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In-progress SF museum seeks to spread Korean American immigration history

June 12, 2015
A photo of the first-ever overseas diplomats to San Francisco in 1883, with leader Min Young-ik, left. The San Francisco Korean American Museum, when opened, plans to collect and preserve such files.

A photo of the first-ever overseas diplomats to San Francisco in 1883, with leader Min Young-ik, left. The San Francisco Korean American Museum, when opened, plans to collect and preserve such files.

By The Korea Times San Francisco staff

The San Francisco Korean American Museum, currently in progress of being brought to the Northern California community, will hold an event at 4 p.m. June 20 inside the Korea Times Community Hall.

Titled “Searching For Lost Things,” the event will display works on Korean American immigration history by Korean language school students and local artists.

Laura Nelson, faculty chair of the Center for Korean Studies at UC Berkeley, is expected to give a speech on the importance of a Korean American museum.

The event is organized by the museum preparatory committee. Committee Chairperson Jung Eun-kyung said the space will serve as a connection between generations of Korean Americans through the education and preservation of Korean American immigration history.

The museum will be the only one of its kind in Northern California.

Call 650-630-2860 for more information about the event.