Numbers
What percentage of South Koreans like the United States?
77%
Which country (South Korea or USA) has the largest church congregation in the world?
South Korea. Yoido Full Gospel Church has almost 1 million members
When did Koreans first come to the United States?
1884
What year did Korea gain freedom from Japan?
1945
When did American Presbyterian missionaries go to Korea?
1800s
What percentage of Americans like South Korea?
77%
How old is the Korean sport/martial art called taekwondo?
About 2000 years old, from around the time of Jesus
What day is Korean American Day?
January 13
In 1945, what percentage of Koreans were Christian?
2%
Nowadays, what percentage of South Koreans are Christian?
30% (By the way, about 68% of Americans identify as Christian.)
How many Koreans are in the United States?
2.6 million
What is a nickname for Korea?
Land of the morning calm
How many Korean children were adopted by Americans?
100,000
What Korean things are popular in the US now?
K-pop, K-drama, Korean food
How many Korean Christian churches are in the United States?
4,000
How many Koreans are US citizens?
1.5 million
Which Korean company makes the microchips for iPhones?
Samsung
Which states have the most Koreans?
California, New York, Texas, New Jersey, Virginia
What Korean song was popular in the US in 2012?
Gangnam Style by Psy
What year was the New Testament translated into Korean?
1887
How many Americans are living in South Korea?
58,000
How many US students take Korean language courses in college? (Choose one: 10,000, 20,000, or 40,000)
20,000 (according to a Forbes website article)
Who was the first Korean student in the United States?
Yu Gil-jun
What Korean movie won Best Picture in the US in 2020?
Parasite
What percentage of Korean Americans identify as Christian?
60%