치삼 (안) Ahn (1878 - 1938)

Born 9 Nov 1878 in Kangso County, Pyeongan, Joseon

Died 10 Mar 1938 at age 59 in Gyeongseong-bu, Japanese Korea

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Biography

Changho (안) Ahn is Notable.

• Ahn Changho, sometimes An Chang-ho (안창호; 安昌浩), and also known by his pen name: Dosan (도산; 島山) was a Korean independence activist and one of the early leaders of the Korean-American immigrant community in the United States.
• He founded the Friendship Society (Chinmoke Hoe/친목회) in 1903, the first group that was organized exclusively for Koreans in the United States.
• He established the Young Korean Academy (흥사단; 興士團) in San Francisco in 1913.
• He was a key member in the founding of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai in 1919.
• Ahn Chang-ho is considered to be one of the key moral and philosophical leaders of Korea during the 20th century.

Life Events

안치삼 (Ahn Ch'i-sam, 安致三) was born in Kangso County, Pyeongan, Joseon (Korea), the third son of Ahn Kyon-jin (aka Ahn Heung-guk), and Hwang.
He later changed his name to 창호 (Chang-ho), and was also later known by his pen-name "도산" (Dosan).

Changho (안) Ahn migrated from Pyeongan, Joseon to California, United States.

Changho and Yi Hye Ryon (이혜련), aka Helen Lee, were married before they left Korea for the United States, where they arrived in October 1902. They were to be the first married couple to so emigrate.
Their children were all born in California.

On the 16th December 1924, Changho travelled on the Matsonia from Honolulu to San Francisco.^[1]

On the 8th March 1926, Changho was aboard the SS Sonoma arriving in Honolulu, Hawaii, from San Francisco, California.^[2]

On the 24th April 1930, the Ahn family was still living at 106 North Figueroa St, Los Angeles. Home at the time were Chang Ho Ahn (50), a History teacher in his own school, his wife: Helen (44); their children: 25-year-old Philip, working on his own account as a business owner of a fruit store; 17-year-old Philson; 15-year-old Susana (aka Susan); 12-year-old Sara (Soorah); and 3-year-old Ralph; and 29-year-old Choseph Choy, a lodger, driving a truck for a produce store (quite likely Philip Ahn's).^[3]

Changho (안) Ahn migrated from California, United States to Shanghai, China.

Ahn Changho, aka An Chang-ho, aka Ahn Changho Dosan, died on the 10th March 1938, in the Keijō Imperial University Hospital , Gyeongseong (aka Keijō under the occupying Japanese), Japanese Korea, just four months after his 59th birthday, as a result of the privations endured whilst a prisoner of the Japanese.

Sources

1. ↑ Passenger Arrivals San Francisco 1924 — California, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959. The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco, California; NAI Number: 4498993; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85
2. ↑ Passenger Arrivals Honolulu 1926 — National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Honolulu, Hawaii, compiled 02/13/1900 - 12/30/1953; National Archives Microfilm Publication: A3422; Roll: 085; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: RG 85
3. ↑ Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 0406; FHL microfilm: 2339883

• Wikipedia article : Ahn Changho
• Wikidata: Item Q488735, en:Wikipedia