Madam Speaker. I rise today to commemorate the 104th anniversary of the arrival of the first Korean immigrants to the United States. which is this Saturday. January 13. 2007. This date also marks the annual celebration of Korean American Day as designated by the Centennial Committees of Korean Immigration and Korean Americans. Korean Americans have thrived in the United States since their arrival in the Hawaiian Islands in 1903. The contributions of Korean Americans to our society are found in nearly every community across our country and span the fields of arts and entertainment. economics. medicine. science and religion. among many others. Many Korean immigrants have established successful new businesses. have risen to assume important civic leadership roles within their communities. and have developed pioneering. lifesaving medical procedures. In the early 1950s. thousands of Koreans. fleeing trom war. poverty and desolation. came to the United States. The trend of Koreans immigrating to the United States continued in the years to come. In the 1960s. President John F. Kennedy lifted the United States security clearance requirement which restricted travel to and from Guam. The lifting of this security clearance requirement enabled immigration to and international investment on Guam from Korea and other countries in Asia. Koreans began to establish residence on Guam as early as the 1970s. and in the 1980s many new Korean families arrived on island to establish a new beginning in America. Today.
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