Tag: No Baek-rin
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Han Jang-ho (1893–1994): Contributor to the Establishment of the Korean Air Force in the U.S.
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Read in Korean Born into a wealthy family in Pyongyang, Han Jang-ho dedicated his life to the struggle for Korea’s independence and passed away at the age of 100 in Milpitas, near San Francisco. At the age of 19, unable to withstand the pressures of Japanese colonial rule, he fled one night with money and…
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San Francisco 1920: The Willows Aviation Corps
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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…
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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,…