Tag: Willows
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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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Kang Won-sin (1887–1977), Founder of the Korean Women’s Patriotic League
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Read in Korean Born in Pyeongyang, Pyeongannam-do, Kang Won-sin married Kang Yeong-seung in 1904. In May 1905, she traveled with her husband and his family to Hawaii aboard the SS Doric. While in Hawaii, she worked to support her husband’s studies. When her husband pursued a doctorate in law in Chicago, Kang continued to support…