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March 1st Movement–Jan 1920

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31 Dec 1919 Several independence manifestations by Koreans occurred last night in Seoul.  It is rumored that a declaration of independence has been signed by prominent ...more »

March 1st Movement–Nov. 1919

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9 Nov 1919 (NY Times Archives) "[Japanese official] In regard to the Korean situation, I must first mention the primary object of annexation.  At that time ...more »

NY Times Archives – 1922

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This is the earliest year for the free archives. 9 July 1922 more »

Book Review: Social History of the Early Choson Dynasty

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I can recommend this book I was reminded of today to any reader who has a general interest in history. It’s an academic book – based on the author’s ...more »

Korea’s Prince Yi Seok Finds Home In Jeonju

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Via the Marmot's Hole is an interesting story from the Washington Post about Korea's "Singing Prince" if you haven't heard of him before: “Every night I dream of the palace days,” Yi Seok ...more »

Village Life in Korea (1911)–Excerpts III

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Village Gentleman At some time (it may be in the very far distant past—yes, as much as ten generations ago) some of his ancestors held office ...more »

Village Life in Korea–Book Excerpts II

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Marriage But, in fact, no one is married but once.  When a man loses his wife from any cause whatever and he wants another, he simply ...more »

Village Life in Korea–Book Excerpts Part I

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Here is a link to download a Kindle-friendly version of the book. This book was published in 1911 – which is when Japan formally annexed Korea after virtually taking it over ...more »

Archival Sources: Digging Up Bones of Korean Royalty

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Digging through Google Books for contemporary (1860s) material on Korea (Corea back then) related to the General Sherman Incident, I came across this interesting piece from the US foreign policy ...more »

Archival Sources: General Sherman Investigation

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Here is a long article (NY Times May 27, 1868) on the expedition of the US military vessel Shenandoah to Korea (Corea) to find out details about the ...more »

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