A regular reporting window for 7 million overseas Koreans... Illumination of Korean heroes joining Captain Lee and Jong-rim Kim

In celebration of 'International Korean Day' (October 5th), the cyber diplomatic mission VANK (Director Park Ki-tae) is launching a global campaign with overseas Koreans to discover and publicize hidden Korean heroes who have been active in each country.

VANK announced on the 4th that it is launching a campaign targeting the 7 million overseas Koreans around the world to introduce them to the international community by receiving reports of Korean-American figures who have contributed to social development in their country of residence, promotion of rights and interests of the Korean community, and independence movement.

This campaign is a participatory public diplomacy project in which overseas Koreans discover Korean people in their area and share their stories.

The recipients are not only independence activists, but also people who have contributed to the development of their country of residence and the Korean community in various fields such as culture, academia, science, and civic movements.

Materials showing the person's activities, such as related historic sites, photos, and anecdotes, are also reported.

VANK has been discovering and introducing multilingual content such as Pastor Captain Lee of the Korean National Association, who worked hard to settle the Korean community and protect their rights in San Francisco, and Kim Jong-lim, who founded the 'Noris Willows Korean Flight School' to train flight officers for the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.

This time, the plan is to expand these excavation activities to directly involve overseas Koreans from all over the world.

Reports can be made through VANK’s own national policy platform ‘Ullim’ and VANK Instagram messages. On social networking services (SNS), you can use hashtags such as '#WorldKoreanDay' and '#HiddenKoreanHero' to share stories of Korean heroes in your area.

VANK plans to verify and select the received people and materials and then produce and publicize them through multilingual digital card news, short-form video, and web exhibition content, including Korean and English. We also plan to use it as educational content for Korean schools and overseas teenagers and young adults.

Director Park Ki-tae said, “The history of overseas Koreans is the history of diplomacy and challenges that Korea has expanded into the global community,” and added, “I hope that this will serve as an opportunity for compatriots from all over the world to discover and publicize the Korean heroes of the land in which they live.”