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The Vision for Korean Reunification and Its Significance
This year marks the 120th anniversary of the immigration of the first Koreans to America. Arriving in 1903 to work on the sugar plantations in Hawaii, they made their mark in the country and paved the way for future generations of Korean Americans. This year also...
2021 International Forum on One Korea
An exciting and timely forum took place on February 24th, co-convened by Global Peace Foundation, Alliance for Korea United USA and One Korea Foundation. Distinguished leaders and policy experts from the United States and South Korea came together via Zoom to discuss...
Why We Have to Care About Korean Reunification
Charlie Kwak is a Korean American high school student who has made several trips to his extended family’s home in Korea, all the while participating in leadership programs and events pertaining to the ongoing campaign for peaceful reunification on the Korean...
(HK Series #1) The Reunification of Korea: Why I Care
HK is a Korean American high school student that has participated in the One Korea Global Campaign for several years. As part of the 7 million people in the Korean diaspora, HK’s story represents a powerful voice for a free, independent, and united Korea. Sign up for...
Seong-re Lee’s Story: A Korean American Takes a Stand for Korean Unification
Seong-re Lee, also known as Richard Lee, is Co-Chair of Alliance for Korea United–USA, a nonprofit organization that empowers Korean Americans to take a leading role in advancing the goal of a unified Korean peninsula. Building upon the success and momentum of Action...
First Korean Congress
While most Koreans are very familiar with the March 1919 Korean Independence Movement, it is easy to forget the seminal role the Korean Diaspora played in the drive for self-governance. The non-violent demonstrations against Japanese colonizers on March 1st, 1919...
Dr. Philip Jaisohn
Korean and American flags waved side by side outside City Hall, an illustration and celebration of Korean-American Day on Philadelphia streets earlier this month. David Oh, a U.S. military veteran and Philadelphia’s first Korean-American councilman, and Helen Gym,...
Ahn Changho
Nestled in the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site in Atlanta is a promenade marked by bronze footsteps embedded in granite flagstones – the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame. The walkway gives “recognition to those courageous soldiers of justice who...