Korean Arrivals - San Francisco 1920

San Francisco 1920: After the Three Gunshots

Read in KoreanRead the previous story: [Three Gunshots] Most of the people present at the scene were white. They shouted, “Kill those two!”, “Hang them!”, and “Execute those Asian devils!” In response, Korean representative Lee Hak-hyun yelled, “We who live in San Francisco are victims of the barbaric Japanese Empire, and this matter is akin…
San Francisco 1920: The Korean American Independence Movement and Military School

Read in Korean History of the Independence Movement in San Francisco The Korean community in America autonomously organized the Korean National Association (대한인국민회) in February 1909, aiming to achieve their homeland’s independence. During the Russo-Japanese War, Japanese troops, referred to as the ‘Korean Army in Korea,’ returned to Japan and, under the pretext of financial…
San Francisco 1920: The Willows Aviation Corps

Read in Korean History of the Independence Movement in San Francisco: The Redwood City Aviation School was an aviation school located about 20 miles south of San Francisco in Redwood City. It was started in 1916 by Kristo Persson, who died in a plane crash just four months after opening the school at the age…
Who is Japan Anyway?

Read in Korean On February 15, 1906, the Japanese Empire had the Korean government issue a proclamation stating, “Koreans abroad, wherever they are, should receive protection from Japanese consuls.” Korean immigrants in America strongly opposed this Japanese scheme. Joint resolutions rejecting the protection of Japanese consuls were adopted in the names of the Hawaii Aewa…
샌프란시스코 독립운동사:일본이 무엇이 관데

Read in English 1906년 2월 15일 일제는 한국정부로 하여금 “해외한인은 어느 곳에 있든지 일본 영사의 보호를 받으라.”는 포고를 내리게 했다. 미주 한인들은 이러한 일제의 책략에 반발했다. 하와이 ‘애와친목회’와 샌프란시스코 공립협회 명의로 일본 영사의 보호를 거부한다는 공동 결의문을 채택했다. 한국을 지배하기 시작한 일본에 대한 미주 한인들의 분노는 항일, 배일 운동으로 이어졌다. 처음에는 산발적으로 지역별로, 단체별로 주도했던…
San Francisco 1920: Three Gunshots

Read in Korean 1 The History of Independence Movements in San Francisco On March 23, 1908, at the San Francisco Ferry Terminal, the incident where Jang In-hwan and Jeon Myung-woon assassinated Stevens became a pivotal moment, showcasing the Korean people’s spirit of freedom and anti-Japanese sentiment to the world. For the Korean community in America,…
San Francisoco 1920 – Jang In hwan (1876-1930)

Read in Koran Early Life and Career: Jang In-hwan was born on March 10, 1876, in Sunchon, Pyeonganbuk-do. He lost his mother at the age of six and his father at sixteen. After finishing elementary school, he worked as a shop assistant and later ran a store in Pyongyang in 1895, which unfortunately failed. Distressed…
샌프란시스코 독립운동사 – 전명운(1884-1947)

Read in English 전명운은 1884년 평양에서 태어났다. 한성학원(경기고 전신)에서 수학하던 그는 일제의 탄압이 날로 심해지자 비밀결사를 조직하고 독립운동을 하였다. 그러다 일본 헌병에 쫓기어 1905년 결혼한 지 3일 만에 간도와 연해주를 거쳐 미국으로 망명하였다. 하와이 농장에서 일하다 샌프란시스코로 이주하여 철로 공사장과 알라스카 어장에서 노동자로 다녀왔다. 미주 독립운동 단체인 공립협회 회원으로 청년회에서 활약하였다. 그러던 중 1908년 3월…