Our friend, John Park, is moderating this live event in D.C. There is also a webcast if you want to watch from afar.
This event will be webcast live beginning at 2:30pm EST on May 5, 2011 at www.usip.org/webcast.
"In February and March, three U.N. agencies conducted on-the-ground assessments of the food situation in North Korea. After visiting 40 counties in nine of North Korea’s eleven provinces, the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and UNICEF reported on March 24 that more than 6 million North Koreans – about a quarter of the country’s population – are in urgent need of international food aid. Our panel will examine what factors are driving key countries’ deliberations on whether to provide food aid to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)."
Speakers
Dr. Richard Solomon, Welcoming Remarks, President, U.S. Institute of Peace
Professor Andrew Natsios, Panelist, Georgetown University
Dr. Marcus Noland, Panelist, Peterson Institute
Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, Panelist, Good Friends
Dr. John Park, Moderator, U.S. Institute of Peace
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
TheHundred: Meet Mi Sun
From Liberty in North Korea, an organization that Christine and I support...
"In the fall of 2009, we dreamt of rescuing 100 refugees out from hiding in the underground.
With the goal of making that dream a reality, we launched a campaign called TheHundred and the first mission finally happened in the early part of 2010.
YOU dreamt with us and by the end of the year, 6 missions were successfully completed bringing 22 refugees to freedom. Mi Sun, a 22 year old North Korean refugee was included on our first mission. We met her in China just a few months prior to her escape and promised that we would help her find freedom.
At times when this goal has seemed unattainable, Mi Sun's story inspired us to keep pushing on. Through your continuous support and encouragement, we were able to launch our 7th mission just a few weeks ago and rescued another five refugees - bringing a total of 27 refugees to freedom through TheHundred Campaign. With donations from our generous supporters, we have secured funding to rescue another 27 refugees as soon as possible.
We hope to finish the campaign this spring by raising another $115,000 to rescue the remaining 46 refugees for TheHundred. But this will only be possible with your support.
With thousands of refugees still in hiding, we have an incredible opportunity to help them escape and provide them with freedom. We ask you to join us in committing $2,500 to rescue one more North Korean refugee from hiding.
On behalf of the refugees we serve, Thank You.
LiNK"
"In the fall of 2009, we dreamt of rescuing 100 refugees out from hiding in the underground.
With the goal of making that dream a reality, we launched a campaign called TheHundred and the first mission finally happened in the early part of 2010.
YOU dreamt with us and by the end of the year, 6 missions were successfully completed bringing 22 refugees to freedom. Mi Sun, a 22 year old North Korean refugee was included on our first mission. We met her in China just a few months prior to her escape and promised that we would help her find freedom.
TheHundred #3: Mi-Sun from LiNK Global on Vimeo.
At times when this goal has seemed unattainable, Mi Sun's story inspired us to keep pushing on. Through your continuous support and encouragement, we were able to launch our 7th mission just a few weeks ago and rescued another five refugees - bringing a total of 27 refugees to freedom through TheHundred Campaign. With donations from our generous supporters, we have secured funding to rescue another 27 refugees as soon as possible.
We hope to finish the campaign this spring by raising another $115,000 to rescue the remaining 46 refugees for TheHundred. But this will only be possible with your support.
With thousands of refugees still in hiding, we have an incredible opportunity to help them escape and provide them with freedom. We ask you to join us in committing $2,500 to rescue one more North Korean refugee from hiding.
On behalf of the refugees we serve, Thank You.
LiNK"
Friday, October 8, 2010
LINK: The Hiding Tour
"This fall, LiNK will send 4 teams of Nomads across North America to premiere our new documentary called "Hiding." This film exposes the struggle North Korean refugees must go through in China to find freedom. Through this documentary, you will be introduced to those still in hiding and learn about ways you can help bring them to safety.
The "hiding tour" will not only raise awareness about the plight of North Korean refugees but it will also take part in raising the funds necessary to help rescue more North Korean refugees currently in hiding.
The tour will stop at colleges, high schools and places of worship. If you belong to one of these institutions and would like more information, please download the screening packet here."
The "hiding tour" will not only raise awareness about the plight of North Korean refugees but it will also take part in raising the funds necessary to help rescue more North Korean refugees currently in hiding.
The tour will stop at colleges, high schools and places of worship. If you belong to one of these institutions and would like more information, please download the screening packet here."
