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Korean American Day

Current congressional materials support January 13 as Korean American Day and connect it with the first Korean immigrants’ arrival in 1903 and Korean American contributions

Date / rule13 January
ScopeUnited States
VerificationGovernment Legislative Source
PortabilityFixed Annual
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-07
Target-year policyReuse Fixed
Next date this engine can safely resolveWednesday, January 13, 2027See everything on January 13 →
Authority summary

What is Korean American Day?

Current congressional materials support January 13 as Korean American Day and connect it with the first Korean immigrants’ arrival in 1903 and Korean American contributions

Date and recurrence

13 January

This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is United States. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Classification

Topic and context

Civic, Remembrance & History →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. U.S. House — Korean American Day 2026Congressional Resolution Series
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Korean American Day?

13 January The stored recurrence guidance is: 13 January.

Does Korean American Day fall on the same date every year?

The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.

Is Korean American Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Korean American Day?

The stored designation basis is: Current congressional materials support January 13 as Korean American Day and connect it with the first Korean immigrants’ arrival in 1903 and Korean American contributions. Supporting provenance includes U.S. House — Korean American Day 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Korean American Day international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.

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