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Yang Joo-eun (1879-1981): Preserving the Shinhan Minbo for 50 Years
Read in Korean Born on May 25, 1879, into a family of ginseng merchants in Kaesong, he boarded the first immigrant ship to Hawaii. At that time, the cost of immigration, which amounted to $100 including the fare and food expenses, was paid in advance by the owner of a sugarcane plantation, with the agreement…
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History of the Independence Movement in San Francisco: Jeon Myeong-un (1884-1947)
Read in Korean Jeon Myeong-un was born in 1884 in Pyongyang. While studying at Hanseong Academy (the predecessor of Gyeonggi High School), he organized a secret society and engaged in the independence movement as the oppression from the Japanese colonial government intensified. In 1905, after being pursued by the Japanese military police, he fled to…
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Key Figures from Central California: Kim Hyeong-soon (Harry S. Kim 1886–1968)
Read in Korean Born in 1886 in Tongyeong, Gyeongnam, Kim Hyeong-soon graduated from Paichai School in 1901. He was proficient in English and worked for a year as the first Korean interpreter at the Incheon Customs Office before passing the interpreter exam for the Su-min-won (Korean Customs). In 1903, he came to the United States…
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Key Figures from Central California: Han Si-dae (1888–1981)
Read in Korean In the 1920s, Han Si-dae and his family established a company called The Hanka Enterprise Company in Delano. After immigrating to Hawaii, Han Si-dae graduated from high school there and then moved to the mainland to become a small-scale farmer. By renting land and working hard with his family, he was able…
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Key Figures from Central California: Kim Ho(1884–1968)
Read in Korean Born in Seoul, Han-sa Kim Ho’s birth name was Kim Jeong-jin. When he exiled to China in 1912, he changed his name to Kim Ho to cross the border. He received modern education at Hanseong School (the predecessor of Gyeonggi High School) and attended Jeongdong Church with his mother. He taught new…
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Key Figures of Central California: Song Cheol (1896–1986)
Read in Korean He was born in Geumsan, Jeonbuk Province. He graduated from Shinheung Middle School in Jeonju, which was founded by missionaries, and later graduated from Yeongmyeong High School in Gunsan. Deeply moved after hearing a speech by Syngman Rhee in 1911, he became a devoted follower of Rhee. After teaching mathematics and physics…
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중가주의 주요 인물들: 김형순(Harry S. Kim 1886－1968)
Read in English 1886년 경남 통영에서 태어나 1901년 배재학당을 졸업했다. 영어를 잘 하여 인천세관에서 첫 번째 한인 통역관으로 1년을 일하다 수민원 통역관 시험에 합격했다. 1903년에 첫 이민선의 통역으로 미국에 온 그는 사탕수수농장에서 통역관으로 11년간 하와이에 살았다. 초기에 통역관 5명중의 하나로 겨우 19살이던 당시 한 달에 75달러씩이나 되는 높은 임금을 받았다.다른 사람은 시간당 10센트를 받던 시절…
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중가주의 주요 인물들: 김 호(1884－1968)
Read in English 서울에서 태어난 한사 김호는 본명이 김정진이다. 1912년 중국으로 망명할 때 김호로 개명하여 국경을 통과하였다. 한성학교(경기고 전신 1회)에 다니며 신식교육을 받고 어머니를 따라 정동교회에 다녔다. 선교사들이 세운 배재, 이화, 영흥학교와 안창호가 평양에 세운 대성학교에서 신학문을 가르쳤다. 조국을 떠날 때까지 가르쳤던 대성학교 독립사상과 민족의식 고취를 목적으로 하여 일본국기 불게양(국기를 높이 달지 않는) 운동을 전개해…
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Choi Bong-yun (1914–2005): Founder of the Department of Political Science at Seoul National University
Read in Korean Professor Choi Bong-yun was born in 1914 in Uiju, North Pyongan Province. During his student years, he organized Bible schools and retreats, actively promoting literacy and fostering national spirit. After graduating from the Chosun University of Japan, he moved to the United States in 1938. He completed his master’s and doctoral studies…
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Choi Jin-ha (1889–1967): 27 Years of Service to the Korean National Association
Read in Korean Born in Pyongan Province, Choi Jin-ha came to the United States in September 1916 for the purpose of studying abroad. In January of the following year, he was appointed as the secretary-general of the Korean National Association in North America, where he worked diligently for the development of the association and the…
