The Korean Parade and Festival has returned to New York after a five-year hiatus due to the pandemic.
On Oct. 5, Korean Americans in New York marked 121 years since Koreans first immigrated to America with the festivities, hosted by the Korean American Association of Greater New York (KAAGNY).
Euy Whan Kim, consul general of the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in New York, said it was cause for celebration.
“I’m so proud as consul general and as a citizen of Korea to see how our country is really developing like this,” said Kim, who participated in the parade.
He said that South Korea was facing increasing pressure from the Chinese Communist Party, and he was happy to see that Koreans overseas were “not losing our culture and our national identity,” but instead “standing proudly in the world.”…