At the age of ten and unaccompanied by any adult, Easurk Charr came to Hawaii in 1904, a convert to Christianity who hoped to earn enough money to acquire an education and return to his native Korea as a medical missionary. The Golden Mountain is Charr's story of his early years in Korea, his migration to Hawaii and the mainland, and the joys and pain of his life as one of some seven thousand Koreans who migrated to the United States between 1903 and 1905. Charr tells eloquently of his difficulties in becoming a naturalized citizen, even after serving in the army, of his sergeant's encouragement of his quest for citizenship, his return to San Francisco and a job in a cousin's barbershop during the Depression, and of the American Legion's help when his Korean-born wife was threatened with deportation proceedings after her student visa expired. After becoming a naturalized citizen, Charr took the civil service examination and, for the remainder of his working life, was employed by the U.S. government, first in Nevada and then in Portland, Oregon. The introduction and annotations by Wayne Patterson provide a broader perspective on both Charr and the Korean immigrant experience.
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It was during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, when the battle was being waged in Pyeng-An-Do, the northwestern province of Korea, centering around the ancient capital city of Pyeng Yang, that my father's ancestral home was broken up and scattered. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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San Francisco, Pyeng Yang, United States, Park College, American Legion, Big Uncle, Kansas City, Professor Goode, Los Angeles, World War, Dean Sanders, Sunday School, Kim Gamyuk, Middle Uncle, Cathay Post, Federal Court, Ahn Chang-ho, Emsen Charr, New Uncle, New York, Alma Mater, Angel Island, Golden Gate, Golden Mountain, Ten Commandments New!
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It was during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, when the battle was being waged in Pyeng-An-Do, the northwestern province of Korea, centering around the ancient capital city of Pyeng Yang, that my father's ancestral home was broken up and scattered. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
scholar cousin, missionary homes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Francisco, Pyeng Yang, United States, Park College, American Legion, Big Uncle, Kansas City, Professor Goode, Los Angeles, World War, Dean Sanders, Sunday School, Kim Gamyuk, Middle Uncle, Cathay Post, Federal Court, Ahn Chang-ho, Emsen Charr, New Uncle, New York, Alma Mater, Angel Island, Golden Gate, Golden Mountain, Ten Commandments New!
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- Korean Americans (Spirit of America, Our Cultural Heritage) by Cynthia Fitterer Klingel in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Mrs. Spring Fragrance (Masterworks of Literature) by Sui Sin Far in Front Matter
- The United States (First Reports: Countries) by Robin Santos Doak on page 281
- The History of Korea by H. B. Hulbert on page 155
- Mrs. Spring Fragrance and Other Writings (Asian American Experience) by Sui Sin Far in Front Matter
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