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The first Korean born in the United States was named after the American capital and, by extension, the United States’ first president? On Oct. 12, 1890, Ye Cha-yun, the charge d’affaires of the Korean legation in Washington D.C., and his wife gave birth to a son whom they promptly named Washon, in honor of the city. Unfortunately, the little boy lived for only a couple of mo...

Chung Ah-young | 2011-07-01 19:00

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One of the most common sounds heard in Seoul in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was the rat-a-tat-tat of women doing the laundry.

Lee Hyo-won | 2011-06-28 18:27

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One of the first accounts of Korea to appear in the American press was about a mermaid.

Lee Hyo-won2011-06-24 15:56

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On May 7, 1882, Commodore Robert W. Shufeldt sailed into Jemulpo (modern Incheon) harbor aboard the U.S.S. Swarta to negotiate the first treaty between Korea and a Western nation. It was not the first time he had been to Korea on such a mission.

2011-06-21 18:23

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