Tag: Shinhan Minbo (New Korea Times)

  • Choi Jin-ha (1889–1967): 27 Years of Service to the Korean National Association

    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…

  • Early Korean Immigrants in America and Their Literary World

    Early Korean Immigrants in America and Their Literary World

    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…