The Golden Mountain: The Autobiography of a Korean Immigrant, 1895-1960

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University of Illinois Press, 1995 - 315 頁

At the age of ten and without his parents, Easurk Charr, a convert to Christianity, came to Hawa'ii in 1904 to earn enough money to acquire an education and return to his native Korea as a medical missionary. The Golden Mountain is Charr's story of his early years in Korea, his migration to Hawai'i and the American mainland, and the joys and pain of his life as one of some seven thousand Koreans who migrated to the United States between 1903 and 1905.

First published in 1961, Charr's memoir offers touching insights into the experience of early Korean immigrants. He tells eloquently of how difficult it was for him to become a naturalized citizen, even after serving in the U.S. Army. An introduction by Wayne Patterson provides a broader perspective on both Charr and the Korean immigrant experience.

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Foreword
ix
Introduction
xiii
Preface
9
War Refugees in the Mountains
15
Man of the Soil
23
The Spirit Worshippers
29
The Legend of Prince Jung
36
The Prince of Peace
45
First Days in America
142
Go East Young Man
158
Park College
163
With Uncle Sams Army
178
My Alma Mater
199
To Be or Not to Be a Doctor
220
Lotus Flower
229
The Depression Era
242

The First Church in Pyeng Yang
58
The Dragon Lake
72
My Lifes Ambition
83
The Wonderful Dream
99
Go to America My Boy
103
On the Paradise Island
116
The Land of My Dreams
131
My Big Brother the American Legion
247
A Citizen of the United States
276
Twenty Years in US Civil Service
288
Epilogue
299
Notes
303
Index
309
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Easurk Charr was born in 1895 in northern Korea. After becoming an American citizen in 1936, he worked for the United States government as a draftsman. He died in 1986.

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