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    How a Korean American found healing by retracing the first Korean immigrants' ocean voyage

    by Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times Mar 10, 2023 5 minutes
    Captain Jin Woo Nam, left, and crewmember Joseph Chang carry a South Korean flag aboard the Ignatella on Saturday in Marina del Rey.

    In the sailing yacht's cramped living area, nearly 20 sticky notes reminded Jin Woo Nam and his crew of the tasks ahead — buffing and waxing, applying a special paint to prevent barnacles from sticking, fixing a leaky water heater.

    Nam, 63, didn't seem stressed. On this day in early February, he smiled as he strode among a dizzying array of ropes and sails to repair the antennas for the boat's tracking system.

    Since he bought the Ignatella in 2011, selling his home to buy the used 37-foot craft, Nam has dreamed of sailing to Korea, his birthplace.

    He had achieved a modest prosperity as the owner of a cafe and karaoke bar, among other businesses. But to him, the American dream felt hollow. There had to be more to it than that.

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