<p>I recently found out that Atlanta is home to ALOT of Koreans, I had no idea when I applied...
can anyone tell me about the korean community down in Atlanta?</p>
<p>So if there were no koreans, would you be unfriendly towards the Chinese, Japanese, Filipinos, Thais (sp?), Tawainese, Vietnemese, etc.?
I mean why does it matter if there are a lot of Koreans specifically?</p>
<p>akafizzle, your post is distasteful, and I think you took what tenacious said the wrong way. Most likely, tenacious is korean, and therefore is curious on the korean population in Atlanta because she may have a lot of korean friends, and may enjoy affiliating more with koreans. Personally, I love hanging out with my indian friends, and I did want a college that had lots of indians simply because I love my culture and I think it is lots of fun being friends with someone that has a similar ancestry and almost thinks the same way because of the similar heritage (not to say I do not have friends of other ethnicity, because I do). But yea.., Tenacious definitely has a valid reason to ask of a korean population in Atlanta, and your post responding to her is absolutely inappropriate.</p>
<p>My post was not intended to be demeaning. I just don't understand why it's such a huge concern. I am of Ghanaian descent; however, I do not understand why I should choose a college based on Ghanaian population. I'd be happy to be surrounded by Nigerian, Kenyan, South African, etc. However, maybe I am misconstruing the subject. Tenacious, please do not embrace too much of my initial post; it was not meant to be distasteful.</p>
<p>akafizzle, I highly doubt that you are misunderstanding the concept of this thread. Tenacious P was not saying she's going to decide her mind to attend Emory next fall or not based on the population of her race, but just pure curious. What is so bad about knowing centain race's population esp one's own race's?</p>
<p>first of all, I'm a guy, and secondly I am Korean... and I never said it was a huge concern... I was just curious to know more about my discovery at Emory, which I was planning to attend regardless of whether there are alot of koreans(although I have to say it is a plus). </p>
<p>Ill make a mental note for the next post to clarify what my intentions are. But no sweat aka fizzle, I didn't find it distasteful.</p>
<p>To answer the OP, the korean population is very big here! In what is called Korea Town, there is mostly all Korean stores and markets like Super H Mart. THough I am not Korean, I have four friends who are and we constantly go up there and buy stuff from stores like morning glory and and eat at Honwoori while the parents shop at Super H Mart for Groceries. It is great and according to my friends is very much like korea (some bad but mostly good). I do not know your background but most people I know in our generation here are not wholly Korean. In fact, three out of the four of my friends are only half because their fathers are white.</p>
<p>thanks geniusgen that helps alot.</p>
<p>Hahaha, Genius is right! H-Mart is totally awesome, and the Korean population in Atlanta is very visible. It's an Asian Invasion down here with all the stores and markets opening up every month! I'm half Korean and am personally not going to Emory, but Tenacious, I can say without a doubt that you will find many Koreans here in Atlanta and at Emory. A few of my Korean friends are going to Emory, and they're gorgeous, which is most definitely a plus for you as a guy! :)</p>
<p>haha, when you say H-mart, do you mean Hanareum?</p>
<p>I can certainly appreciate what you said about the korean girls, I am torn between nyu and emory. when I visited nyu, I was awestruck at the sight of all the gorgeous girls (I'm very vain). And what you said, kinda balances them out now :)</p>
<p>Is there a particular reason why you are not going to emory?</p>
<p>Hanareum?
Dude do you live in Fairfax county VA?</p>
<p>"...and may enjoy affiliating more with koreans. Personally, I love hanging out with my indian friends, and I did want a college that had lots of indians simply because I love my culture and I think it is lots of fun being friends with someone that has a similar ancestry and almost thinks the same way because of the similar heritage (not to say I do not have friends of other ethnicity, because I do)."</p>
<p>xindianx --- So what's the difference between this and white folks mostly hanging with white folks, black folks mostly hanging with black folks, etc.? It's self-segregation, which is disappointing to many (like my WASP son) who intentionally go to a school that is diverse, only to find that the indians hang mostly with the indians, the koreans hang mostly with the koreans, and so on. What a shame. Segregating based on culture, color, or what have you... the result is the same. People won't mix, which leads to distrust and lack of understanding. Instead of looking for all of your social comfort zones, why don't you step out and make an effort to <em>not</em> favor the easy out of hanging with everyone who looks and acts like you?</p>
<p>soddy</p>
<p>"Hanareum?
Dude do you live in Fairfax county VA?"
nah, I live in upstate NY... I thought Hanareum was everywhere...</p>
<p>I have heard of Hanareum but it is not the same thing as Super H Mart. In fact, I have absolutely no idea what the "H" stands for now that I think about it.</p>
<p>I just found out that H-mart = hanareum</p>
<p>Lesson;
I believe you're experiencing an example of why racism, in any form, leads to potentially destructive behavior.
rb</p>
<p>There are A LOT of Koreans at Emory--many of them hang around together.</p>
<p>Tenacious, I'm not going to Emory because I was waitlisted there and probably won't receive very good aid. I decided to go to the University of Georgia and hopefully get into their Honors Program (MUCH cheaper than Emory and comparable academically, though I'm sure Emory is better.) NYU's a great school too, and if you live in upstate NY, I guess the plus is that you'll be close to your friends and family. I've only been to NY once, and that was the Manhattan area, but I can tell you that from what I saw, NY and GA are completely different worlds. I know May 1st is approaching, but I hope you've visited Emory. It has a beautiful campus and is of course a good school, especially if you want to study medicine or business, and the Atlanta area is pretty nice with many things to do. Emory seems to be isolated from the city though, which makes it safer, but it has very easy access into the city through MARTA, the Atlanta transit system. I may be telling you stuff you already know if you've visited, but just thought I'd fill you in! :)</p>
<p>Most asians live in the suburbs of Gwinnett County (about 9% asian) Cobb County (about 4%), DeKalb (4%), and Fulton (4%). In the city, it's about 1.9%. But, DeKalb and Fulton are a MARTA-ride away (and the counties that hold the city of ATL), so you can go into the highly Asian area b/w DeKalb and Gwinnett. Cobb, OTOH, isn't accessable through mass transit.</p>
<p>Join this groups to meet other Koreans in Atlanta & its suburbs and to find out more about all things Korean and then some:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/KoreansInAtlanta%5B/url%5D">http://www.myspace.com/KoreansInAtlanta</a></p>