The idea for the Korean Bell Garden was conceived of by Jeung-Hwa Elmejjad-Yi, who moved to the United States from Korea when she was a teenager. She founded the Korean American Cultural Committee in 2005 – two years after the centennial of the beginning of Korean immigration to the United States – as a means through which to realize her idea.
Jeung-Hwa Elmejjad-Yi, who moved from Korea as a teenager, had the idea for the Korean Bell Garden. She founded the Korean American Cultural Committee in 2005, two years after the centennial of Korean immigration to the U.S., with the intention of bringing her vision to fruition.