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Asian American History in Montgomery County
According to the U.S. Census, Asian Americans were first recorded in Montgomery County in the year 1900.
Since then, the population has grown from less than 10 Asian American residents to over 150,000 countywide. Much of this growth is due to recent immigrants and new communities. Even still, this area has over 100 years of Asian American history to be celebrated and explored. Find out more using the resources below!
First Korean School in Silver Spring, MD: Located in the First Korean Baptist Church of Silver Spring, Maryland, and opened in 1977. Image credit: Library of Congress, Ethnic Heritage and Language Schools in America Project Collection, American Folklife Center.
Maxim (or Meixin) Supermarket: One of the oldest Chinese supermarkets in the Rockville area, Maxim Supermarket opened in 1967. Image credit: M-NCPPC/Karen Yee, 2022.
