Koreana Gifts and Arts

Specialties

Koreana Gifts and Arts is open from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM Monday to Friday.

Koreana Gifts and Arts does open by appointment during the evening and on weekends. If you cannot come to Koreana Gifts and Arts during our normal business hours, please call and make an appointment.

Koreana Gifts and Arts celebrates a 50 year history as the oldest Korean Gift Store in the United States, providing only the finest imported goods and gifts direct from Korea, Asia, and the Orient, including traditional Korean Drums and Musical Instruments, splendid Korean Gifts, Korean Celadon Pottery, authentic Korean Dance Supplies and Accessories, Korean Lacquer Ware, and Korean Cultural Heritage Materials.

Koreana Gifts and Arts is your source for all things Korean.

Koreana Gifts and Arts has many rare and vintage items from Korea that are not available any where else.

Koreana Gifts and Arts can also Special Order items from South Korea, so please contact us with your needs.

Some of our clients include:

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art

The Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

The Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena

History

Established in 1960.

Koreana Gifts and Arts was opened in 1960 in Los Angeles. Koreana Gifts was founded by John and Cathy Han. It was the first Korean Gift Store to open in the United States.

After John and Cathy retired in 2005, Bill Yoon became the new owner of Koreana Gifts.

Meet the Business Owner

Bill Y.

Business Owner

Bill is a third generation Korean American. Bill’s Korean grandfathers, Kyung Hak Yoon and Choong Sup Park, came to the United States in 1902. Bill is the son of Harold and Gloria Yoon who are both second generation Korean Americans. Bill has a Bachelor’s Degree in Studio Painting, and a Master’s Degree in Multicultural Education. Bill taught Art for 15 years at the middle school and high school levels. Bill has previously worked as a Service Manager for Acura and Nissan dealers.