Anh Chang Ho and others work in an orange orchard in citrus-rich Riverside, California, site of the first Koreatown in the United States. USC professor Edward T. Chang and researcher Carol K. Park spotlight the forgotten history of Pachappa Camp where the bustling community lived in the early 1900s, and which served as a gathering place for Korean Americans fighting for nationhood abroad. Courtesy of Korean American Digital Archive, USC Korean Heritage Library. How did we forget about the first Koreatown, USA? In the early 20th century, Korean Americans flocked to Pachappa Camp in citrus-rich Riverside, California, to gather, live and work together, and keep the Korean identity alive.

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