We examine memoirs of early Korean entrepreneurs in Indonesia, who were first-generation Korean overseas investors, to look into their transnational linkages and consciousness. Our reading centers on the texts, including ghostwritten books and articles, left by Choi Gye Wol of Kodeco (Korean Development Company), while texts based on the experiences of three Korean entrepreneurs who had engaged in timber business in Indonesia from the 1960s or the 1970s are juxtaposed with Choi`s memoirs for the purpose of finding similarities of their experiences. The texts reveal that their preexisting connections with Japan, as well as political sponsorship from Korea and/or Indonesia, enabled the early overseas entrepreneurs from Korea to make inroads into Indonesia. In many cases, these connections made crucial impacts on the later course of their businesses. In addition, their views on Indonesia, Indonesians, and their own legacies such as industrial towns and anak keterunan Korea, show curious mixtures of nationalism, Asianism, racism, and patriarchy.