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- Historical sites of the Korean Provisional Government
Activities abroad, Diplomatic Activities
Following the outbreak of full-scale war with Japan, the Chinese government began to actively support the Korean Provisional Government. The Chinese government also accepted the Korean Provisional Government’s appeal and played an important role in securing Korean independence at the Cairo Conference in November, 1943. In the Americas, the United Korean Committee in America and the Korean Commission were active in the independence movement. The Provisional Government continued to try to gain the acknowledgment of the Chinese and U.S. Governments, although this was in vain as its cause did not correspond to those great powers’ interests.
- Representatives at the Korean Conference Abroad with members of the Korean Women’s Relief Society (May 1, 1941). The conference was held in Honolulu, Hawaii, from April 20 to April 29. First row from left: Sim Yeongsin, Yi Seongrye, Ahn Won-gyu, Song Jong-ik, Bak Gyeongsin, Han Sidae, Kim Ho, (unknown), Min Hamra. Third row from left: Son Seung-un, Jo Byeong-yo, Yi Wonsun, Kim Wonyong, Kim Hyeon-gu, Do Jinho
- Banquet for representatives of the United Korean Committee in America (May 1, 1941). Representatives agreed on a united independence front, the concentration of political capability, respect for Provisional Government, the embodiment of military and diplomatic activities, the establishment of a united institution, the unification of financial and organizational structures. First row from left: (unknown), Min Hamra, Kim Hyeon-gu, Ahn Won-gyu, Kim Wonyong, Bak Gyeongsin, Kim Ho, Song Jong-ik, Yi Wonsun, Do Jinho, Ahn Changho, Sim Yeongsun
- Certificate of appointment of Yi Seungman (Syngman Rhee) to the position of representative in Washington, D.C., with full authority, under the names of the Korean Provisional Government Premier Kim Gu and Foreign Minister Jo So-ang (June 4, 1941)
- Certificate of appointment of Yi Seungman to the position of chair of the Korean Commission, under the names of the Korean Provisional Government Premier Kim Gu and Foreign Minister Jo So-ang (June 4, 1941)
- The Korean brigade, organized by Koreans in Hawaii (1942)
- Attendees at the Korean Liberty Conference in Washington, D.C. (February 27 to March 1, 1942), hosted by the Korean Commission. Attendees agreed to submit a petition to the U.S. president and congress asking for the acknowledgement of the Korean Provisional Government.
- Leaders of the United Korean Committee in America (Honolulu, Hawaii, March 8, 1942). First row from left: Sim Yeongsin, Ahn Won-gyu, Yi Wonsun, Jo Byeong-yo, Min Hamra. Second row from left: (unknown), Do Jinho, Jeon Gyeongmu, Kim Hyeon-gu, (unknown), Kim Wonyong
- Representatives from Hawaii to the United Korean Committee in America, visiting Los Angeles (April 5, 1942). First row from left: Han Sidae, Jo Byeong-yo, Kim Ho, Yi Wonsun, Ahn Changho. Second row from left: Hong Eon, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kim Hyeongsun, Kim Yongjung, Song Heonju, (unknown), Yi Am, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Song Jong-ik
- Representatives of the United Korean Committee in America, in front of the Korean National Association building in Los Angeles (April 5, 1942). From left: Song Heonju, (unknown), Hong Eon, Han Sidae, Song Cheol, Jo Byeong-yo, Kim Ho, Kim Hyeongsun, Yi Wonsun, (unknown), Ahn Changho, (unknown), Kim Yongjung, (unknown), Kwon Doin, Yi Am
- The Korean brigade in the United States (April 26, 1942). At the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Korean community in the U.S. established a Korean constabulary and trained Korean soldiers under the militia of California. The Korean brigade was called the “Tiger Brigade” (Maenghogun).
- Street parade of the Korean brigade in the United States (April 26, 1942)
- Street parade of the Korean brigade in the United States (April 26, 1942)
- Korean flag at the city hall, Los Angeles, August 29, 1942
- Leaders who founded the U.S. branch of the Korean National Revolutionary Party. From left: Bak Sang-yeop, Han Gilsu, and Choe Neung-ik (1943).
- Anti-Japanese demonstration by the U.S. branch of the Korean National Revolutionary Party (1943). From left: Choe Neung-ik, Byeon Junho, Shin Dusik
- Opening ceremony of the Comrade Society (Dongjihoe) L.A. branch (April 11, 1943)
- Opening ceremony of the Comrade Society (Dongjihoe), L.A. branch (April 11, 1943)
- U.S. headquarters of the Korean National Revolutionary Party (October 1943). It published a magazine, 『National War Front (Minjok Jeonseon)』, later followed by another magazine, 『Independence (Dongnip)』.
- Meeting of the Support Group for the Acknowledgment of the Korean Provisional Government in the U.S. (Ohio, January 23, 1944)
- Members of the Cooperative Society of the Korean Commission in Washington, D.C. that supported the Korean Commission (May 28, 1944). First row from left: Jeong Giwon, Kim Hyeoncheol, Bae Minsu, Kang Taekmo. Second row from left: Han Yeonggyo, Shin Sanggeun (James Shin), Im Chang-yeong, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Im Byeongjik, Kim Seseon, Francesca Donner Rhee, Choe Yongjin, Yi Seungman, (unknown), Yi Maeri, (unknown), Yi Wonsun
- American postal stamps display the Korean flag to show respect for the Korean independence movement. This was part of a stamp series issued in the U.S. detailing thirteen devastated countries. (November 2, 1944)
- Delivery ceremony of stamps bearing the Korean flag. From left: U.S. Postmaster General Frank C. Walker, twin daughters of Yi Wonsun, Marian and Lilian
- Representatives in Washington, D.C. attending the inaugural assembly of the United Nations (May 22, 1945). First row from left: Song Heonju, Yi Seungman, Yi Sal-eum. Second row from left: Yun Byeonggu, Jeong Han-gyeong, Yu Gyeongsang, Im Byeongjik
- Delegates of the United Korean Committee in America sent to Korea (August 1945). First row from left: Yu Jinseok, Ahn Jeongsong, Kim Wonyong, Han Sidae, Bak Geum-u, Song Jong-ik. Second row from left: Ahn Changho, Jo Je-eon, Jeong Duok, Choe Du-uk, Jeon Gyeongmu, Kim Seongrak, Kim Byeong-yeon, Kim Ho, Do Jinho