Koreatown in Northwest Dallas is official. After years of work, leaders in the Korean-American community held a designation celebration Friday morning.
"Dallas town and Korean person make many proud. Big celebration," she said.
For the President of the Korean Society of Dallas, Seoung Ju Ryou, the street signs in the Korean language is a signal to new immigrants that they have a home in North Texas."What was once a place that was avoided is now a multi-million, billion-dollar economic powerhouse," said John Ju from the Korean American Coalition.
Ju told NBC 5 that this area was known for high crime years ago but year by year they've turned it into a unique place for the Korean culture.More than 100,000 people of Korean heritage live in North Texas. Now, officially, they have a designated home base.
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