Future for Korean-Americans

Korean-Americans have come a long way to settle down and make a living in the United States. Their family-centered Confucian ethics and the ethics of self-discipline and dedication to work have allowed them to prosper and become a successful group of immigrants. Korean immigrants have been a fairly new population that is spreading rapidly and have become an important minority group in the states. According to Wikipedia,

“(Korean Americans,) along with those of other Asian Americans, would also be noted in headlines and magazine covers in the 1980s for their numbers in prestigious universities and highly skilled white collar professions. Favorable economics and education have led to the painting of Asian groups such as the Koreans as a "model minority". Throughout the 1980s until today, Korean Americans and other East Asian groups continue to attend prestigious universities in high numbers and make up a large percentage of the professional white collar work force including such fields as medicine, law, computer science, finance, and investment banking.”

With such hopes and expectations, it seems that Korean Americans, especially second-generations, have a bright future ahead of them. Recent nomination of Philip Yun as a senior Pentagon official also showed that Korean American elders will continue to contribute and influence the American society. As more and more Korean immigrants assimilate and adjust to the new life in the United States, I believe there will be much more focus on the group that can lead to better services and care in the future.