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



Analysis 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 Won-Gi Jung April 5, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Joint Press Corps at Mt. Geumgang (file photo) 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. 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. Become a member for less than $4 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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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

Won-Gi Jung April 5, 2021

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

Joint Press Corps at Mt. Geumgang (file photo)

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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