Some of the 14,000 Korean refugees crowded on board the SS Meredith Victory in December 1950, as she transported them from Hungnam to South Korea. Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Institute, Annapolis, Maryland. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

​​​​​​​Kowoon Jeong​​​​​​​

A presentation on the humanitarian actions taken during the withdrawal from the Chosin Reservoir and Hungnam Harbor, December 1950. Student Kowoon Jeong will receive an award from the Korean Consul General for her video production. After the award, we will view the moving presentation she created.

*Invite a friend to this meeting. Invite a Korean War Veteran. Invite a friend or family member interested of Korean descent who has an interest in these matters. This may be a new story to all of them. 

We will meet again by ZOOM. Maj. Gene Redding will send out a separate invite shortly before the 10th with log in details. 

National History Day contests are staged at the local, state and national levels for about 600,000 participants each year. Working as individuals or in groups, students in grades 4 through 12 conduct extensive research on a historical topic before submitting projects that can take the form of an original paper, a website, a poster, an exhibit, a performance or even a documentary. This year’s theme is “Breaking Barriers in History.”

2020 Award for Outstanding National History Day Project in Maritime or Naval History
Naval Order of the United States, San Francisco Commandery

”Hungnam Evacuation: Breaking Barriers for Freedom and Humanity”
​​​​​​​Kowoon Jeong​​​​​​​ - Irvine High School

Kowoon is interested in majoring in sociology, more specifically, data science. She is passionate about analyzing real-world data to discuss current social issues and conflicts.