Hiding Teaser I from LiNK Global on Vimeo.
Monday, June 7, 2010
T.H.I.N.K. (Topple Hunger in North Korea) Conference
The Korean American Coalition (KAC) will be hosting the THINK (Topple Hunger in North Korea) Conference on June 25th & 26th, at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. You can read more about the conference here. The speakers include:
Cheol-Hwan Kang (North Korean Defector; current Journalist in Seoul, Korea)
Dr. Ae-Ran Lee (North Korean Defector; 2010 International Women of Courage Award recipient)
Sang Man (Sam) Han-Schneider (founder of the Han-Schneider International Children's Foundation)
Professor David Kang (USC Korean Studies Institute Director)
Dr. David J. Karl (President of the Asia Strategy Initiative)
Dr. John S. Park (Senior Research Associate at the United States Institute of Peace)
Suzanne Scholte (President of the Defense Forum Foundation)
"With the T.H.I.N.K. Conference, KAC hopes to garner support from the community as well as to educate the general public about the dire situation of the North Korean people. We will be focusing on both the humanitarian crisis within the country in addition to North Korea’s prospects in the near future as well as next few decades. We anticipate over 400 attendees for the conference with expert panel members and experience on North Korean issues."
Cheol-Hwan Kang (North Korean Defector; current Journalist in Seoul, Korea)
Dr. Ae-Ran Lee (North Korean Defector; 2010 International Women of Courage Award recipient)
Sang Man (Sam) Han-Schneider (founder of the Han-Schneider International Children's Foundation)
Professor David Kang (USC Korean Studies Institute Director)
Dr. David J. Karl (President of the Asia Strategy Initiative)
Dr. John S. Park (Senior Research Associate at the United States Institute of Peace)
Suzanne Scholte (President of the Defense Forum Foundation)
"With the T.H.I.N.K. Conference, KAC hopes to garner support from the community as well as to educate the general public about the dire situation of the North Korean people. We will be focusing on both the humanitarian crisis within the country in addition to North Korea’s prospects in the near future as well as next few decades. We anticipate over 400 attendees for the conference with expert panel members and experience on North Korean issues."
Friday, June 4, 2010
"It's Your Turn To Speak: Apply to be a Nomad" @LiNK!
LiNK (Liberty in North Korea) is looking for summer interns. Pretty cool program targeting college students and recent graduates, which is called "LiNK Nomads". It's a three-month commitment from August 30th to December 10th. More info from LiNK here:
"Nomads are different; everything is done in a wild way."
Once on board, you'll make your entrance in traditional wild fashion – living at the Nomad house and LiNK office, making your tour a reality by booking your route solid. You'll also get a crash course on North Korea, meet other trailblazers and discover a new family and part of yourself. You'll then pack your van with LiNK merchandise before you go out to incite a generation to rise up and investigate this issue for themselves. Tour is another story. One adventure will turn into another as you get a country excited about what they can do, turning that fire into something that will spread. The road won't be without bumps as you grow, but you will look back in appreciation and marvel.
The Nomadship is a three month commitment, August 30th and the new end date will be December 10th. Travel dates are September till early December. Housing will be provided during training, and on the road with your "contacts" who will soon become new friends. We’ll also help you raise your food and living stipend prior to your Nomadship. With this note* If these dates conflict with your school end date please email jobs@linkglobal.org.
It's Your Turn To Speak: Apply to be a Nomad from LiNK Global on Vimeo.
So if someone you know is interested, remember that:
- Deadline is July 23, 2010
- Limited spots available
- Rolling application process. The sooner you apply, the sooner you'll hear a response from LiNK. You can APPLY here.
"Nomads are different; everything is done in a wild way."
Once on board, you'll make your entrance in traditional wild fashion – living at the Nomad house and LiNK office, making your tour a reality by booking your route solid. You'll also get a crash course on North Korea, meet other trailblazers and discover a new family and part of yourself. You'll then pack your van with LiNK merchandise before you go out to incite a generation to rise up and investigate this issue for themselves. Tour is another story. One adventure will turn into another as you get a country excited about what they can do, turning that fire into something that will spread. The road won't be without bumps as you grow, but you will look back in appreciation and marvel.
