Whereas March 1, 2019, marks the centennial anniversary of Korea’s March First Movement Day; Whereas the Korean Declaration of Independence was read aloud in Seoul on March 1, 1919, and included the proclamation, We desire a full measure of satisfaction in the way of liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and an opportunity to develop what is in us for the glory of our people ; Whereas the Korean Declaration of Independence was inspired by President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points and the right of a people to self-determination; Whereas President Wilson stated in an address to a Joint Session of Congress on February 11, 1918, that self-determination is not a mere phrase. It is an imperative principle of action ; Whereas the March First Movement constitutes a foundation upon which the Republic of Korea stands today as a global leader and one of America’s greatest foreign policy success stories; Whereas Yu Gwan-sun, a 16-year-old young woman, joined alongside her classmates at the March 1, 1919, independence demonstrations and later became the face of the Korean independence movement; Whereas Yu Gwan-sun was a student at Ewha Haktang in Seoul, which was established by American missionaries as the first modern educational institution for women in Korea; Whereas Yu Gwan-sun was imprisoned and tortured at Seodaemun Prison in Seoul, and on the first anniversary of the March First Movement, cried out, Even if my fingernails are torn out, my nose and ears are ripped apart, and my legs and arms are crushed, this physical pain does not compare to the pain of losing my nation. ; Whereas, on March 28, 2018, the New York Times issued an obituary about Yu Gwan-sun in its series titled Overlooked No More ; Whereas Korea’s March First Movement included contributions from several prominent Koreans that were educated and resided in the United States