The Asian American Youth Council, led by ethnic Asian teens based in the U.S. East Coast, on Aug. 17 held a flag-raising ceremony at Bowling Green Park in Manhattan, New York, to mark Korea's 76th National Liberation Day. (Asian American Youth Council)
The Taegeukgi, or the Korean national flag, has been hoisted in front of the Charging Bull, a statue symbolizing Wall Street, in New York.
The Asian American Youth Council, led by ethnic Asian teens active on the U.S. East Coast, on Aug. 17 held a flag-raising ceremony at Bowling Green Park in the Big Apple's Manhattan district to mark the 76th National Liberation Day of Korea.
The ceremony's purpose was to inform the world of the holiday at a spot considered the center of the global economy.
The park, where the bronze sculpture of the bull stands, is where American colonists lowered the last British flag and hoisted the first 13-star American flag after gaining independence from Britain in 1783.
Hanging alongside the first American flag, the Korean flag will remain hoisted for a week at the park, which carries the meaning of independence.
The council said this is the first time for the Taegeukgi to be hoisted in front of the statue.
Officials from the Consulate General of Korea in New York attended the ceremony to thank the teens for their efforts and jointly reflect on the meaning of national liberation.
In April, the council also led the process of the designation of "Korean Hanbok Day" in Tenafly, New Jersey.
hyyoon@korea.kr
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