The Nomadship is a three month commitment, August 30th and the new end date will be December 10th. Travel dates are September till early December. Housing will be provided during training, and on the road with your "contacts" who will soon become new friends. We’ll also help you raise your food and living stipend prior to your Nomadship. With this note* If these dates conflict with your school end date please email jobs@linkglobal.org.
It's Your Turn To Speak: Apply to be a Nomad from LiNK Global on Vimeo.
So if someone you know is interested, remember that:
- Deadline is July 23, 2010
- Limited spots available
- Rolling application process. The sooner you apply, the sooner you'll hear a response from LiNK. You can APPLY here.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Buy "Somewhere Inside" by Laura and Lisa Ling and Support LiNK!
What's great is that a portion of the book sales will be donated to LiNK (Liberty in North Korea). More from LiNK:
It has been just over a year since two American journalists were violently apprehended on the Chinese border while on assignment with Current TV for a documentary on North Koreans desperately fleeing their homeland. Laura Ling and Euna Lee were chased down by North Korean soldiers and charged with trespassing and “hostile acts” and sentenced to twelve years of hard labor in a prison camp.
When news of the arrest reached Laura’s sister, journalist and Oprah Winfrey Show correspondent Lisa Ling, she immediately began a campaign to get her sister released. Five months later, former President Bill Clinton was sent on a mission to North Korea - to bring the journalists home.
In her account, "Somewhere Inside: One Sister’s Captivity in North Korea and the Other’s Fight to Bring Her Home," Laura reveals for the first time what really happened on the river, her treatment by North Korean guards, and the deprivations and rounds of interrogations she endured, while Lisa writes about her unrelenting efforts to secure Laura and Euna's release by navigating the media and people at the highest levels of government.
The Lings will be donating portions of the proceeds to LiNK to help support our rescue missions and our shelters in China and Southeast Asia.
More information from Oprah's website here.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Google TechTalk: Pyongyang University of Science & Technology
The TechTalk at Google that Christine hosted is up on YouTube.
Pyongyang University of Science & Technology: First International University in the Heart of North Korea
ABSTRACT (Q&A starts at 35:55)
Presented by Dr. David Kim, Vice President of Pyongyang University of Science & Technology in Pyongyang, DPRK, and the Vice President of Yanbian University of Science & Technology (YUST) in Yanji, Jilin Province, China.
The opening of Pyongyang University of Science & Technology (PUST) was once thought to be an impossible dream. However, the first phase of the campus is now finished and ready to accept students in April 2010. Dr. David Kim, who serves as the Vice President of PUST, will be joining us to raise awareness about this first international university in North Korea (where the teaching language will be English), discuss recruitment of international faculty and explore fund-raising opportunities.
Pyongyang University of Science & Technology: First International University in the Heart of North Korea
ABSTRACT (Q&A starts at 35:55)
Presented by Dr. David Kim, Vice President of Pyongyang University of Science & Technology in Pyongyang, DPRK, and the Vice President of Yanbian University of Science & Technology (YUST) in Yanji, Jilin Province, China.
The opening of Pyongyang University of Science & Technology (PUST) was once thought to be an impossible dream. However, the first phase of the campus is now finished and ready to accept students in April 2010. Dr. David Kim, who serves as the Vice President of PUST, will be joining us to raise awareness about this first international university in North Korea (where the teaching language will be English), discuss recruitment of international faculty and explore fund-raising opportunities.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Google TechTalk Tomorrow! The First International University in the Heart of North Korea
Christine organized a TechTalk at Google on very short notice. She usually needs a month or more, but I guess the administrators didn't know this. Here are a couple articles on this new university and the information below:
"The capitalist who loves North Korea
After making it as an entrepreneur in America, James Kim is fulfilling his dream of opening an university in North Korea that will offer, of all things, an MBA." Fortune
"Letter from North Korea --Ray of Hope?" The Huffington Post, Ben Rosen
Tech Talk: Pyongyang University of Science & Technology (PUST) -- First International University in the Heart of North Korea
Time: Thursday, February 11, 2010 12-1pm PST, lunch following
Location: Kiev Conference Room, b40
VC Dial In: 3-253-5512
Abstract:
The opening of Pyongyang University of Science & Technology (PUST) was once thought to be an impossible dream. However, the first phase of the campus is now finished and ready to accept students in April 2010. Dr. David Kim, who serves as the Vice President of PUST, will be joining us to raise awareness about this first international university in North Korea (where the teaching language will be English), discuss recruitment of international faculty and explore fund-raising opportunities. Dr. Kim will share his experience in North Korea and also China as well. We'll leave enough time for Q&A from the audience. VC dial in is also available. Lunch following, please email if you're interested in joining!
