AK SJR6

Commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Republic of Korea, signed October 1, 1953, and entered into force November 17, 1954

Commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement that ended hostilities in the Korean War

Commemorates the 120th anniversary of the first Korean immigration to the United States when the SS Gaelic brought Korean immigrants to Hawaii

Recognizes annual trade of approximately $169 billion between the U.S. and South Korea, and approximately $2.3 billion between Alaska and South Korea in minerals, fish, and computer products

Acknowledges Anchorage and Incheon as sister cities since 1986, over 2 million annual Korean tourists visiting the United States, and approximately 7,000 Korean and Korean Americans residing in Alaska