Koreans in the United States

As mentioned above, while 97 percent of Koreans live in a metropolitan area, only as many as 38 percent reside in a central city. In fact, there are many Korean immigrants with professional jobs and good command of English who settle in a white or mixed race suburban neighbourhood. What would the prospect of Korean Maintenance of their children be?

The maintenance of the Korean language in the United States is complicated. This is because, first generation Koreans are able to teach their children the Korean language and English as well. This is seen in the event where they speak more Korean in the homes compared to English. However, second generation Koreans in the United States speak both English and Korean to their children. At the end of the day, these children can fluently speak both languages. However, when it comes to the third generation, speaking Korean becomes almost extinct. This means that third generation Koreans cannot maintain their children to speak Korean. The culture gets severely eroded over the generations and eventually, the language becomes non-existent down the generations.