Please see their website for more info on how to get involved: http://www.pust.kr/
About Dr. David H. Kim:
Dr. David Kim is the Vice President of Pyongyang University of Science & Technology in Pyongyang, DPRK, and the Vice President of Yanbian University of Science & Technology (YUST) in Yanji, Jilin Province, China. He also teaches business management courses in the Department of Management Information Systems in the YUST Business School.
Prior to joining YUST, Dr. Kim worked as a Principal Project Manager at Pacific Gas & Electric Co. in San Francisco. He also worked for Engineering and Construction companies including Bechtel Power Corp. in San Francisco. He has more than 30 years of broad based experience in the areas of Project Management, Engineering, and Construction.
Dr. Kim received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from San Francisco Christian University, CA. He holds an MBA in General Management from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, CA and an MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, CA. He received BS in Mechanical Engineering from Seoul National University in Seoul, South Korea. He is a PMI certified Project Management Professional and a registered Professional Engineer in Mechanical Engineering.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Help LiNK Win $250K from Pepsi!
Vote for Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) in the Pepsi Refresh Project, so they can win $250K that will help them:
* Provide job training, and career counseling for refugees.
* Provide medical and psychological services for North Korean refugees.
* Provide food for North Korean refugees once resettled in the U.S.
* Facilitate language acquisition and cultural orientation for refugees.
* Provide housing for North Korean refugees once resettled in the U.S.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Shop LiNK This Holiday, Rescue TheHundred
Shop LiNK from LiNK Global on Vimeo.
"The holidays are just around the corner and with it, exorbitant spending. What if this year, we put a small fraction of that spending to work - not only giving gifts but also changing the lives of North Koreans in the process?
This holiday season, we have the opportunity to do more with our giving.
Give a LiNK gift and directly contribute to TheHundred, LiNK's new program to bring 100 North Korean refugees out of hiding from the underground. We want to begin this initiative as soon as possible, but we can't do it without your support. You can buy the LiNK holiday package which includes a scarf, t-shirt and hoodie and ALL proceeds from sales of the package will benefit this rescue.
NEW scarves, hoodies, laptop cases and t-shirts are also available individually here."
"All of Us" TheHundred Holiday Campaign from LiNK Global on Vimeo.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Adrian On The History of Liberty in North Korea
The History
In 2004, two passionate individuals learned about the North Korea crisis and felt a burden to tell the rest of the world what had gone unnoticed for too long. Learn how LiNK was born. Join them in continuing to tell this story.
In 2004, two passionate individuals learned about the North Korea crisis and felt a burden to tell the rest of the world what had gone unnoticed for too long. Learn how LiNK was born. Join them in continuing to tell this story.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Craziness of Christine Ahn and the Korea Policy Institute
Once in a while you come across such an outlier perspective on an issue that it's difficult to categorize as "far left" or "far right." Just reading a piece by Christine Ahn and Thomas Kim of the Korea Policy Institute it's not even possible to label it "far, far left" or "extreme left" because a couple of my far left friends didn't welcome such a viewpoint so one word remains: crazy.
This is the second crazy piece I read from Christine Ahn and beginning to believe she's from the halls of Pyongyang or Venus. Her latest article, "The Untold Story Behind Human Rights Violations in North Korea," states such fantasied notions as questioning why North Korea is on the State Department's terrorist list and being "tarred with the label of human rights abuser."
I doubt recent news of North Korea's increased missile threats and the recent plight of Laura Ling and Euna Lee will sway Christine or Thomas.
They even bring forth such a frivolous argument against sanctions because "no domestic group within North Korea supports sanctions, as did the African National Congress in South Africa and the National League for Democracy in Burma." Eh? It's a dictatorship. Hello!
So do they believe there are no concentration camps in North Korea? And no human rights violations? The food aid that was flowing into North Korea for years was not being diverted to the military or black markets? Do they believe there should be increased aid from South Korea or elsewhere? All very puzzling to me.
This is the second crazy piece I read from Christine Ahn and beginning to believe she's from the halls of Pyongyang or Venus. Her latest article, "The Untold Story Behind Human Rights Violations in North Korea," states such fantasied notions as questioning why North Korea is on the State Department's terrorist list and being "tarred with the label of human rights abuser."
