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Koreatown in the suburbs
The northwest San Fernando Valley is home to at least 50,000 Koreans. It has signs in two languages and businesses that cater to the community.
There are about 1.4 million Koreans and Korean Americans live in the United States,As the Korean population has grown, mini-Korea towns have sprung up throughout Southern California in Hacienda Heights, Cerritos, Buena Park, Fullerton — and the northwest Valley ,the San Fernando Valley Korean Business Directory lists nearly 1,500 Korean-owned businesses in the area, including acupuncturists, liquor stores and doughnut shops. Koreans consider education their top priority Historically, some of the highest-achieving schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have been in the West Valley, and that performance is fueled in part by Korean families’ focus on education