GOLD STAR CO.
(The first electronics Co. in Korea)
This is the Gold Star factory in Pusan in early 1960s, where
D.I. worked for three and half year (1960-1964) as a radio design engineer. It
was D.I.'s first real job after the college graduation (He had 2-3 jobs for
one year before Gold Star but they were all temporaries). Gold Star was the
pioneer of Korean electronics industry, producing radio, and D.I. was the
first college graduated engineer hired by Gold Star.
Top Left : D.I. at right with friends.
Top Right : Gold Star at right and Lucky Chemical (the first company
produced tooth paste in Korea and kicked Colgate out of Korea) at the left.
Bottom : Two pictures of Gold Star assembly area in early 1960s - An
ancient operation.
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