Tag: Shinhan Minbo

  • Yang Joo-eun (1879-1981): Preserving the Shinhan Minbo for 50 Years

    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…

  • Early Korean-American Media and Its Legacy

    Early Korean-American Media and Its Legacy

    Read in Korean “Starting today, with the publication of this new newspaper on a new printing press, let us develop new knowledge and invigorate new ideas… May we restore our national sovereignty and enjoy the blessings of freedom ten million times over.”— The Korean News (Kongnip Sinbo), November 1905, 9th year of the Gwangmu Era…