Talk:Korean Americans

Wiki Education assignment: Asian American History

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 21 August 2023 and 1 December 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Brysonjun456 (article contribs).

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Wiki Education assignment: Asian Religions in America

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 3 September 2025 and 10 December 2025. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Jkfilardo (article contribs). Peer reviewers: Davidshaw9331.

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Wiki Education Assignment: Asian Religions in America

Generally, I think that the article is very well organized and contains all of the relevant information. For these reasons, my suggestions are just suggestions, the article if perfectly fine in its current form. I think the history section and the religion section could be better integrate Here are some specific details and sources. Fifty percent of modern Koreans are atheist/agnostic and 30% are Christians (Pyong Gap Min, 2014). Korean Americans are twice as likely to identify as Christians relative to native Koreans with 60% of Korean Ameiricans identifying as Christian (PEW Research center). Between 1950-1962 an estimated 5% - 8% of Koreans were christian, by 1995 an estimated 26% of Koreans were Christian (Development of Protestantism in South Korea: AATF) (South Korea National Statistical Office's 19th Population and Housing Census 2015).

These bits of information could help provide context for the "immigration following the Korean War" section, "The Korean American Expirence after the 1980s section". Helen Kims book "race for revival" emphasizes how translational christian organizations, stemming from America's efforts to christianize Asia during the Cold War, led to the christianization of Korea. Korean-american church foundations and Cold War relations served as a way for Koreans to become familiar with American life, and created international religious networks which spurred on Korean immigration. Won-Moo Hurh & Kwang Chung Kim, “Religious Participation of Korean Immigrants in the United States" describes how unlike Japanese and Chinese immigrants, the majority of Korean immigrants had exposure to christianity before immigrating. The influx of Korean immigration post 1965, coincides with Americas Cold War religious campaign in the United States. The authors point out how Korean American communities in the United States are heavily based around Christianity, with Koreans forming thousands of churches in the US.

Altogether I'll add around 300 words consisted of the details previously cited. I intent to fit them into the existing sections in the wikipedia article in a way which doesn't over generalize while still providing valuable context.  Jkfilardo (talk) 22:23, 1 November 2025 (UTC)