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A rare handwritten hangul letter from Kim Ok-kyun, a leading figure in the 1884 Gapsin Coup, has been discovered at the ...
A Korean independence activist was reburied in the national ceremony this year. His great granddaughter, Washington Post reporter Michelle Ye Hee Lee, was there.
independence fighter-bust relocation SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- The Korea Military Academy has decided to retain the bust of a revered South Korean independence fighter on its campus, a lawmaker ...
A visually striking period drama from Woo Min-ho, “Harbin” follows Korean independence activist Ahn Jung-geun (Hyun Bin) as he plans the assassination of Japan’s Prime Minister in 1909 ...
On Nov. 21, 1896, a large crowd gathered to witness the laying of the cornerstone of the Independence Arch, a symbol of Korean independence. According to the English version of The Independent - a ...
Seven letters written by Korean independence fighter Na Seok-ju that shed light on his plans to destroy Japan-run companies in protest of Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule are on display at the ...
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In early Asian history at the University, one historical figure stands out: Syngman Rhee — Korea’s first president, who got a Ph.D. from Princeton in 1910. Despite a decades-long fight for Korean ...
Based on the hit stage musical of the same name, the biopic film will follow the true story of An Jung-geun (Chung Sung Hwa), a Korean-independence activist who assassinated Itō Hirobumi, the ...
Ahn Jung-geun. "Independence," a letter containing Ahn Jung-geun's aspirations, will be released in Korea for the first time in 15 years.