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.
Yang Ban (Elite class of Old Korea)
Gwageo (National Service Examination)
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.