Aside from being an actress and having several projects for endorsement, Song Hye Kyo still has time to give honor to her roots by donating guidebooks to historic sites all over the world.
Recently in the news, she and Professor Seo Kyung-Duk of Sungshin Women's' University's donated 10,000 Korean/English guidebooks to the Korean National Association in Los Angeles.
This is to help provide information about the historical places and sites of the Korean independence movement against their neighboring country, Japan. Their contribution to LA started in 2018, and this has been a yearly gesture done by the actress and the professor.
The "Refill Project" aims to deliver leaflets to all historic Korean sites around the world that started last year. The leaflets/pamphlets include Korean independence fighter Yong Bong Gil along with other related historical sites like private galleries, cathedrals, and many more.
Professor Seo mentioned that they are deploying the 'guidebook refill project' in order to maintain the number of books in the relic they had donated in the previous years.
The actress is doing this to reinforce her advocacy so that many will recognize those who sacrificed their lives for the sake of the martyrs of Korean liberation as she wants to honor those unsung heroes who gave up their lives to have freedom.
The actress and the professor similarly have the same goal: to promote awareness about what had happened to the heroes in Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial occupation. Both initially embarked on the mission to donate guidebooks outside Korea as they noticed some of these facilities were preserved very well.
Professor Seo believes that it is better to refill the books rather than provide new ones at another site. Professor Seo is an active promoter of Korea, and both are a perfect pair. Professor has accomplished quite a lot in the past twenty years. His persistence blossomed as it helped visitors receive Korean services at the world-famous are museums. He was also the person behind the advertisements that helped promote South Korea in The New York Times and the screens at Times Square in New York.
Just last April, they have donated another 10,000 copies of the guidebook to Site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Chongqing, China.
According to Seo, the newest guidebooks highlight how the Korean National Association was formed in 1909. It will also tell how the association was able to raise funds for Korea's independent movement. Also, how the Korean Independence activists, which include Ahn Chang-ho, established the political organization in San Francisco to help liberate the Japanese who colony in Korea. Its central headquarters was permanently moved in 1938 to Los Angeles.
This duo has been donating Korean guidebooks and other items to twenty-two historic sites globally for nine years.Because she is a traveler, she became aware of the importance for Korean tourists to be able to read the information in their language. Their collaboration has brought a significant effect on the tourists as they can easily understand the information on the brochures given to them.
Aside from being a quiet promoter of Korea, the actress is actively participating in voluntary work for animals. Aside from that, she is known for her frequent large social donations.Song Hye Kyo is not just beautiful on the outside but also beautiful on the inside.
You may visit www.historyofkorea.co.kr for your online guidebooks.
