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A Korean in the White Empire: The Story of a Korean Who Opened the Forbidden Door
Paperback
Publisher: Kdbi
Published: May 8 2026
Pages: 314
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Even if I become nameless dust, I will become the backbone of this land.
In 1885, San Francisco, a young man from Corea was thrown into a foreign world of fog, violence, and invisible barriers.
In the lowest level of immigrant labor, he struggled to survive in the back streets of a White Empire. He faced harsh prejudice, language barriers, and constant rejection. Yet he kept moving forward, overcoming each obstacle one step at a time.
Then, he opened the forbidden door in the United States for future Koreans, granting them equal status with European immigrants.
From a poor laborer, he became part of American society and helped lay the foundation for modern medical innovation. He crossed boundaries that were once thought impossible.
He was not just a survivor. He was a Korean who made his mark in a world built by others.
How does a Korean survive and succeed inside a White Empire? This book is the untold story that finally reveals the answer after 140 years.
A RECORD OF RESILIENCE, SURVIVAL, RISE, AND TRANSFORMATION INTO A GLOBAL CITIZEN.
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