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KoreanAmericanHeritage podcast


May 1, 2018

KoreanAmericanheritage.com presents episode 4: Seo Jae Pil aka Philip Jaisohn the first Korean American. Learn more about this amazing fellow and follow his adventure into the turn of the century and Modernization of Korea. 

**Correction** Seo Jae Pil was naturalized as an American Citizen on June 19, 1888.

Seo Jae Pil wiki

Jeolla Namdo

Yang Ban (Elite class of Old Korea)

Gwageo (National Service Examination)

YMCA in Korea

Meiji Restoration

Gapsin Coup

Horace Newton Allen

References: 
The First Korean American- A Forgotten Hero Philip Jaisohn by Channing Liem 

My Days in Korea and other Essays: By Philip Jaisohn MD Edited by Sun-Pyo Hong

 

Intro music credited to Ban-Jang Kim of Windy City.
Logo designed by Minsoo Kim.

Please contact han@koreanamericanheritage.com for any questions.