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Title	My Autobiography, chapter 1-20 and appendix list
Description	Item abstract: Sun Hyon's autograph; includes description of Hyon's family, Sun Hyon's background from his childhood to retirement in 1940, his religious activities and [independence movement] in Hawaii, and the political in Korea at the time.; My Autobiography, including as part of the appendix Independence Movement Speech (English); Volume abstract: Soon Hyun's autobiography and a history of Hawaii and Koreans' living environment in Hawaii.
Contents	Unit_ID: p001. -- Title: Contents.; Unit_ID: p002. -- Title: Chapter 1. Ancestral lineage Ancestral lineage. -- General_content_note: (Abstract) Ancestors since Koryo Period, how the family became translators for diplomatic achievements of ancestors.; Unit_ID: p003.; Unit_ID: p004.; Unit_ID: p005.; Unit_ID: p006.; Unit_ID: p007.; Unit_ID: p008.; Unit_ID: p009.; Unit_ID: p010. -- Title: Chapter 2. Childhood : Rebellion of Royal Army. -- General_content_note: (Abstract) Born in 1879, political conflict erupts between Queen Min (Min Pi) and Taewon Kun between 1879-1884, the Hyon family moves to the country.; Unit_ID: p011.; Unit_ID: p012.; Unit_ID: p013.; Unit_ID: p014.; Unit_ID: p015.; Unit_ID: p016.; Unit_ID: p017. -- Title: Chapter 3. Revolution of 1884 : Father's entrance to government service. -- General_content_note: (Abstract) Describes political situation of the time, Taewon Kun's closed door policy, conflicts between Sadaedang and Tongniptang Pa; Unit_ID: p018.; Unit_ID: p019.; Unit_ID: p020.; Unit_ID: p021.; Unit_ID: p022.; Unit_ID: p023.; Unit_ID: p024. -- Title: Chapter 4. Father's retirement and country life. -- General_content_note: (Abstract) Father retires after refusing a marriage proposal for Hyon Sun by Chinhyon Kun, the powerful sorceress, and Hyon Sun marries at 12 and lives in th; Unit_ID: p025.; Unit_ID: p026.; Unit_ID: p027.; Unit_ID: p028.; Unit_ID: p029.; Unit_ID: p030.; Unit_ID: p031.; Unit_ID: p032. -- Title: Chapter 5. Political Reformation of 1894. -- General_content_note: (Abstract) Childhood of Sun Hyon, the Kim Ok-kyun assassination incident, and the Tonghak Incident.; Unit_ID: p033.; Unit_ID: p034.; Unit_ID: p035.; Unit_ID: p036.; Unit_ID: p037.; Unit_ID: p038. -- Title: Chapter 6. The Murder of the Queen : my flight to Righteous Army. -- General_content_note: (Abstract) Assassination of Min Pi, Hyon Sun joins Righteous Army.; Unit_ID: p039.; Unit_ID: p040.; Unit_ID: p041.; Unit_ID: p042.; Unit_ID: p043.; Unit_ID: p044. -- Title: Chapter 7. Family's return to Seoul. -- General_content_note: (Abstract) Opening ceremony of the Tongnimmun and Mohwakwan in 1898, reasons why he entered Royal English School and why he quit.; Unit_ID: p045.; Unit_ID: p046.; Unit_ID: p047.; Unit_ID: p048.; Unit_ID: p049.; Unit_ID: p050.; Unit_ID: p051.; Unit_ID: p052.; Unit_ID: p053.; Unit_ID: p054.; Unit_ID: p055. -- Title: Chapter 8. Educational adventure in Tokyo. -- General_content_note: (Abstract) Sun Hyun's educational history; after he finished studies at the Royal English Language School, he went to Japan and attended at Jun Den Kiuko Sa.; Unit_ID: p056.; Unit_ID: p057. -- Title: Chapter 9. Father's imprisonment and mother's death. -- General_content_note: (Abstract) Story of Sun Hyon's family, including his father's imprisonment and mother's death.; Unit_ID: p058. -- Title: Chapter 10. My conversion to Christianity. -- General_content_note: (Abstract) History of Korean religion and Sun Hyon's conversion to Christianity.; Unit_ID: p059.; Unit_ID: p060. -- Title: Chapter 11. Return to Seoul. -- General_content_note: (Abstract) Story Sun Hyun's employment experience at East West Development Company after graduation from Jun Den Kiuko Sa College.; Unit_ID: p061.; Unit_ID: p062.; Unit_ID: p063. -- Title: Chapter 12. Adventure to Hawaii with my wife. -- General_content_note: (Abstract) Sun Hyun emigrates to Hawaii as a English interpreter in Feb. 1903.; Unit_ID: p064.; Unit_ID: p065. -- Title: Chapter 13. Experiences in Hawaii. -- General_content_note: (Abstract) Sun Hyun emigrates to Hawaii as a English interpreter in Feb. 1903.; Unit_ID: p066.; Unit_ID: p067.; Unit_ID: p068.; Unit_ID: p069.; Unit_ID: p070.; Unit_ID: p071. -- Title: Chapter 14. Return to Korea : National tragedy. -- General_content_note: (Abstract) Sun Hyon returns to Korea with his