I doubt recent news of North Korea's increased missile threats and the recent plight of Laura Ling and Euna Lee will sway Christine or Thomas.
They even bring forth such a frivolous argument against sanctions because "no domestic group within North Korea supports sanctions, as did the African National Congress in South Africa and the National League for Democracy in Burma." Eh? It's a dictatorship. Hello!
So do they believe there are no concentration camps in North Korea? And no human rights violations? The food aid that was flowing into North Korea for years was not being diverted to the military or black markets? Do they believe there should be increased aid from South Korea or elsewhere? All very puzzling to me.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
AC360: North Korea Encounter
Jim Butterworth, producer and director of "Seoul Train", and Mike Kim, author of Escaping North Korea, were on AC360 last night.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Candlelight Vigil for Laura Ling and Euna Lee in San Francisco & Los Angeles!
For those of you that haven't heard, here is the background story:
"Laura Ling and Euna Lee, their cameraman Mitch Koss and their Korean Chinese guide had entered China to interview North Korean defectors living along the PRC-DPRK border near the Tumen River. According to JoongAng Ilbo, a Seoul based newspaper, they were detained by North Korean border guards on March 17 as they were walking along the shallow Tumen River into North Korea. Although Koss and the Korean Chinese guide were able to escape captured by the North Korean, Koss was detained by Chinese Border guards, and released.
North Korea has stated “they’re suspected of hostile acts”, and has charged them with spying and illegally crossing the border. Their trial date is set for June 4. If found guilty, they could be served a sentence of five to ten years in prison.
Laura Ling and Euna Lee have been held in seperate cells, in North Korea, since March 17th. We are asking for your help. Will you?"
On JUNE 3rd, there will be candlelight Vigils for Laura and Euna nationwide. For San Francisco and Los Angeles, here is the information:
SAN FRANCISCO
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Front Steps of San Francisco City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA
Organizers: Lynn Perkins, Mike Shen, Gibson Pearl
LOS ANGELES
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location:
Wokcano
1413 5th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Organizers: Teddy Zee, Welly Yang, Kelly Hu and Dina Morishita
We have changed the time of the Los Angeles Vigil to 6:30 because CNN's Anderson Cooper will be feeding live with Lisa Ling. This will coincide with the beginning of Laura and Euna's trial so it's very important that they have all the support we can possibly muster!
Please come out on Wednesday, June 3rd! Let's all tell the world we want Laura and Euna to come home!
Message from Dina Morishita:
"As many of you may know, Laura's family and Euna's husband and their 4 year-old daughter were on the Today Show this morning. I know it's hard to watch TV in the mornings so I am forwarding you the link.
Please take a moment to watch their families' heartfelt pleas to get their loved ones home."
"Laura Ling and Euna Lee, their cameraman Mitch Koss and their Korean Chinese guide had entered China to interview North Korean defectors living along the PRC-DPRK border near the Tumen River. According to JoongAng Ilbo, a Seoul based newspaper, they were detained by North Korean border guards on March 17 as they were walking along the shallow Tumen River into North Korea. Although Koss and the Korean Chinese guide were able to escape captured by the North Korean, Koss was detained by Chinese Border guards, and released.
North Korea has stated “they’re suspected of hostile acts”, and has charged them with spying and illegally crossing the border. Their trial date is set for June 4. If found guilty, they could be served a sentence of five to ten years in prison.
Laura Ling and Euna Lee have been held in seperate cells, in North Korea, since March 17th. We are asking for your help. Will you?"
On JUNE 3rd, there will be candlelight Vigils for Laura and Euna nationwide. For San Francisco and Los Angeles, here is the information:
SAN FRANCISCO
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Front Steps of San Francisco City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA
Organizers: Lynn Perkins, Mike Shen, Gibson Pearl
LOS ANGELES
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location:
Wokcano
1413 5th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Organizers: Teddy Zee, Welly Yang, Kelly Hu and Dina Morishita
We have changed the time of the Los Angeles Vigil to 6:30 because CNN's Anderson Cooper will be feeding live with Lisa Ling. This will coincide with the beginning of Laura and Euna's trial so it's very important that they have all the support we can possibly muster!
