Sinhan Minbo

The New Korea
The first issue of The New Korea (2-10-1909)
Type Weekly (1909–1974)
Monthly (1974)
Format Broadsheet
Founder(s) Korean National Association
Founded February 10, 1909 (1909-02-10)
Language Korean
Ceased publication October 1974 (1974-10)
Headquarters San Francisco, California, United States

Sinhan Minbo (Hangul: 신한민보; hanja: 新韓民報) or The New Korea was a Korean-American newspaper founded on February 10, 1909, by the Korean National Association (KNA). It was based in San Francisco and published weekly. The newspaper became a vital part in promoting nationalism amongst Korean immigrant communities and spreading news on Korean liberation.[1]

History

Korean logo from a 1925 issue of The New Korea

Nine days after the formal establishment of the KNA on February 1, 1909, the organization launched a newspaper which they would name Sinhan Minbo or The New Korea in English. The publication location would be near the KNA's North American Regional Headquarters in San Francisco, and its weekly issues would be distributed not only in North America but also in Korea and other countries. There would be 33 outlets, including a sales outlet located in Siberia.[2] The first publisher and editor was Choi Jung Ik until May 14, 1910, when Lee Hwan-woo would take his place. Lee Hwan-woo attempted to establish an English-language column but poor management resulted in Choi Jung-ik taking charge of editing once again. Later Park Yong-man spent a year of journalism work there as the editor and would publish an article titled "On a Universal Draft System, " which stressed that military service for Korean liberation was a patriotic duty.[3] Despite some management issues in its first few years, improvements were made on March 11, 1915, when the newspaper used new typesetting machines.

In the first issues, the title was written on the map of Korea with its name ‘’’Sinhan Minbo’’’ in Chinese characters (Hanja) "新韓民報". This design remained until 1925, when the title of the newspaper was instead written in Korean letters (Hangul) as "신한민보". [4] Like other Korean newspapers of its time, it employed vertical writing and was read from right to left.

Sinhan Minbo offices, San Francisco (KADA-ChungA010a)

The articles between 1910 and World War II were largely related to Korean liberation, but also included domestic news, news about overseas Koreans, and criticism towards Japanese policies. [5] Although The New Korea initially influenced readers in some parts of Korea, it was rarely distributed there after 1910 due to censorship following Japan's annexation of Korea. During the year when the March 1st Movement took place, the newspaper began publishing every two days in order to quickly update domestic news to Korean Americans.[6] After that year, it returned to publishing weekly until September 1974, when it was acquired by Kim Un Ha and published monthly.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean)".
  2. ↑ "신한민보(新韓民報)의 광고에 대한 연구".
  3. ↑ "The Korean Independence Movement in the United States" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "National Institute of Korean History (in Korean)".
  5. ↑ "Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean)".
  6. ↑ "National Institute of Korean History (in Korean)".
  7. ↑ "Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean)".
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