Kwangju, in the process of Korean Democratic Movement
( Eugene Soh )
Majoring English Litterature.
1961 : General Park Chung Hee’s Military Coup
1970 : Immigrate to the United States of America
1971 : Enrolled Coppin College in Baltimore, Maryland Majoring Political Sceince
1972 : Organizing anti-Military Government in South Korea in the Baltimore-Washington Korean Community. Black listed by Korean C.I.A. then through following Chun Doo Hwan Military Regime in 1986.
1982 : Exiled Democracy advocate opposition leader Kim Dae Jung current president of South Korea arrived in Wasington D.C.
Lobbied U.S. Congress, U.S. State Department and Media with him until he returned to Korea in 1984.
Networking various democracy and human rights advocacy group throughout the world.
Worked with Rev. Jessie Jackson’s Rainbow Coalition.
1987 : Visit Korea with U.S. Deligation for observing presidential election which Mr. Kim Dae Jung ran as candidate.
1992 : Back again for campaigning for another failed Mr. Kim Dae Jung’s presidential election bid.
Joined Kwangju Citizens’ Solidarity for advising international net-work.
Present : Working for globerizing the spirit of Kwangju Citizens’ Uprising.