Tag: Daedong Boguk Association

  • Bang Sa-gyeom (1881–1955): A Life of Independence Activism, Business, and Legacy

    Bang Sa-gyeom (1881–1955): A Life of Independence Activism, Business, and Legacy

    Read in Korean Bang Sa-gyeom (July 25, 1881 – December 8, 1955) was born in Pyongyang and emigrated to Hawaii in 1903 at the age of 23. Amid the grueling labor on sugarcane plantations, he dreamed of a better future and eventually moved to San Francisco to pursue his studies. There, he met Ahn Chang-ho…