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October 11, 2024
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In the twilight of their lives, Korean Americans push to see long-lost family

A new bill in Congress urges officials to work on reuniting Korean Americans with their relatives in North Korea

Every so often, 80-year-old Chahee Lee Stanfield goes down a list of names and crosses out those who died before they could see their family members in North Korea again. 

Like all the others, she’s not sure how much longer she’ll be able to wait. 

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