Korean American Day Activities

Celebrate Korean American Day on January 13 with the true story of the first Korean immigrants to arrive in Hawaii in 1903, plus Hangul, history makers, and a traditional bojagi to color.

What’s inside (17 pages):
What Is Korean American Day? Why January 13 matters, with a historical photo.
The Journey of 1903: a map of the voyage from Korea to Hawaii on the steamship Gaelic.
Journey Math: six problems using real numbers from the voyage.
Korean Americans Who Made History: Philip Jaisohn, Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, Sammy Lee, and Chloe Kim.
Make a Hall of Fame Card.
Hangul: King Sejong’s Gift, and Build Hangul Blocks (a hands-on syllable activity).
Let’s Learn Korean Words: six words in Hangul to say and copy.
Korean Americans Today: Koreatown, Seollal, hanbok, and food.
Color a Bojagi: a patchwork wrapping cloth coloring page with stitched seams and flower patches.
Korean Americans Timeline, Check Your Reading, teacher guide, answer key, and credits.

Why teachers love it:
Real historical photographs.
Social Studies, ELA, math, and art in one pack.
No prep, just print and go.