| Korean American | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 한국계 미국인 |
| Hanja | 韓國系美國人 |
| Revised Romanization | Hangukgye Migukin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Han'gukkye Migukin |
Korean Americans (Korean: 한국계 미국인, Hanja: 韓國系美國人, Hangukgye Migukin) are Americans of Korean descent, mostly from South Korea, with a small minority from North Korea. The Korean American community comprises about 0.6% of the United States population, or about 1.7 million people, and is the fifth largest Asian American subgroup, after the Chinese American, Filipino American, Indian American, and Vietnamese American communities. The U.S. is home to the second largest Korean diaspora community in the world after the People's Republic of China.
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