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How did Lim Cheontaek contribute to the Korean independence movement? Q6 Although Jeronimo served in the communist Cuban government for years, he is remembered as a non-ideologue who worked solely for the betterment of his people. He was a disciplined idealist, putting human values over self-interest and ideology. Jeronimo dedicated his early years to the well-being of the Cuban people, while his later years were spent rebuilding the local Korean community. I might venture to label him “Cuba’s Ahn Changho,” after the great independence activist of colonial Korea. Jeronimo’s father, Lim Cheontaek, was among the 1,033 Koreans that boarded the ship for Mexico, carried by his single mother. He grew up in Mexico and then, at the age of 18, moved to Cuba in 1921 along with 300 others. Cheontaek worked on plantations for most of his life to make ends meet for his wife and nine children, while saving what little money was left over to send to the Shanghai-based Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea to support his country’s independence movement. 05 10 15 20 What did Jeronimo dedicate his early and later years to? Q5 ‌Jeronimo became the Director of the Ministry of Food Industry and received nine Medals of Honor. ideologue betterment idealist venture provisional New Words ‌A photo of members of the Korean National Association of Cuba who collected funds to support Korea’s independence from Japan Lim Cheontaek (1903. 3-1985. 9) Preserving the Past, Celebrating the Present 111