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Commemorating June 19, 2022 as Korean American Citizenship Day to Celebrate the First Naturalization of a Korean American in 1890.
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WHEREAS, The influence of naturalized or natural born citizens of Korean American heritage can be observed in all facets of American life, including: politics, industry, entrepreneurship, volunteerism, the arts, and education; and
WHEREAS, On June 19, 1890, Philip Jaisohn became the first Korean immigrant to acquire United States citizenship and established himself as a pioneer for the advancement of Korean American history; and
WHEREAS, Year 2022 marks the 132nd Anniversary of the first U.S. citizenship granted to Korean American and Korean Americans will come together on June 19 to celebrate this date as the Korean American Citizenship Day; and
WHEREAS, Today, Korean American citizens live throughout the United States and form a vibrant, growing Korean American community. This far-reaching community continues to make important contributions in many distinguished career fields such as: law, medicine, business, education, architecture, and the arts; and
WHEREAS, As a Korean political refugee, Philip Jaison made his home in Media, PA and turned the Philadelphia area into a central overseas base for supporting Korean independence. Inspired by the First and Second Continental Congress of the United States held in Philadelphia, Syngman Rhee, the first President of the Republic of Korea, Philip Jaison, and Han Kyong Chung organized the First Korean Congress in Philadelphia where they proclaimed Korean Declaration of Independence from April 14 to April 16, 1919; and
WHEREAS Philip Jaisohn was noted champion of the Korean Independence Movement in America, and established the Korean Information Bureau. This Bureau published the Korea Review that advocated political and religious freedom in Korea and Far East; and
WHEREAS Philip Jaisohn and Rev. Dr. Floyd W. Tomkins founded the League of Friends of Korea that was organize...
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