Korean immigrant champions cause of Aurora’s global residents [Video]

The City of Aurora is working with South Korea to establish a consulate here. It would serve the more than 41,000 Korean immigrants in Colorado, and hundreds of Korean immigrant-owned businesses in the city.

A key figure in these efforts is Aurora Coordinator of International Community Outreach Minsoo Song.

“Our office works closely with the local immigrant and refugee community and reaching out to the community,” said Song. “I’m super grateful that I get to work with the community that I really love.”

Song helps bring international business to Aurora and works to build up immigrant owned businesses here as well.

Her passion for Korean businesses in particular began with a longing for food from home — after she came here to study at the University of Denver.

“Aurora had the great grocery stores and Aurora had the really established Korean community,” added Song.

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