Best southern Korean enclave? (living, populations, people, cons)

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Originally Posted by Kar54

My wife is Korean. My sister-in-law, who spent most of her 66 years on Long Island, said she's never seen a Korean community as large as Atlanta's anywhere in the US.
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She hasnt spend enough time in Los Angeles if thats really true.

Atlanta's Korean community is quite large, but far behind LA, NYC, and DC.

[ThatUsernameIsTaken]

I know that Korean is the second most spoken non-English language other than Spanish in Georgia.

[ShenardL]

Originally Posted by Kar54

From what I've been told, I'll go with Atlanta on this one.

My wife is Korean. My sister-in-law, who spent most of her 66 years on Long Island, said she's never seen a Korean community as large as Atlanta's anywhere in the US.

She and her husband are retired and they've traveled the country from border-to-border, coast-to-coast. So I'll take her word for it.

Here are some of the Korean enclaves around Atlanta.

Super H Mart + a huge amount of Korean businesses:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9695...7i16384!8i8192

Mega Mart (first location outside of Korea) https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9592...7i16384!8i8192

Korean banks, Wedding services, haircutting and more: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9667...7i16384!8i8192

More Korean businesses: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9658...7i16384!8i8192

Korean newspaper Joongang Ilbo + Medical Center:
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9649...7i16384!8i8192

Zion market (first location outside of Cali): https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9638...7i16384!8i8192

Mix of chinese/korean places: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9609...7i16384!8i8192

Korean sauna 1: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9561...7i16384!8i8192

Korean sauna 2: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9340...7i16384!8i8192

Korean sauna 3 (Spa Land) all these buildings are filled but Google didnt update the map: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9749...7i13312!8i6656

More Korean businesses: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9748...7i13312!8i6656

Numerous Korean businesses + newspaper: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9743...7i13312!8i6656

Paris Baguette: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9618...7i16384!8i8192

Tteok (Sweet Rice) + more Korean businesses in back: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9612...7i16384!8i8192

Many more places in Duluth but I will also show you other areas

Suwanee: https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0042...7i16384!8i8192

Assi Plaza: https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0046...7i16384!8i8192


H Mart + Multiple businesses: https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0233...7i16384!8i8192

There are a lot more places in Suwanee as well but I'll also show you Doraville.

Super Hmart 2: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9085...7i16384!8i8192

There are a lot more places in Doraville as well but I'll also show you Johns Creek.

Super H Mart 3:
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0451...7i16384!8i8192

There are also a lot of places I missed like NamDaeMun, other Assi and Hmarts, my favorite chicken place (BBQ Olive Chicken) and other places in South Atlanta but I don't want to look them up right now.

[As Above So Below...]

Who on earth voted for Houston? Its a very distant 3rd after Atlanta and Dallas.

[Gaylord_Focker]

Originally Posted by IndieIndy

Raw numbers say that 2.7% of Gwinnett County (805,321 - 2010) is Korean, which is 21,744. A decent presence but still a huge minority.

Asians overall is 10.6% or 85,364. That is a most definitely noticeable minority. Gwinnett county is I believe the most racially diverse county in GA.

10%? Eh, barely above average.

[NorthAtlanta]

Originally Posted by ParaguaneroSwag

In terms of metro areas as a whole:

In terms of "Koreatown" within the metro:

1. Houston
2. Atlanta
3. Dallas

All 3 have a designated Koreatown, or atleast area. But even though Houston's Korean population is smaller than the other 2, the Koreatown in Houston is bigger and a more predominant Korean concentration.

[As Above So Below...]

Originally Posted by NorthAtlanta

Seriously. Houston doesnt belong in the same sentence as Dallas and Atlanta if were talking quality of Koreatown.

Little Vietnam and Chinatown Houston dominates the other two, but Koreatown? Not even close.

[KodeBlue]

The Baltimore area has a decent sized Korean population concentrated from the City's western border all the way out to Ellicott City. The Baltimore MSA has was of the highest percentages of Koreans in the country; 7th among major metros over 2 million.

[ccm123]

Atlanta.

[JMatl]

Originally Posted by Gaylord_Focker

10%? Eh, barely above average.

Uh, 2010 numbers? And you’ve obviously never been to Gwinnett County if you think the Korean influence is 'barely above average.' Are you sure you used to live in Clemson?