Ralph Ahn


Ralph Philander Ahn is a Korean American actor, known for ', ' and Panther . He is the son of Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, one of Korea's most respected patriotic figures and also a historical figure in America. His father's contributions to the Korean independence movement influenced Ahn's involvement in politics, World War II, and support for the Korean community of Los Angeles.

Biography

Ralph Ahn was born in Los Angeles, California. His parents were amongst the first wave of Korean immigrants in 1902. They were the first Korean couple to immigrate from Korea to the US mainland.
Three years after his father's death, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and the United States entered the World War ll. In response, Ralph joined the U.S Navy in 1944 to fight the Japanese. He is one of only an estimated 100 Korean-Americans that served over the course of the war.
After World War II, Ahn was influenced by his older brother Philip Ahn, one of the first Asian American actors, and became an actor. Between 1964-1968, while on hiatus from acting, he taught Business Math and was the Head Coach of the Varsity Football team at Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, California.
On January 1, 2017, Ralph Ahn welcomed the cast members of the popular South Korean variety show Infinite Challenge to Los Angeles as a representative of the Korean-American community. In March of the same year, he spoke at a ceremony in Riverside, California honoring Pachappa Camp as the first Korean Settlement in the US.

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