English-Korean street signs first step in making Dallas' 'Koreatown' official (Video) (Houston: real estate, neighborhoods)

[Dallaz]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bBHUik...ature=youtu.be

[ParaguaneroSwag]

About time. Houston did this in some of its Asian neighborhoods long ago. Was wondering why some of these areas in Dallas haven’t

[Peter5457]

Tons of Korean biz left/moved north to Carrollton now. Should've done it much much earlier /before to somewhat slow down the migration out of Dallas. Way Too late now..

[Peter5457]

Originally Posted by ParaguaneroSwag

About time. Houston did this in some of its Asian neighborhoods long ago. Was wondering why some of these areas in Dallas haven’t

It's great Koreans are starting to look at Houston again but they left the first time because of all the violence and Houston still has that problem, Big time. Most Koreans much prefer Collin County, nobody wanna keep gettin jacked

[Gaylord_Focker]

Originally Posted by Peter5457

It's great Koreans are starting to look at Houston again but they left the first time because of all the violence and Houston still has that problem, Big time. Most Koreans much prefer Collin County, nobody wanna keep gettin jacked

Wonder if this will push the DFW white population into Oklahoma?

[Dallaz]

Originally Posted by ParaguaneroSwag

About time. Houston did this in some of its Asian neighborhoods long ago. Was wondering why some of these areas in Dallas haven’t

The Korean Community recently started advocating for an official designation.

Originally Posted by Peter5457

Tons of Korean biz left/moved north to Carrollton now. Should've done it much much earlier /before to somewhat slow down the migration out of Dallas. Way Too late now..

It should’ve been done earlier, but maybe this will encourage more Korean businesses to relocate/invest in the area.

[Dallaz]

Also

The State is planning to recognize this area as well (From DMN)

New street signs to be the ‘first step’ to wider recognition for Dallas’ Koreatown

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2023...outputType=amp

The Greater Dallas Korean American Chamber has been spearheading a push for an official Koreatown designation from the city of Dallas, which in part would come in the form of street toppers for a 1.6-mile stretch of Royal Lane. The organization is in the middle of getting street topper designs approved by the city.

Narvaez, whose office worked with the Dallas Korean American chamber to organize the ceremony, described the new signs as a “first step” to increasing the city’s recognition of the area as Koreatown. He also announced that Dallas Area Rapid Transit will work to add signage at the Royal Lane Station to label the area Koreatown.

“We’ve got a lot more stuff to do, so I’m going to need y’all to keep working with me,” Narvaez said. “We’re going to have to raise a little bit of money, but today is on the city of Dallas.”

State Rep. Rafael Anchía, D-Dallas, who attended the Friday ceremony said his office is preparing a resolution for the state to recognize Dallas’ Koreatown.

Such a designation would be effective for 10 years and would have to be renewed, Anchía said. In addition to wider recognition, he said the resolution would allow for signs on the state highway to designate the area as Koreatown

[Peter5457]

Yeah there's still an older korean community, organizations and businesses down there and they want to remain relevant and vibrant but ain't no korean families actually gonna live down there. And most Korean-americans aren't going south of Carrollton for Korean related needs. Maybe to get their Booz on for younger crowd there's some fun places there but keeps losing momentum to everything north of Dallas.

Many Koreans own small shops in Dallas and they are the primary customer base for that old K-town with the exception of a very few cool night spots which attract a younger crowd on the weekends.

[widespreadfan]

Originally Posted by Gaylord_Focker

Wonder if this will push the DFW white population into Oklahoma?

I think Oklahoma being more affordable is what draws people to buy real estate there, not an increase of Koreans. I mean we live in a diverse place period. If that bothers someone then maybe, they should go to another state.

[Peter5457]

Originally Posted by widespreadfan

I think Oklahoma being more affordable is what draws people to buy real estate there, not an increase of Koreans. I mean we live in a diverse place period. If that bothers someone then maybe, they should go to another state.

Most Korean-Americans don't want to live in little Korea-enclaves. They don't want to be surrounded by neighbors who only look like them. They want their kids to become fully Americanized and have a diverse group of friends if possible. Good or Bad, Korean people are forced to be influenced by the Korean Drama culture wave taking the world by storm. Its a government sponsored cultural Awoken-ing that is hard for everyday Koreans to avoid. Their mindset is fastly changing much faster than other asian countries and yet still clutching the old-world traditional Asian values.