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Although there were earlier immigrants to the U.S., Korean immigration to the U.S. is widely accepted as having begun January 13 , 1903 , when laborers arrived in Hawaii to work on Sugar plantations. More began arriving after the passage of the Immigration Act Of 1965 . As of 2000 , ethnic Koreans living in the United States numbered some 1.3 million, with large concentrations in California , New York , Texas , Washington , Pennsylvania , New Jersey , Maryland , and Virginia . Los Angeles , with its Koreatown district, is home to the largest concentration of Koreans outside of Asia . The 2000 Census counted 1,076,872 Korean Americans, up from 798,849 in 1990. About one-tenth of these are Adoptees who are or have been raised mainly by white families; they may be found anywhere in the country, and in most cases they do not have Korean names. The 2000 Census also recorded an additional 151,555 Americans of part-Korean ancestry. However, The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade counted 2,157,498 ethnic Koreans living in the U.S. in 2003 ; a large number of these are students or temporary workers and hence do not have permanent residence status. In 1993 , Jay Kim became the first Korean American to be elected to the U.S. Congress, while Chang-rae Lee became the first Korean American writer to receive the PEN/Hemingway Award in 1995 . For other notable Korean Americans, see the List . SEE ALSO
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