Eunhae Han’s Reviews > Blue Dreams: Korean Americans and the Los Angeles Riots > Status Update

Two political parties had emerged, and the conflict between the two adversary leaders, Park and Rhee, had produced devastating results: the permanent split of the Korean community in Hawaii, the weakening of the independence movement, and the existence of two inimical Korean churches.

Mr. Tough sighed, "We really thought our uprising would catch the attention and sympathy of the United States, Britain, Holland, and the other big powers of the world. Once they learned of our plight we were sure they would come to our res-cue. But no such help came. The nations declared it was an internal matter for the Japanese and they would not interfere.
Koreans suffered worse conditions after our failed attempt

During the parade in Seoul a young woman’s hand proudly waving the Korean flag, was cut off by a Japanese sword. But before the flag touched the ground, she caught it with her other hand. More than 2,500 Koreans were thrown in prison in Seoul alone that day. Among the women activists incarcerated was my mother, Lee Hee Kyung.