Park Yong man

Park Yongman was a Korean nationalist and independence activist who, after spending time in prison for reformist activities, immigrated to the United States of America. There Park was involved in the establishment of various Korean nationalist organizations in Denver, Nebraska and Hawaii. Park also founded the Korean Military Corps. Following the March 1st movement in 1919, Park became involved with the military training of Korean nationalists in China, but may have also engaged in anticommunist activity. Park was assassinated in Beijing by a Korean communist.

Park was born onJuly 1881 in Cheorwon, a rural town in Gangwon province to a family with military traditions. After the death of his parents in his early childhood, Park was raised by his uncle, Park HeeByung. Together with his uncle, Park moved to Seoul, and then to Japan. He developed reformist leanings while in Japan, and upon his return to Korea, around 1897, became involved with various reformist and protest movements. His activities were frowned upon by the government and Park was imprisoned.

Source: Wikipedia