Annotated Bibliography

Primary:
Chung, Henry et al. Korean Independence. Korean Independence, The New York Times, 21
May 1919, query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf. Accessed 30 Oct, 2016.
This source is an online copy of a New York Times article made in 1919, or the
current time period, making it a secondary source. It specifically talks about a man named
Henry Chung who is furious about the biased comments a New York Times editor made
about the Korean Independence. This helped me understand that although the Koreans
were very passionate about their persecution, they chose to remain mostly peaceful,
contrary to what others may have said.
Korean Mob Burns Down Samga Town Hall. Korean Mob Burns Down Samga Town Hall,
The New York Times, 31 Mar. 1919, query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf. Accessed
20 Oct. 2016.
This source is an online copy of a New York Times article made in 1919, or the
current time period, making it a secondary source. It specifically talks about a Korean
mob of around 100,000 attacking Sagma town hall. This helped me understand what the
mentality was for the people, and how inferior they must have felt to lead a rebellion such
as this.
Koreans Appeal For American Aid. Koreans Appeal For American Aid, The New York Times,
30 Mar. 1919, query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf/. Accessed 20 Oct. 2016.
This source is an online copy of a New York Times article made in 1919, or the
current time period, making it a secondary source. It is a translation of a letter sent to the
American Minister by members of the Korean Independence Committee, appealing for
american aid in the fight against their Japanese oppression. This helped me understand
the desperation for Koreans at this time period to be free.
Korea's Independence. Korea's Independence, The New York Times, 23 Mar. 1919,
query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf. Accessed 20 Oct. 2016.
This source is an online copy of a New York Times article made in 1919, or the current
time period, making it a secondary source. It is two letters by former Korean citizens
talking about their experiences in Korea and the social injustice that the Koreans faced by
the Japanese. This helped me understand why Koreans thought independence was so
important and first-hand accounts of Japanese cruelty.

Tell of Japanese Cruelty to Koreans. Tell of Japanese Cruelty to Koreans, The New York
Times, 18 Mar. 1919, query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf. Accessed 30 Oct, 2016.
This source is an online copy of a New York Times article made in 1919, or the current
time period, making it a secondary source. It is the recollections of how the Korean
people were being mistreated by the Japanese by American missionaries, in ways such as
attacking even women and children for no other crime than shouting Hurrah for Korea!
This was useful to understand the mentality of the aggravated Koreans, especially those
that were not Christian.

Secondary:
20th CENTURY: Korea as a Colony of Japan, 1910-1945\. 20th CENTURY: Korea as a
Colony of Japan, 1910-1945, Columbia University, 2009, afe.easia.columbia.edu/main_
pop/kpct/kp_koreaimperialism.htm. Accessed 20 Oct. 2016.
This source is an article on a website informing developments in East Asia, making it a
secondary source. It specifically talks about the impact Yoo Gwan Soon and others made
in 1919 after their rebellions. This was useful in understanding the result in the stand
Koreans took against oppression.
A Story of Hero #2 Yoo Gwan-Soon, director. Megastudy, 27 Feb. 2015, youtube.com/
watch?v=2hhr2wyo1p8. Accessed 30 Oct, 2016.
This source is a video found online, making it a secondary source. It specifically talks
about the hard punishment Yoo Gwan Soon and her family were given for pursuing their
stand against the Japanese; death. This was useful in understanding why Yoo Gwan Soon
is considered a national hero in both North and South Korea, and what she meant to the
people in the past and to Koreans living today.
Bell, Walter F. "Japanese Occupation of Korea." World at War: Understanding Conflict and
Society, ABC-CLIO, 2016. worldatwar.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/960857. Accessed 9
Oct. 2016.
This source is an article found online, making this a secondary source. It specifically talks
about an overview on Japanese occupation in Korea; the reasons and outcome. This was
useful as context for understanding Yoo Gwan Soon, as well as understanding the
repercussions of event.
Bullimore, Kim. Yu Kwan-Sun, the Soul of Korea. Yu Kwan-Sun, the Soul of Korea | Red
Flag, 10 July 2013. redflag.org.au/article/yu-kwan-sun-soul-korea. Accessed 9 Oct. 2016.
This source is an article on a website, RedFlag, that focuses on giving the voices to those
for resistance, being a secondary source. It specifically talks about the Man Sei
movement, in which she was a part of. This was useful to understand what she
specifically did, and how she took a stand against the oppressive Japanese.

