Early morning on January 13th, 1903, a steamship named SS Gaelic, carrying about 100 Koreans, docked in Honolulu Harbor. They were the first Korean immigrants to Hawaii and wanted to start new lives. Between 1903 and August in 1905, approximately 7,400 immigrants, most of them male, arrived in Hawaii. They found marriage difficult, so they entered a program to bring them Korean picture brides. From harsh, impoverished beginnings, the roots of Koreans in Hawaii have spanned over 120 years, creating a genealogy that contributes to the cultural fabric of Hawaii today.
The Story of Dreams: Picture Brides explores some of these genealogies and the family bearers who have documented them–Mary Zarbough, aged 103, a daughter of the late Chun Yun-hee who left 24 cassette tapes of oral record and seven notes as evidence of her life as a picture bride; and Esther Kwon, aged 94, a daughter of the late Lee Hee-Kyong, the picture bride who delivered independence movement funds.
This is a universal theme that not only Korean emigrants but also the world can sympathize with. We produced a human documentary that made the emigrants' lives more vivid and realistic and added relevant historical references.
<AWARDS>
- 2022 The Grand Award in Next Media Week Grand Award, the Content from Minister of Science and ICT
- received invitation to screen in Hawaii International Film Festival
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