Sheridan-Kalorama in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Dr. Philip Jaisohn
1864 - 1951
The First Korean American 🇰🇷 🇺🇸
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 12, 2023
1. Dr. Philip Jaisohn Marker
Inscription.
Dr. Philip Jaisohn was a pioneer of independence, democracy and public awakening for the Korean people. After the failed 1884 reformation movement, he was exiled to the United States, where he became the first Korean-born to become an American citizen. A graduate of Columbian Medical College, he practiced medicine in Washington, DC, later serving the U.S. government as a wartime physician. Both in Korea and in the United States, Dr. Jaisohn made relentless efforts for the independence of Korea. In 1895, he briefly went back to his native soil, where he founded the first Korean language newspaper. In 1919, he organized the Korean Independence campaign in Philadelphia. Dr. Jaisohn will be forever remembered as a leader of Korean-American community and a leading spirit of Koreas democracy and modernization.
Dr. Philip Jaisohn was a pioneer of independence, democracy and public awakening for the Korean people. After the failed 1884 reformation movement, he was exiled to the United States, where he became the first Korean-born to become an American citizen. A graduate of Columbian Medical College, he practiced medicine in Washington, DC, later serving the U.S. government as a wartime physician. Both in Korea and in the United States, Dr. Jaisohn made relentless efforts for the independence of Korea. In 1895, he briefly went back to his native soil, where he founded the first Korean language newspaper. In 1919, he organized the Korean Independence campaign in Philadelphia. Dr. Jaisohn will be forever remembered as a leader of Korean-American community and a leading spirit of Koreas democracy and modernization.
Location. 38° 54.727′ N, 77° 3.071′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in
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Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Sheridan-Kalorama. It is on Sheridan Circle Northwest north of 23rd Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north. Marker and statue are in front of the Korean Embassy on Embassy Row at the west side of Sheridan Circle. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2320 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC 20008, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Additional keywords. Seo Jae-pil; Sheridan Circle; Embassy Row.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 12, 2023
3. Dr. Philip Jaisohn Marker
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 17, 2016
4. Dr. Philip Jaisohn, 1864-1951 Marker
The marker and statue can be seen to the right of the South Korean Embassy on Sheridan Circle.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,111 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on January 27, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos:1. submitted on May 12, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on August 25, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 3. submitted on May 12, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on September 18, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
