Independence activist Dr. Jang Jin-hong’s current granddaughter, Jang Ye-jin, is hearing a message of support for overcoming Corona 19 with the spirit of the March 1 Movement on the 1st of the 102nd anniversary. Photos Chilgok-gun
“I wish I could overcome the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) by remembering the March 1st Movement!”
Jang Ye-jin (9) from Wangseon Elementary School in Daegu stood in front of the camera in Hanbok on the 1st. It was a white jeogori and a black skirt, a dress reminiscent of Yu Gwan-soon (1902~1920) who led the March 1st Movement. Jang Yang is the current granddaughter of the independence activist Jang Jin-hong (1895~1930) doctor.
On this day, Jangyang held a Taegeukgi in one hand and held a picture toward the camera. In the picture, two women in white jeogori and black skirts waving Taegeukgi like Jangyang. Above these women, a virus image representing Corona 19 floated in the air. In the meantime, the words’Overcoming Corona with the spirit of the March 1 Movement!’ stood out.
Through this painting, Jangyang expressed the belief that if we responded to Corona 19 with one heart, we can overcome it, just as our nation shouted for national independence during the March 1st Movement, gained courage and hope for independence, and eventually achieved liberation. The descendants of the independence fighters delivered a message to support the overcoming of Corona 19 on the 3rd and 1st anniversary of the 102nd anniversary.
Independence activist Dr. Jinhong Jang. Photo Gyeongbuk-do
According to the Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture, the Academy of Korean Studies, Dr. Jang Jin-hong, from Chilgok, Gyeongsangbuk-do, is an independence activist who worked as a member of the Korean Infantry Corps and Liberation Corps during the Japanese occupation. In 1912, he joined the Joseon Infantry Corps and worked as a corporal. After being discharged in 1914, he joined the Liberation Corps, a secret anti-Japanese association.
In 1918, he trained Koreans in Manchuria and Russia, and in 1927, he exploded a bomb at the Daegu branch of the Chosun Bank and was arrested and sentenced to death. On July 31, 1930, he was in prison, saying, “I will die with my own hands, since I died in Japan.” In 1962, the Founding Medal of Independence was ordered. Chilgok-gun built a memorial to Dr. Jang Jin-hong, a doctor of Sunguk, in Seokjeon-ri, Waegwan-eup.
Independence activist Dr. Jang Jin-hong’s current granddaughter, Jang Ye-jin, is hearing a message of support to overcome the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) with the spirit of the March 1 Movement on the 1st of the 102nd anniversary. Pictures Chilgok-gun
The descendants of Dr. Chang Jin-hong have been devoted to the country from generation to generation. Jang Sang-gyu (82), the grandfather of Jang Yang, is active as chairman of the Chilgok, Goryeong, and Seongju allied branches of the Gyeongbuk-do branch of the Liberation Society, and his father, Joon-hee Jang (52), is in public office in Chilgok County.
“We have celebrated the 102nd anniversary of the March 1st Movement in a severe situation with Corona 19,” said Paik Seon-gi, head of Chilgok County.
Chilgok = Reporter Kim Jeong-seok
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