Grandfather's Grave

Jeju-do

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October 7th 2010
Third day on Jeju-do (Jeju Island) and loving every minute of it! This is where my mother grew up, a volcanic island about 53 miles off the tip of the Korean peninsula and where it all started for my family. My grandfather, Hyun Gee Won, was originally from North Korea before it split from the South and during the Japanese occupation of Korea he was forced to join and fight for the Japanese mili ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Jeju

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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a... ... read more