Tag: “King of Rice” Kim Jong-lim
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Early Korean Immigrants in America and Their Literary World
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Read in Korean In the early stages, Korean immigrants in the United States were relatively deliberate and voluntary in their migration, coming for exile, escape, or study. They lived with the assumption that they could return home once their temporary stay or exile ended. As a people without a country, yearning for independence, they expressed…
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San Francisco 1920: The Unfulfilled Mission of Korean Airmen
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Read in Korean In 1905, Japan forcibly signed the Eulsa Treaty, and in 1910, it forcibly annexed Korea. As a darker shadow loomed over their homeland, thousands of Koreans who had already emigrated to the Americas naturally ignited a movement to save their country. The enlightenment and leadership of patriotic leaders played a significant role,…