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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Title: Yin Kim papers
Creator:
Kim, Yin, -2006
Identifier/Call Number: 3011
Physical Description:
2.25 Linear Feet
2 boxes and 1 oversize folder
Date (inclusive): 1903-2012
Abstract: Yin Kim was a first-generation Korean American WWII veteran, dentist, and USC alum. This small collection consists of photographs
and biographical materials related to Kim, as well as to his family members Earl Kim, Sung Kwon Kim, Hye Won Kang, and wife
Jane Kim. The collection also contains books, audio CDs, awards, and two medals.
Language of Material:
English.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Yin Kim.
Folders are arranged chronologically in box, with loose items placed after.
Yin Kim was a first-generation Korean American WWII veteran, dentist of 50 years, and graduate of USC. His brother, Earl Kim
was also a WWII veteran and a composer. Their parents, Sung Kwon Kim and Hye Won Kang, were active in the Korean Independence
Movement and the foundation of the Young Korean Academy.
Yin Kim passed away on January 2, 2006 at age 89 after a persistent period of illness. His wife Jane as well as four children
from a previous marriage, five grandchildren, and great-grandchildren survived him. In 2012, Jane Kim wrote "A Man of Many
'Tales'", a biography about her husband.
[Box/Folder# or Item name]. Yin Kim Papers, Collection no. 3011, Korean Heritage Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern
California.
Related materials pertaining to Yin Kim can be found within USC's Korean-American Digital Archive in the form of oral histories,
as part of the Korean American Museum Oral History Series subcollection. http://libguides.usc.edu/KADA
The Yin Kim papers, 1903-2012, consist of twenty-four folders, as well as a number of loose items, relating to Kim and his
family Amongst these materials is biographical information on Yin Kim, Dosan Ahn Chang Ho, Earl Kim, and Sung Kwon Kim and
copies of articles, clippings, and writings. There is also correspondence with Susan Ahn Cuddy, Henry Ahn, the Korean Centennial
Committee, as well as greeting cards, including a White House birthday greeting from Bill and Hilary Clinton. The rest of
the collection comprises photographs of Kim and family members (six folders which include photos with Winona Judd, Luke Perry
and Mel Gibson, eight foam board photos, and one framed photo), a copy of the 1941 El Rodeo, a scrapbook of Yin Kim's mother's
Patriot Award ceremony, two CDs of music by Earl Kim, and two books.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Curator of the Korean
Heritage Library. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Korean Heritage Library as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Asian American men -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Korean American men -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Korean American physicians -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Korean American women -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Clippings
Compact discs
Correspondence
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Kim, Yin, -2006 -- Archives
An, Ch'ang-ho, 1878-1938 -- Archives
Kang, Hye Won -- Archives
Kim, Earl, 1920-1998 -- Archives
Kim, Sung Kwon, 1875-1960 -- Archives
Korean American Museum -- Archives