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March 1st Movement–Jan 1920
» by USinKorea January 14th, 2012 at 12:22 pm » Comments (0)
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
» by USinKorea January 14th, 2012 at 12:40 am » Comments (1)
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
» by USinKorea December 16th, 2011 at 9:41 pm » Comments (0)
This is the earliest year for the free archives. 9 July 1922 more »Book Review: Social History of the Early Choson Dynasty
» by USinKorea August 11th, 2011 at 8:41 pm » Comments (0)
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
» by GI Korea June 22nd, 2011 at 5:57 pm » Comments (5)
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
» by USinKorea June 9th, 2011 at 2:38 am » Comments (0)
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
» by USinKorea June 7th, 2011 at 5:10 am » Comments (0)
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
» by USinKorea June 5th, 2011 at 1:28 am » Comments (3)
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
» by USinKorea May 3rd, 2011 at 6:56 pm » Comments (3)
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
» by USinKorea May 1st, 2011 at 6:40 pm » Comments (3)
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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