Diamond Kim

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Asian
Era:1950s
State:California
Support
Anti-War
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Biography

Diamond Kim (Kim Kang) was the chief editor of the Los Angeles Korean Independence News, advocating a unified, independent Korea. He was arrested for deportation under the McCarran Act ten days before the Korean War began, targeted for his opposition to the U.S.-backed Syngman Rhee government.

Case

Charges: Deportation under the McCarran Act — as a Korean independence editor opposing the South Korean regime.
Sentence: Detention and deportation proceedings; faced death if returned to South Korea.
Convicted: Arrested for deportation (1950); fought removal.

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