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3 unusual facts about An Chang-ho


An Chang-ho

He established the Young Korean Academy (흥사단; 興士團) in San Francisco in 1913 and was a key member in the founding of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai in 1919.

While living in San Francisco, California, he witnessed two Korean Ginseng merchants fighting in the streets over sales turf.

Jang Il-soon

In 1954, Jang established the Dae-Sung school in Wonju in order to pass on the teachings of An Chang-ho, and participated in the One World Movement, comparing notes with Albert Einstein.



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