Philip Ahn

Philip Ahn (March 29, 1905 – February 28, 1978) was a Korean-American actor. Ahn was born Pil Lip Ahn in Highland Park, California, believed to be the first American citizen of Korean parents born in the United States. His mother, Helen Lee, was only the second Korean woman admitted into the United States, and his parents were the first Korean married couple admitted into the country, when they arrived in 1902. His father, Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, was an educator and an activist for Korean independence from Japan.

External links

• Philip Ahn: Born in America, by Philip Ahn Cuddy
• The Philip Ahn Admiration Society
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• Philip Ahn photo gallery
• Great Characters Actors - Philip Ahn