Divided Families’History Gallery

2005-2007

Aug 26-31:11th round of

ROK-DPRK family reunions

Nov 5-10:12th round of

ROK-DPRK family reunions

2005

Mar 20-25:13th round of ROK-DPRK

family reunions

Jun 19-30:14th round of ROK-DPRK

family reunions

Feb 27-28: 4th video ROK-DPRK reunions

2006

Saemsori, a project of the Eugene Bell Foundation, begins advocacy work for Korean American reunions, as a result of numerous requests from donors and other Korean Americans.

EugeneBell is a humanitarian aid organization that has served North Korea since 1995, delivering primarily tuberculosis medications in person twice a year. 2006

May 9-14:15th round of

ROK-DPRK family

reunions

Oct 17-22:16th round of ROK-DPRK

family reunions

2007

Saemsori lobbies to create the Congressional Commission on Divided Families, co-chaired by Rep. Mark Kirk and Rep. Jim Matheson.A State Department letter to Rep. Jim Matheson directs him to Saemsori and the Korean Red Cross regarding his divided family constituent, Wan Chan No.

The Congressional Research Service estimates there are 104,000 to 500,000 Korean Americans with North Korean family members and states only 80 Korean Americans have met their relatives through their kin in South Korean reunions.

2007

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