Pachappa Camp: The First Koreatown in the United States

Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI) - The City University of New York (CUNY)

Prof. Edward T. Chang will present on University of California, Riversides traveling exhibition to preserve and share the history of Americas first Koreatown Pachappa Camp a community of Korean migrant workers in Riverside who contributed to the citys citrus development. Among those workers was Koreas most influential independence activists, Dosan Ahn Chang Ho, who helped foment Koreas democratic movement.