• Pachappa Camp (also known as Dosan’s Republic) was founded in 1904 and is one of the earliest significant Korean settlements established in the United States.
  • Known as Pachappa Camp, Riverside's Koreatown was home to approximately 300 Korean immigrants beginning in 1905.
  • A historic 1900s photo of Korean farm workers hangs as part of an exhibit on Pachappa Camp at UCR Arts in Riverside on Wednesday, Nov.
  • But Pachappa Camp’s significance was forgotten about until the early 2000s, when students at the University of California, Riverside, located the camp’s...
  • Pachappa Camp residents in front of Riverside citrus groves. Photo courtesy of the Korean American digital archive at USC. April 27, 2021.
  • Riverside is NOT the First Koreatown as incorrectly claimed by the people of Riverside, California and Pachappa Camp.
  • ...of America’s first Koreatown — Pachappa Camp — a community of Korean migrant workers in Riverside who contributed to the city’s citrus development.
  • Last week, Riverside, California, honored Pachappa Camp, which has been recognized as the birthplace of Korean America following research by UC Riverside...
  • The settlement is the subject of an exhibit at UC Riverside that opened Oct. 16, called “Pachappa Camp: The First Koreatown in the United States.”
  • ...centered on the first Koreatown in the United States, intentional collaborations with several community organizations, and public programming in Riverside.