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Korean Americans -- Archives

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Association of Korean American Victims of the L.A. Riots collection

 Collection
Identifier: 3346
Abstract

This collection chiefly consists of cancelled checks that prove that the Association paid out every dollar given to them to compensate Korean Americans who lost their stores or businesses, or suffered great losses in the 1992 Los Angeles Riots Saigu episode.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1970s-1990s

Charr-Kim family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3005
Abstract

This small collection contains papers of the Korean-American Charr-Kim family, chiefly consisting of typescript drafts of "The Golden Mountain," the memoir of Korean immigrant Easurk Emsen Charr (1895-1986), and the memoir of his daughter Dr. Anna Charr Kim (born 1930).

Dates: 1898 - 1999

Ko Won papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3328
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Korean-American poet, human rights activist, and professor Ko Sung-Won (1925-2008).

Dates: 1950 - 2006

Jimmy Lee papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275049039341]
Identifier: 3336
Abstract

This small collection contains promotional and press material and two DVDs related to work of Korean-American filmmaker Jimmy Lee (born 1945).

Dates: 1983 - 2018

Nak Chung Thun papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3331
Abstract

This collection contains the literary archive of Korean-American writer Nak Chung Thun (1875-1953), including the handwritten manuscripts for novels, stories, and essays. There are also some family papers including two yearbooks of Samson Thun from Dinuba Union High School (1924-1925) and the biographical writing of Ellen Thun.

Dates: circa 1920s-1990s