Descendants who were unaware that their ancestor had been officially recognized as an independence activist have now received his posthumous national medal and begun procedures to relocate his remains from LA to Korea.
The case involves independence activist Si-han Ho (1885–1956), whose story emerged through the “Finding Independence Activists’ Graves” project jointly organized by The Korea Daily, the Korean National Association Memorial Foundation, and the Hwarang Youth Foundation, with sponsorship from Bank of Hope. The project has been underway since May 2025.
Si-han Ho was posthumously awarded the Order of Merit for National Foundation, Patriot Medal in November 2021, but the medal was not delivered at the time because his descendants had not been identified.
Family members said the official medal presentation ceremony was held on December 29 at the Jung-gu District Office Mayor’s Office in Seoul. They said they were grateful to receive the medal that Si-han Ho did not receive during his lifetime…