Finding aid for the Jason Hahn (Hahn Chang-Ho) papers 3008
Marissa Chavez & Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries East Asian Library
2022 December
Doheny Memorial Library
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-1825
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries East Asian Library
Title: Jason Hahn (Hahn Chang-Ho) papers
Creator:
Hahn, Jason, b. 1893
Creator:
Hahn, Chang-Ho, b. 1893
Identifier/Call Number: 3008
Physical Description:
2 Linear Feet
3 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1920-1994
Abstract: This collection consists of the personal papers and memorabilia of First National Air Force member Jason Hahn (born Hahn Chang-Ho
in 1893).
Language of Material:
English,
Korean.
Container: 2
Container: 3
Container: 4
Jason Hahn (born Hahn Chang-Ho in 1893) was a Korean immigrant to the United States after being exiled from Korea. He attempted
to establish the first Korean Independent Air Force and formed an alliance with An Ch'ang-ho. While in California, Hahn was
part of the first established group of the First Korean National Air Force trained in Redwoods, California.
This collection consists of the personal papers and memorabilia of First National Air Force member Jason Hahn (born Hahn Chang-Ho
in 1893). Hahn was a Korean immigrant in California after being exiled from Korea following his attempts to establish the
first Korean Independent Air Force and forming an alliance with An Ch'ang-ho. Items in this collection consists of an embroidered
handkerchief, photograph negatives, a traditional Korean clothing item, religious books in Korean, a plaque, flag, certificates,
a 1974 banner, correspondences, newspaper clippings, photocopies of scrapbook pages, videotapes, and magazines.
The "Korean Culture" magazine, produced by the Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles on korean culture includes an article
written about Hahn as well as a fictionalized story about his life written by his son, Richard S. Hahn, M.D.
The VHS and umatic tapes include an interview with Hahn in 1994 by Quan Chang and an oral and film history of Hahn Chang-ho
and his family in celebration of his 90th birthday in 1984.
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Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the East Asian Library at
eal@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the East Asian 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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Richard Hahn, 1986-1987
[Box/folder no. or item name], Jason Hahn (Hahn Chang-Ho) papers, Collection no. 3008, East Asian Library, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Realia
Memorabilia
Negatives (photographic)
Clothing
VHS
Videotapes
Religious texts
Flags
Plaques (flat objects)
Banners
Certificates
Correspondence
Newspaper clippings
Magazines (periodicals)
Photocopies
Photographs
Korean resistance movements, 1905-1945 -- Archival resources
Korean Americans -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Hahn, Chang-Ho, b. 1893 -- Archives
Hahn, Jason, b. 1893 -- Archives