Category: THE PROUD STORIES OF KOREAN AMERICAN PATRIOTS
Ahn, Jae-chang
Ahn, Jae-chang: He financially helped Dr. Syngman Rhee with his successful wholesale glass noodle business. In 1903, at age 30, he came to Hawaii with 102 other immigrant laborers. He was a self-made business tycoon in the glass noodle business in Detroit with two other Koreans with a capital of...
Dosan Ahn Chang Ho
Dosan Ahn Chang Ho: He was a doyen of prominence in the Korean national independence movement in the United States and a towering mentor for entire Koreans. Southern California is Dosan Ahn Chang Ho’s familiar turf where it exuded, indubitably, the strong fragrance of a perfume called...
Rev. Ahn, Chang-ho
Rev. Ahn, Chang-ho: He served for Korean independence with Christian ministry in Hawaii. Rev. Ahn lived his life for Korean independence while leading his ministry for the patriotic enlightenment movement with his Christian faith. After graduating from Pai Chai in Seoul, he taught at school. During...
Ahn, Hyun-kyung
Ahn, Hyun-kyung: He financially supported Dr. Syngman Rhee for life in Hawaii. He came to America in 1903 to work on the sugar plantations. When Japanese annexation grew to full swing in July of 1910, he mailed a protest letter to the Japanese Emperor for their illegal occupation of Korean...
Yang, Ho-min
Yang, Ho-min: He worked for the independence movement through Korean National Association in Hawaii. His service started in 1909 and continued throughout the 1930’s continuously through the Korean National Association there including the Korean Independence Party in 1940. He do- nated $590 to the...
Wi, Young-min
Wi, Young-min: He worked through Gong Lip Hyup Hoe and Korean National Association. His involvement with Korean independence began with his activities in San Francisco in 1903 and Gong Lip Hyup Hoe in Los Angeles in 1906. In 1923, he was in charge of collecting independence funds until he became...
Yang, Joo-eun
Yang, Joo-eun: He supported the independence movement for life in San Francisco. Born as a son of a ginseng peddler, he immigrated to Hawaii in late 1903 to work at a sugar plantation. He moved to San Francisco in 1906. He soon joined Dosan Ahn Chang Ho’s Korean National Association and Hung Sa...
YOO, Dong-myun
YOO, Dong-myun: He worked for the independence movement through Han Gook Dong Lip Dang in Hawaii. He worked for the Korean independence through Korean National Association. He worked hard to unite the divided groups into one. He was the vice-president of Korean National Association in 1935 and...
Oh, Yim-ha
Oh, Yim-ha: He became a pilot after graduating from Redwood Flying School. After staying in China in 1911, he immigrated to San Francisco in 1914. He joined Hung Sa Dahn then. His badge number was 43. He enrolled in the Redwood Aviation School in 1919 and became a pilot in 1920. With a...
NEW IL HAN
NEW IL HAN: He became a towering international business tycoon and an independence movement leader. He was a pioneer of business-led independence movement leader as he fought against the Japanese occupation. He was the one who returned all of his fortunes to society by providing a national...
