Editing New Malden (section)

==Demographics==

===Korean community===
{{See also|British Koreans|Ethnic groups in London}}
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|image=Kmart.jpg
|caption=A K Mart in New Malden (2009)
|hangul=뉴몰든
|rr=Nyumoldeun
|mr=Nyumoltŭn
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The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames has a large expatriate communities of [[Demographics of South Korea|South Koreans]] in Europe. According to different sources,<ref>{{cite web |title=For Surrey's Koreans, simmering tensions reflect the north-south divide at home |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/feb/09/notebook-new-malden-korea-north-south-tension |work=The Guardian|date=9 February 2019 }}</ref> as of 2014 there were about 10,000 ethnic Koreans in New Malden proper,<ref name=Fischer>Fischer, Paul. "[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/the-korean-republic-of-new-malden-how-surrey-became-home-to-the-70-year-old-conflict-10063055.html The Korean Republic of New Malden: How Surrey became home to the 70 year-old conflict]." ''[[The Independent]]''. Monday 23 February 2015. Retrieved on 2 November 2015.</ref> and as of the same year the Korean population in the area around New Malden is around 20,000, including about 600 originating from [[North Korea]],<ref>"{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151222122852/https://www.eahrnk.org/articles/policy-and-research/a-case-for-clarification-european-asylum-policy-and-north-korean-refugees A Case For Clarification: European Asylum Policy and North Korean Refugees]}}", European Alliance for Human Rights in North Korea, published March 2015</ref> giving it the largest group of North Koreans in Europe.<ref name=Parrish>Parrish, Charlie. "[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/11142969/Why-is-New-Malden-home-to-more-North-Koreans-than-any-other-place-in-Europe.html Why is New Malden home to more North Koreans than any other place in Europe?]" ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]''. 6 October 2014. Retrieved on 2 November 2015.</ref> In the [[2001 United Kingdom census|2001 census]], some small areas of New Malden had "Other Asian" (i.e., not Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, or Chinese) populations of "over 25%", though no whole ward reached over 20%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/census-2001-key-statistics-01-population |title=Census 2001 Key Statistics 01: Population |publisher=Mayor of London |access-date=January 17, 2022}}</ref> Many of the Koreans living in New Malden work for Korean companies, and they are either permanently settled and formerly expatriate, or they are still expatriates.<ref name="Moore">Moore, Fiona. "The German School in London, UK: Fostering the Next Generation of National Cosmopolitans?" (Chapter 4). In: Coles, Anne and Anne-Meike Fechter. ''Gender and Family Among Transnational Professionals'' (Routledge International Studies of Women and Place). [[Routledge]], 6 August 2012. {{ISBN|1134156200}}, 9781134156207. CITED: [[Google Books]] [https://books.google.com/books?id=f5Sa31fBsocC&pg=PT90 PT90].</ref>  According to some journalists, it is often referred as 'Korea Town' or 'Little Korea'.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Malden- London's Korea Town |url=https://www.cordonbleu.edu/news/online-learning-student-article-sarah-geard/en |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=www.cordonbleu.edu |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-01-23 |title=Doing business in London's Little Korea |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-12170151 |access-date=2024-06-14 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

The New Malden area has [[Korean language]] churches and nursery schools as well as restaurants and shops with Korean clientele.<ref name="Steel">{{cite AV media |people=[[Mark Steel]] |date=28 September 2016 |title=Mark Steel's in Town:Kingston Upon Thames |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07wc305 |access-date=4 October 2016 |time=18:41|format=Radio |location=[[Kingston upon Thames]] |publisher=[[BBC Radio 4]]}}</ref><ref name="Moore"/> New Malden functions as the shopping and cultural centre for a Korean population spread more widely across South-West London and the neighbouring counties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kingstonlibdems.org/new-malden_londons_little-korea |title=New Malden - London's Little Korea |publisher=Kingston Liberal Democrats |date=November 30, 2018 |access-date=January 17, 2022}}</ref> The area has Korean supermarkets, about 20 Korean restaurants and cafes,<ref name=Fischer/> including those serving [[bulgogi]].<ref name=Fischer/> It also has a [[noraebang]] (Karaoke bar),<ref name=Parrish/> and many other shops. The Korean language is visible on several shop signs. The original [[Embassy of South Korea, London|Embassy of South Korea]] was in New Malden, before moving to 60 [[Buckingham Gate]] in [[Westminster]].<ref name=Fischer/>

Some factors cited in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' as reasons why the Korean community formed in New Malden included a 1950s joint venture partnership between a [[chaebol]] and [[Racal|Racal Avionics]] (formerly [[Decca Radar|Decca]]), Lord Chancellor's Walk in Coombe Lane West previously serving as the residence of the Ambassador of South Korea to the United Kingdom, and [[Samsung Electronics]] having its UK offices in New Malden until they moved to their current location in [[Chertsey]], Surrey in 2005. Many Koreans settled in New Malden in the 1970s due to the ambassador's location.<ref name=Parrish/>

===Other===
There is a Hindu temple in the eastern part of Burlington Road with a notable community of predominantly [[Sri Lankan Tamils]] living in the area. In 2016 New Malden gained [[Twin cities|twin city status]] with [[Jaffna]], Sri Lanka and a permanent plaque was erected to celebrate this.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/royal-borough-kingston-celebrates-tamil-heritage-month-and-twinning-jaffna | title=Royal Borough of Kingston celebrates Tamil heritage month and twinning with Jaffna &#124; Tamil Guardian }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allhindutemples.com/city/surrey/hindu_temple/new-malden-murugan-temple/|title=New Malden Murugan Temple – All Hindu Temples|access-date=10 May 2018}}</ref>