The press covered the activities of the minister and his wife Lady Bae Seongju with interest—including Lady Bae's pregnancy and the birth of her child. Image credit to the Washington Evening Star, July 4, 1891.

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This file appears in: Finding Asian American History: Washon Ye Headstone
The press covered the activities of the minister and his wife Lady Bae Seongju with interest—including Lady Bae's pregnancy and the birth of her child. Image credit to the Washington Evening Star, July 4, 1891.
This file appears in: Finding Asian American History: Washon Ye Headstone

Washon Ye, was reportedly the first Korean to be born in the US (October 12, 1890). The son of Ye Cha Yun (이채연), the fourth minister to the Korean Legation in DC, Washon was named for his birth city and christened at the Church of the Covenant. He…