Choi, Paul, and Hajung Lee. The Korean Independence Movement and Boston University
Center for Global Christianity &Amp; Mission | Boston University. Center for Global
Christianity Mission RSS, bu.edu/cgcm/research/korean-diaspora-project/issues/koreanindependence/. Accessed 20 Oct. 2016.
This source is an article found online, making this a secondary source. It specifically talks
about protesting of Korean independence back in Philadelphia. This was useful to
understand the impact this stand was not just for Koreans in Korea, but also those in other
countries.
Corby, Elowyn. Global Nonviolent Action Database. Koreans Protest Japanese Control in the
"March 1st Movement,", Swarthmore College, 18 Mar. 2011, nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu
/content/koreans-protest-japanese-control-march-1st-movement-1919. Accessed 30 Oct,
2016.
This source is an article found online, making this a secondary source. It specifically talks
about the events that took place right before the March 1st protesting, including the
formation of the group of 33 men that would create and spread the Korean Declaration of
Independence. This was useful to understand under what context did the March 1st
protesting occur.
Declaration of Independence. 1900 To 1950: Korea | Asia for Educators | Columbia
University, Columbia University, afe.easia.columbia.edu/tps/1900_ko.htm. Accessed 30
Oct, 2016.
This source is the translation of the Korean Declaration of Independence, making it
someones own interpretation of a primary source document, therefore making it a
secondary source. It specifically talks about how the people who wrote and signed this
document are determined to build Korea back to its former glorious state without the
oppression of others. This was useful in understanding what type of independence the
Koreans sought for, which was not to attack the Japanese for what they did, but to make
Korea prosperous once again.

Independence Movement Day (). The Korean Way, 1 Mar. 2011, thekoreanway.
wordpress.com/2011/03/01/independence-movement-day. Accessed 30 Oct, 2016.
This source is an article found online, making this a secondary source. This article
specifically talks about the Korean national holiday that is celebrated on March 1st to
celebrate what heroes like Yoo Gwan Soon did. This showed me the impact this
movement had on the Korean people, and how it still has a lasting touch on todays
Korean society.
March 1st Movement in Korea, director. 1 Mar. 2010,wn.com/mansei_movement.
Accessed 30 Oct, 2016.
This source is a video online, making this a secondary source. This video specifically
talked about what happened on March 1st, 1919. This was useful in understanding how
Koreans celebrate what happened in their countrys past and may be useful as an
audiovisual component in my presentation.
March_1st_Movement_Korea_Japan_01. march_1st_movement_korea_japan_01, Diane
Bukowski, Tapgol Gong-Won, 14 Apr. 2014, voiceofdetroit.net/2013/04/14/prosecutable
-u-s-crimes-against-humanity-in-korea/march_1st_movement_korea_japan_01/.
Accessed 30 Oct, 2016.
This source is a photograph interpreted by Diane Bukowski, making this a secondary
source. It specifically depicts the massive amounts of Koreans protesting for their
freedom. This was useful in understanding how not just a select group, but the entire
population wanted to be free, as well as being a possible visual component in my
presentation.
New World Encyclopedia contributors. Yu Gwansun. New World Encyclopedia, New World
Encyclopedia, 28 July 2013. newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/yu_gwansun. Accessed 5
Oct. 2016.
This source was an article originally from an encyclopedia, making it a secondary source.
It is about the life of Yoo Gwan Soon, and how her life developed throughout her years.
This was useful to understand how her life chronologically flowed, and how parts of her
life influenced others.

Ponzio, Robert. The Peaceful Protests of Yu Gwan Sun: Korean Heroine. Hardcore
Painting.Com: Experiments in Creativity: 22 June 2009, hardcorepainting.blogspot.com /
2009/06/peacful-protests-of-yu-gwan-sun-korean.html. Accessed 30 Oct, 2016.
This is an article found online, making it a secondary source. In the beginning of the
article, it specifically talks about the background of Korean history, and how Japan got
grips on Korea. This was useful to understand how Korea was controlled by Japan to
begin with.
Savada, Andrea Matles, and William Shaw. South Korea - Under Japanese Rule. South Korea
- Under Japanese Rule, 1990, countrystudies.us/south-korea/7.htm. Accessed 30 Oct,
2016.
This source was an article found online, making it a secondary source. It specifically talks
about what type of suppression the Koreans faced, such as the inability to print their own
newspapers, versus what rights they should have allowed the people to have, which is the
rights the Japanese citizens had. This was useful in understanding why Koreans went as
far as they did in rebelling against the Japanese.
Sik, Hong Chan. Truth about the Young Patriotic Martyr Yu Gwan-Sun. Truth about the
Young Patriotic Martyr Yu Gwan-Sun, 4 Sept. 2014, koreafocus.or.kr/design2/layout/
content_print.asp?group_id=105583. Accessed 30 Oct, 2016.
This source was an article found online, making it a secondary source. It specifically talks
about how an editor addresses and disproves the notion a reader of his has that Yoo Gwan
Soon is not a hero, but a result of the molding of different pro-Japanese professors. This
was useful in understanding the opposing side of how others think about Yoo Gwan Soon,
and how to address these concerns.
Yu Gwan-Sun, the Indefatigable Independence Fighter. Yu Gwan-Sun, the Indefatigable
Independence Fighter, KBS World Radio, 1 Mar. 2012. world.kbs.co.kr/english/archive/
program/program_koreanstory.htm?no=37522. Accessed 9 Oct. 2016.
This source was an article originally from an encyclopedia, making it a secondary source.
It is about the life of Yoo Gwan Soon, and how her life developed throughout her years.
This was useful to understand how her life chronologically flowed, and how parts of her
life influenced others.