Korean Immigrants

Treaty of Kanghwa

1876

Sino-Japanese War

1894-95

Japan defeated China and gained greater political influence in Korea

Russo-Japanese War

1904-1905

Japan defeated Russia

dominant power in Northeast Asia

Japan effective control over Korea

Taft-Katsura Treaty

1905

informal agreement that US has Philippines and Japan has Korea

Japanese Annexation

1910-1945

Japan formally annexed Korea and ruled it as a colony for 35 years

Gentlemen’s Agreement

1907

Restricted Japanese immigration but indirectly affected Koreans because Korea was under Japanese influence

Korean migrants often treated similarly to Japanese immigrants within US immigration policy

Immigration Act

1924

Banned immigration from most Asian countries

Korean National Association

1909

Created to coordinate Korean independence activism abroad

Syngman Rhee

diplomacy

Korean nationalist leader active in the US

brought international attention to Japanese colonial rule

Young-man Park

military

promoted military preparation for independence

Chang In-Hwan/Durham Stevens

1908

Durham Stevens = American diplomat who publicly supported Japanese control over Korea

Korean nationalist Chang In-Hwan assassinated Stevens in SF

Korean Migration Window

1903-1905