Abstract
The issue of the formation of ethnic and diasporic identities was considered by both domestic and Western scholars. In particular, the issue of the formation of diasporas has always been considered through the prism of the notion of classical diasporas, however, modern globalization processes force the emergence of “new” diasporas, the qualities of which the predominant part of Korean Americans possess present day. Contrary to popular belief, the community of Korean Americans is not homogeneous, but bimodal - in terms of language, kinship, generation, identity and class, time of immigration.