Korea merupakan salah satu negara Asia Timur yang pernah berada di bawah kolonisasi Jepang (1910-1945). Kondisi ini menyebabkan berbagai perubahan politik, sosial, hingga budaya di Semenanjung Korea. Dalam kondisi itu, tidak sedikit masyarakat Korea yang pergi ke luar negeri dengan harapan memiliki kehidupan yang lebih baik. Hawaii menjadi salah satu negara tujuan yang didatangi imigran Korea di masa penjajahan Jepang. Pergolakan politik yang terjadi di awal penjajahan Jepang memicu rakyat Korea, baik domestik maupun yang berimigrasi ke luar negeri turut berjuang melawan penjajahan Jepang. Termasuk imigran Korea di Hawaii yang memiliki andil dalam peristiwa besar melawan penjajahan Jepang di tahun 1919. Peristiwa yang dikenal dengan Samil Undong. Menariknya, komunitas imigran Korea di Hawaii yang turut melawan penjajahan Jepang salah satunya adalah organisasi perempuan Korea yaitu 'Korean Women's Relief Society'. Penelitian ini mengkaji bentuk kontribusi organisasi 'Korean Women's Relief Society' dalam peristiwa Samil Undong. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode sejarah. Analisis dalam penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa bentuk kontribusi 'Korean Women's Relief Society' dalam peristiwa Samil Undong adalah bantuan bentuk dana kepada para korban. Selain itu, publikasi yang dilakukan organisasi ini mampu memperluas informasi rencana gerakan perlawanan terhadap penjajah Jepang. Hal ini dilakukan sehingga peristiwa Samil Undong dikenal sebagai peristiwa bersejarah yang besar bagi bangsa Korea.

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Korea is one of the East Asian countries that was under Japanese colonization (1910-1945). This condition led to various political, social and cultural changes on the Korean Peninsula. Under these conditions, not a few Korean people went abroad in hopes of having a better life. Hawaii became one of the countries visited by Korean immigrants during the Japanese colonial period. The political upheaval that occurred at the beginning of the Japanese occupation triggered the Korean people, both domestic and those who immigrated abroad, to also fight against Japanese colonialism. Including Korean immigrants in Hawaii who had a hand in the major movement against Japanese colonialism in 1919. That movement is known as Samil Undong. Interestingly, the Korean immigrant community in Hawaii who participated in fighting against Japanese colonialism was one of the Korean women's organizations called the 'Korean Women's Relief Society'. This research examines the contribution of the organization 'Korean Women's Relief Society' to the Samil Undong. This study uses historical methods. The analysis in this study shows the contribution that 'Korean Women's Relief Society' in the Samil Undong movement was in the form of funds to the victims as well as their families. In addition, the publications made by this organization were able to expand information on plans for the resistance movement against the Japanese colonialist. This was done so they can spread awareness and that the Samil Undong movement could be known as a major historical event for the Korean people.