Issue 4
Harry S. Kim
1886–1977
The original American dream — the man who gave the world the nectarine.
Posthumously awarded the Order of Merit for National Foundation in 2011.
Dosan Memorial Foundation of Americas
Twenty-five years of the Dosan statue
Tuesday, 11 August 2026 · Los Angeles
Beyond twenty-five years — carrying Dosan’s spirit to the next generation. A ceremony at the statue in the morning, a commemoration in the evening.
Who was Dosan? Sixty seconds.
1878–1938
To America at twenty-four
Born in what is now North Korea, he arrived in the United States in 1902 to study — and found a scattered immigrant community instead.
1904 · Riverside
The first Korean town on the mainland
He organized orange grove laborers into Pachappa Camp — recognized by the City of Riverside in 2017 as the first Koreatown in the United States.
1905 → 1919
From a labor society to a government
The mutual-aid society he founded grew into the Korean National Association, and then into the Provisional Government in Shanghai.
Today, Los Angeles
A name already on the map
The 10/110 interchange. The post office at 6th and Harvard — the first U.S. Post Office named for an Asian American figure. You’ve already driven through his name.
Ten acres. Six years. All of us.
We’re building where we began.
2019
The commitment
The founding chairman announced the intention to build a memorial in America.
2023
Agreement with the City of Riverside
A memorandum of understanding for ten acres beside California Citrus State Historic Park.
2026
Now — design and fundraising●
Designing an exhibition hall, assembly space, lodging, and an immigration experience center.
2029
Opening
One hundred twenty years of Korean America, returning to where it began.
Dosan wasn’t just one man.
One issue, one Korean American who carried the work forward.
What Remains
Photographs and documents from the foundation’s Dosan collection.
Provisional Government Cabinet, 1919 
Heungsadan 
Released from prison, 1935 
Police record card, 1932
Still at work, this month.
25th Anniversary of the Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Memorial Statue
Beyond twenty-five years — carrying Dosan’s spirit to the next generation. A morning ceremony at the statue and an evening commemoration.
- 10:00 AM
- Ceremony at the statue; visit to the grave of Chairman Ki Hong
- 6:00 PM
- 25th anniversary commemoration
- Place
- Aroma Center, 5th Floor — The One Banquet3680 Wilshire Blvd., 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90010
- Who
- By invitation — 100 guests
- Past
2026 Special General Meeting and Board Meeting
Honoring Dosan’s spirit while preparing for the next hundred years. Several decisions on the foundation’s future work, including amendments to the bylaws.
- Place
- Yong Gung, 2nd Floor966 S. Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90006
- Who
- Board officers and directors
- Agenda
- Amendment of the bylaws
- The memorial statue anniversary
- National Assembly seminar
We don’t do this alone.
- 70+
- Board members
- 10
- Acres in Riverside
- 1904
- Where it began
Three ways to carry this forward.
Add your name
Membership is free. In 1904, the first thing Dosan did in Riverside wasn’t raise money — it was make a list.
Put your name in the building
Every brick carries a name. Our children will be the ones reading them.
Give your time
Translation, interpreting, photography, archiving. What we need most isn’t money — it’s hands.