee, NJ)

Restaurants 음식점

Dreaming Through Food, an essay by Cathy Park

Kang Nam Restaurant

Kobawoo House

Han Bat Sul Lung Tang

Dan Sung Sa

Sun Ha Jang

Ham Hung Restaurant

Umma Jip

Chunju Han-il Kwan

MDK Noodles

Chosun Galbee

Eighth Street Soondae

Sisters Dumpling

Escala

Gol Tong Chicken

Surawon Tofu

Jinsol Gukbap

Encore Family Karaoke (Dallas, TX)

CONCLUSION: THE FUTURE OF KOREANS IN AMERICA

EPILOGUE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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