family and becomes head teacher at the reopened Paejae Haktang.; Unit_ID: p072.; Unit_ID: p073.; Unit_ID: p074.; Unit_ID: p075. -- Title: Chapter 15. Thirteen years experience in Korea. -- General_content_note: (Abstract) Hyon Sun resigns from Paejae Haktang, writes a book on traveling in Hawaii, and is appointed as Bishop M.C. Harris's secretary and interpreter.; Unit_ID: p076.; Unit_ID: p077.; Unit_ID: p078.; Unit_ID: p079. -- Title: Chapter 16. My mission during the Independence Movement. -- General_content_note: (Abstract) Hyon participates in the March First Independence Movement as a special agent for communication and diplomacy, and attends the opening of; Unit_ID: p080.; Unit_ID: p081.; Unit_ID: p082.; Unit_ID: p083.; Unit_ID: p084.; Unit_ID: p085.; Unit_ID: p086.; Unit_ID: p087.; Unit_ID: p088.; Unit_ID: p089. -- Title: Chapter 17. Diary of travels from China to Europe to America. -- General_content_note: (Abstract) Hyon is appointed as a member of the Korean Commission for America and Europe by Rhee Syngman, and leaves for Washington D.C. with hi; Unit_ID: p090.; Unit_ID: p091.; Unit_ID: p092.; Unit_ID: p093.; Unit_ID: p094.; Unit_ID: p095.; Unit_ID: p096.; Unit_ID: p097.; Unit_ID: p098.; Unit_ID: p099.; Unit_ID: p100. -- Title: Chapter 18. Experience in the United States. -- General_content_note: (Abstract) Hyon worked for the Korean Commission but was dismissed by Rhee Syngman because of the establishment of the Korean Legation, and subsequently returns; Unit_ID: p101.; Unit_ID: p102.; Unit_ID: p103. -- Title: Chapter 19. Return to China. -- General_content_note: (Abstract) Hyon goes to Honolulu and stays for several months.; Unit_ID: p104. -- Title: Chapter 20. Return to Hawaii. -- General_content_note: (Abstract) Because of financial problems, Hyon begins employment at Dewit Drug Company as a salesman, and from 1923, worked as a pastor of the Korean Methodist Church in Honol; Unit_ID: p105.; Unit_ID: p106.; Unit_ID: p107. -- Title: Appendix : list, Independence Movement Speech.; Unit_ID: p108.; Unit_ID: p109.; Unit_ID: p110.; Unit_ID: p111.; Unit_ID: p112.; Unit_ID: p113.; Unit_ID: p114.
Subject	Korean resistance movements, 1905-1945; Korea (Provisional Government, 1919-1945); Korea--History--Independence movement, 1919; Korean Commission (Washington, DC)
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Shanghai
Geographic subject (country)	China; Korea; USA
Creator	Hyun, Soon; Hyun, Soon
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Type	texts
Format	Typescript
Format (extent)	114 pages
Language	English
Contributing entity	University of Southern California
Identifying number	gendb id: SHyun18/Item002
Legacy record ID	kada-m2269
Part of collection	Korean American Digital Archive
Part of subcollection	The Reverend Soon Hyun Collected Works
Series	Autobiography and other writings
Rights	© 2000 University of Southern California University Libraries; Copyright: November 30, 1999; May not be duplicated in print without the written permission of the owner, David Hyun.; License begins: 2/20/2000 0:00:00; License term: 5 years; From the private collection of David Hyun.; David Hyun
Access conditions	Send requests to East Asian Library, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0154 or kklein@usc.edu.
Repository name	East Asian Library, University of Southern California
Repository address	Los Angeles, CA 90089-1825
Repository email	kklein@usc.edu
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Title	Page 1
Contributing entity	University of Southern California
Filename	KADA-shyun18-002~1.tiff
Full text	Soon Hvun Contents Chap 1 Ancestral Lineage 2 Childhood; Reoeilion of Royal Army 3 Revolution of 1874 Father18 Appointment by the Emperor 4 Father1 s Retirement and the Country Life 5 Political Reformation uf li-4 6 Murder of Sjueen Mln My Flight to Righteous Army 7 Family1 s Return to Seoul and City Life 3 Educational Adventure in Tokyo 9 Father1 u Imprisonment and Mother1 ; Death-— 10 My Conversion to Christianity 11 Return to Seoul 1? Adventure to Hawaii with, ^y tflfe- Ia Experiences in Hawaii 14 Return to Korea; national Tra;edy 15 Thirteen Years Experience in Korea 16 Iaj Mission During the Inder-v,nIe;;eo novonent IT 7iary of Travels from Ohiim to Europe aucI Amerlc i » Exporie-t'Ces in United .states 19 Return to Ghio?i 20 Return to Havail
Archival file	kada_Volume2/KADA-shyun18-002~1.tiff