Koreans in Shanghai
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As of 2019 about 56,864 (South)
History
In early 1919 there were 400 Koreans in Shanghai. In the autumn of 1919 this increased to 700.[5] In that era, Shanghai became a center of Korean nationalism.[6]
In 1982 there were 462 ethnic Koreans in Shanghai. This increased by 58.9% to 734 in 1990.[7] According to the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, from 1990 to 1995 the ethnic Korean population in Shanghai increased by 60%.[8]
As of 2003 there was an estimate of 7,500 long-term South Korean residents in Shanghai, with 2,676 of them having residential permits.[9]
By 2008 almost 23,000 Koreans resided in Shanghai, making up of 15% of the foreigners and making for the second largest migrant group in Shanghai. In addition Shanghai became the center of South Korean tourism to China.[10]
Education
The Shanghai Korean School (SKS) is located in Shanghai.
See also
- Japanese in Shanghai
- Koreans in Beijing
- Koreans in China
References
Citations
- ^ China.org.cn. January 21, 2001. p. 1. Retrieved on February 18, 2014.
- ISBN 0199936293, 9780199936298.
- ISBN 1870345894, 9781870345897.
- ^ Zhou, Tim. "Shanghai food tour: The best South Korean food in Koreatown." CNN. April 20, 2011. Retrieved on February 18, 2014.
- ^ Lee, Chong-sik, p. 130.
- ^ Lee, Chong-sik, p. 129-130.
- ^ Kim, Si Joong, p. 106.
- ^ Kim, Si Joong, p. 114.
- ^ Kim, Si Joong, p. 124.
- ISBN 0804775052, 9780804775052. p. 143.
Sources
- Kim, Si Joong. "The Economic Status and Role of Ethnic Koreans in China" (Chapter 6). In: Bergsten, C. Fred and Inbum Choi (In-bŏm Chʻoe) (editors). The Korean Diaspora in the World Economy. ISBN 0881323586, 9780881323580.
- Lee, Chong-sik. The Politics of Korean Nationalism. University of California Press, 1963. Available at Google Books.
Further reading
- Lankov, Andrei. "(477) Korean Shanghai." The Korea Times. November 15, 2007.
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