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Pachappa and the first Koreatown · July 2026
The Many Lies of Edward T. Chang
The claim that Riverside was home to the first Koreatown rests heavily on one scholar. Set Edward T. Chang's account against itself and the inconsistencies and contradictions pile up.
July 2026 · Pachappa and the first Koreatown · Watch on Instagram
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There are many lies surrounding the claim that Riverside, California was home to the first Koreatown. This reel asks a different question about them: who is saying these things?
Edward T. Chang is a prominent figure in promoting the Riverside narrative. Looked at closely, the inconsistencies and the contradictions pile up.
It was not Pachappa Camp, and it was not in Riverside.
What they said · What the record says
| They say“Ahn Chang ho (third from the left) and Korean workers at Riverside orange orchard around 1905.”Korean American Digital Archive, USC — as published in a 2016 colloquium listing, 2016-10 | What the record saysThe same archive dates the same photograph three different ways.Not a dispute between this family and a university. A dispute between one university archive and itself. |
The documents
Korean National Association, 19091909
