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Evaluating uniqueness of Koreatown as an ethnic group Jae Lee Public Policy 224AM

Evaluating uniqueness of Koreatown as an ethnic group Jae Lee Public Policy 224AM. Officially designated as Koreatown in 1978 Bordered in Beverly Blvd, Westmoreland/Virgil, Olympic Blvd, and Crenshaw Blvd/Wilton Pl by “Mapping L.A” project at latimes.com

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Evaluating uniqueness of Koreatown as an ethnic group Jae Lee Public Policy 224AM

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  1. Evaluating uniqueness of Koreatown as an ethnic group Jae Lee Public Policy 224AM

  2. Officially designated as Koreatown in 1978 • Bordered in Beverly Blvd, Westmoreland/Virgil, Olympic Blvd, and Crenshaw Blvd/Wilton Pl by “Mapping L.A” project at latimes.com • $30,558 of Median Household Income in 2008 • 21.4% of residents 25 and older have a four-year degree • Why Koreatown in LA is preferred to other area to immigrants such as Korean? Some Facts about Koreatown and Research Question

  3. Bordered in Beverly Blvd, Westmoreland/Virgil, Olympic Blvd, and Crenshaw Blvd/Wilton Pl • 124,281 population in 2008, based on LA Dept of City Planning • Highest densities and the most diverse neighborhoods in Los Angeles • Koreans, Korean Americans, Hispanics, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, and other Asian Americans Koreatown Boundary

  4. Many Ethnic Towns are somewhat different from Koreatown: Only 2% of Thai in Thai Town Less than 1% of Ethiopian in Little Ethiopia Less than 5% of Indians in Little India (Artesia) However, about 27% of Koreans in Koreatown Whose Koreatown is it?

  5. Origination of Immigrants in Koreatown

  6. Korean population in Koreatown

  7. Population by Race / Ethnicity 2008 – 2010

  8. Year Moved In by Foreign-Born Status 2008 - 2010

  9. Foreign-born in LA County and Koreatown

  10. Working Poverty Rate 2000 and 2008 – 2010

  11. Poverty in LA County and Koreatown

  12. There is a relationship between Rent and how you are close to Koreatown • Rent gets relatively higher in Koreatown

  13. About 40 Korean Bank Branches in Koreatown and LA Downtown • About 8 major supermarkets in Koreatown

  14. Korean Students Enrollment near Koreatown

  15. Public Schools in Koreatown • More than 10 Elementary schools • Not many Middle schools and High Schools

  16. Not only easy access to LA Downtown but also to West area • There are 9 colleges such as USC and UCLA near Koreatown • Easy access to Metro and Big Blue from Koreatown

  17. Koreans highly prefer Koreatown to north of LA County

  18. Location • Public Transportation • Education (Colleges, Junior-High School) • Services: Banks for Garment Industry and Real EstateIndustry, Market, Churches Conclusion

  19. Mapping in L.A. by latimes.com • Latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-rodriguez3-2009apr13,0,7756363.column • SCAG Region: Compass Blueprint Case Study Koreatown • US Census • Socialexplorer.com • Koreatown: A Contested Community at a Crossrads Sources

  20. Modeling • Measurement/Analysis • Original Data • Charts • Buffer • Hotspot Analysis Skills Used

  21. Modeling for Raster

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