 Jang, a Christian, emigrated from Korea to Hawaii in February 1905, and from there to the continental United States in August 1906.He became involved with the Korean independence movement while living there, and joined the "Daedong Bogukhoe".In March 1908, infuriated by Stevens' remarks about Japanese rule in Korea, the "Daedong Bogukhoe" held a joint meeting with the "Dongnip Hyeophoe", another local association of Koreans of which Jeon was a member.