보훈처, 의병 등 '독립유공자 후손 찾기 캠페인' 활성화 추진한다
Next year will mark the 100th anniversary of the March 1st Movement and the establishment of South Korea's provisional government.
Which is why the there are plans to amp up efforts to find the descendents of the independence movement activists.
Kan Hyeong-woo explains further.
South Korea's Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs said on Monday that it will launch a campaign aimed at finding the descendants of Korea's independence activists.
In particular, the ministry said it is focusing on the descendants of those who fought against Japan's colonial rule from overseas.
In many cases, the children and grandchildren of these independence activists are oblivious of the tremendous contribution their ancestors did for Korea. As such, the government said it will join efforts with Korean media outlets that have international branches, such as the U.S and China, and work with them to find the descendants.
According to the latest data, 15-thousand people have been recognized as independence movement activists,... but the descendants of about 6-thousand of them are yet to be identified.
The official website of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs provides a full list of the independence fighters for anyone wishing to check on their ancestors.
Kan Hyeong-woo, Arirang News
