Who Was Ahn Chang Ho (안창호)? | Conversation with His Grandson Philip Ahn Cuddy (#130)

Who was Ahn Chang-ho, and what is the real legacy of one of Korea's most revered independence activists? In this episode of Korea Deconstructed, we sit down with his grandson, Philip Ahn Cuddy, to explore the human story, the fight against Japanese colonization, and the enduring impact of the Dosan legacy.

Philip Ahn Cuddy served as the founding director of the Korean American Museum in LA and is the administrator of the Dosan Ahn Chang-ho · Susan Ahn Cuddy Archives.

Learn more about the archives and legacy: https://www.dosan.org/

Discussion Outline

0:00 Introduction

2:25 The Lineage

6:50 Dosan Ahn Chang Ho

22:20 The Colonization of Korea

32:00 Journey to America

42:11 The Provisional Government

52:45 The Challenge of Unity

1:15:03 Park Chung Hee

1:17:50 Meeting Korean Presidents

1:20:50 North Korea

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David A. Tizzard has a PhD in Korean Studies and lectures at Seoul Women's University and Hanyang University. He writes a weekly column in the Korea Times, is a social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at datizzard@swu.ac.kr.

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