Tag: Willows Flight School
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No Baek-rin (1875-1926): Willows Flight School
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Read in Korean Gye-won No Baek-rin was born in Punghae-myeon, Songhwa-gun, Hwanghae Province. From a young age, he was praised as a potential general due to his tall stature and exceptional strength. While learning classical Chinese in his hometown, he moved to Seoul and in 1895 was selected as one of 120 outstanding students nationwide…
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Kim Jong-rim (1884-1973): A Big Player Known as the “Rice King”
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Read in Korean Kim Jong-rim earned the nickname “Rice King” for being the largest landowner among Koreans at the time, cultivating vast amounts of rice and making a significant fortune. With his earnings, he donated substantial amounts to various needs within the Korean community, as well as to the independence movement, and established a flight…
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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,…