CA SCR78

Proclaims January 13, 2020, as Korean American Day in California.

Commemorates the landing of 102 Korean immigrants in Hawaii on January 13, 1903, aboard the SS Gaelic, marking the beginning of Korean immigration to America.

Documents Korean American contributions to California and the United States, including expansion from Hawaii to the mainland between 1904-1907 and subsequent settlement in agricultural and industrial sectors across multiple states.

Notes the dramatic growth of the Korean American population from approximately 25,000 in 1960 to an estimated 1,706,822 by 2010, following the 1965 amendments to the federal Immigration and Nationality Act.

Recognizes Korean American achievements and integration into mainstream American society across finance, technology, law, medicine, education, military service, government, and other fields.