Moving from IB to different sector (from Korea to USA or Canada)

I've been working in Corporate finance (2.6 years) /Portfolio Management (1.6 years) for around 4 years in Korea.
Although I am a US Citizen, my parents are Korean and I lived more than half of my life in Korea. Other half in Canada and USA respectively.
I did some IPO investing/Portfolio management in a mid sized investment bank (managing around 100~200m USD) in Korea and right now I am in the top IB in Korea working in Corporate Finance team.
I know that Korean IB doesn't really count as IB in international market, but I'm trying to figure out if I can go back to States or Canada.

What are the chances that firms in USA/Canada will accept my experience as an IB in Korea? And/or Is it possible to move to different sectors?

P.S. I graduated from university in States and went to Elementary/HS in Canada.
My English is pretty fluent, although I do have minimal accent.

I would appreciate any thoughts or feel free to share if you guys experiences or heard of any similar experience

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