Episode 19: Sin Chaeho. The Only Hope is History. "What is history? It is a record of the struggle between the ego and the non-ego. The 'ego' refers to me, and the 'non-ego' refers to people other than myself. History is the record of the struggle between myself and others." Sin Chaeho lived in a dark time when his country had lost its independence, in a time without hope, and yet he spoke of history as the only hope. Why did he seek hope in history? Episode 20: Sinheung Military Academy, The Base of the National Independence Movement. Many officers in the independence movement spent time at the Sinheung Military Academy. They include Gim Wonbong, the head of the Uiyeoldan; Ji Cheongcheon, the commander in chief of the Liberation Army; Yi Dongnyeong, the vice-president of the Korean Provisional Government; Yi Sang-ryong, a leader of the military government in Manchuria; and Yi Siyeong, the first vice-president of the Republic of Korea. During the ten years of its existence in Manchuria, the academy functioned as a base for the independence army and as a training center that produced 3,500 officers.