Starbucks funds acquisition of independence fighter's calligraphy

Starbucks Korea has provided funding to the country’s state-run heritage trust to help acquire a calligraphy piece by Kim Koo, a renowned Korean independence activist from the Japanese colonial era, the company said Wednesday. The donation to the National Trust for Cultural Heritage was made to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day, which falls on Friday. The funding supported the agency under the Korea Heritage Service in purchasing the calligraphy, which was written by Kim Koo, who led a patriotic movement for Korean independence from Japanese occupation while in Shanghai during World War II. Kim Ji-young, environmental, social and governance team leader at Starbucks Korea, and a representative from the agency attended a handover ceremony for the acquired calligraphy at Deoksu Palace in Seoul on Monday. The calligraphy is four Chinese characters that read “bung jeong man ri.” It means an imaginary bird, bung, flying over 4,000 kilometers. The imagery, according to the company, symbolizes Kim Koo’s hope for Korea’s independence from Japan — an aspiration that onWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times