Finding Asian American History: Korean Commission at the Continental Trust Building

The Korean Commission office was located on the ninth floor of the Continental Trust Building from 1919 into the mid-1920s. It was established by Syngman Rhee to coordinate fundraising and to lobby for US political support for Korean independence after the peninsula was annexed by Japan in 1910.

This site is a part of the Finding Asian American History in Washington DC digital tour.

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1333 H Street NW

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“Finding Asian American History: Korean Commission at the Continental Trust Building,” DC Historic Sites, accessed November 18, 2024, https://historicsites.dcpreservation.org/items/show/1221.

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