Koreans in Washington, D.C.

[2] in 2011, University of Maryland Asian American studies professor Larry Shinagawa said more Koreans in Fairfax County are engaged in business.

[3] Pyong Gap Min, author of Asian Americans: Contemporary Trends and Issues, wrote in 2006 that the suburban lifestyle and proximity to Washington, D.C., made Fairfax County an attractive destination for the ethnic Koreans.

[2] Shinagawa stated that Koreans in Maryland are more likely to have high education compared to those in Virginia and that they tend to work in banking, government, law, and science.

[4] As of 2006, many Koreans in Fairfax County, Virginia operate businesses in Washington, D.C., and work for the federal government of the United States.

Shinagawa stated that more Korean businesses opened in Virginia than in Maryland due to differing tax rates.

The Washington Post printed an editorial arguing that Virginia state officials who were promising to take pro-Korean actions regarding the Sea of Japan (East Sea) dispute and the Fairfax County government establishing a World War II comfort women memorial were "pandering" and were not appropriate.