Please come out on Wednesday, June 3rd! Let's all tell the world we want Laura and Euna to come home!
Message from Dina Morishita:
"As many of you may know, Laura's family and Euna's husband and their 4 year-old daughter were on the Today Show this morning. I know it's hard to watch TV in the mornings so I am forwarding you the link.
Please take a moment to watch their families' heartfelt pleas to get their loved ones home."
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
Thursday, March 26, 2009
“Realigning Priorities: The U.S.-Japan Alliance and the Future of Extended Deterrence”
The Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis (IFPA) has a new report out, "Realigning Priorities: The U.S.-Japan Alliance and the Future of Extended Deterrence" which you can download.
North Korea’s pending missile/rocket launch over Japan and recent U.S.-China maritime skirmishes in the South China Sea remind us that the nature of deterrence and extended deterrence in East Asia is changing. Existential threats are perhaps less serious than during the Cold War, but the number and types of threats have multiplied in the region, and the old symbols of deterrence, such as the U.S. nuclear umbrella, are losing their vitality (and perhaps their relevance to the middle rungs of the conflict escalation ladder that are becoming more important). Extended deterrence in the U.S.-Japan alliance is under pressure because it is more complicated than before, and this challenge comes at a time when America’s and Japan’s security priorities are diverging. Careful attention to this issue is required by both partners.
Our just-released report examines the security picture from Japan’s perspective, discusses the evolving deterrence debates in both countries, and looks at why (and how) Japan might consider new approaches to ensuring its security in the future (including the potential for Japan to develop its own nuclear deterrent). We also explore strategies for U.S. policy makers to conduct the deterrence conversation in ways that strengthen and diversify the allies’ security and political relationships (possibly in partnership with other nations), which can promote stability in the region and reassure Japan as the United States seeks a lower nuclear profile.
North Korea’s pending missile/rocket launch over Japan and recent U.S.-China maritime skirmishes in the South China Sea remind us that the nature of deterrence and extended deterrence in East Asia is changing. Existential threats are perhaps less serious than during the Cold War, but the number and types of threats have multiplied in the region, and the old symbols of deterrence, such as the U.S. nuclear umbrella, are losing their vitality (and perhaps their relevance to the middle rungs of the conflict escalation ladder that are becoming more important). Extended deterrence in the U.S.-Japan alliance is under pressure because it is more complicated than before, and this challenge comes at a time when America’s and Japan’s security priorities are diverging. Careful attention to this issue is required by both partners.
Our just-released report examines the security picture from Japan’s perspective, discusses the evolving deterrence debates in both countries, and looks at why (and how) Japan might consider new approaches to ensuring its security in the future (including the potential for Japan to develop its own nuclear deterrent). We also explore strategies for U.S. policy makers to conduct the deterrence conversation in ways that strengthen and diversify the allies’ security and political relationships (possibly in partnership with other nations), which can promote stability in the region and reassure Japan as the United States seeks a lower nuclear profile.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Friday, June 6, 2008
"Crossing"... Los Angeles Screening
There will be a special screening of a Korean movie, Crossing, in LA on Thursday, June 19 at 7:00 pm.
This is presented by LiNK, KoreAm Journal, and ImaginAsian Entertainment. I serve on LiNK's advisory board, but would promote this anyway since this is simply a great cause. More info:
Production quietly began on this film in 2004, and today we have the first feature film touching upon the North Korean human rights and refugee crisis. It is slated for theatrical release in South Korea on June 26. This film may very well be our movement's "Hotel Rwanda" or "Schindler's List." We are excited to be able to present this film here in the US for special advance screening.
Location: ImaginAsian Center, 251 South Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by: LiNK, KoreAm Journal, and ImaginAsian Entertainment.
RSVP with name, affiliation, and reference. Affiliation and reference required: rsvp[at]linkglobal.org.
*Seating is limited and RSVP's will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.
"Drama focuses on horror of re-education camps
Depicts perils of N. Korean defector" The Washington Times
This is presented by LiNK, KoreAm Journal, and ImaginAsian Entertainment. I serve on LiNK's advisory board, but would promote this anyway since this is simply a great cause. More info:
Production quietly began on this film in 2004, and today we have the first feature film touching upon the North Korean human rights and refugee crisis. It is slated for theatrical release in South Korea on June 26. This film may very well be our movement's "Hotel Rwanda" or "Schindler's List." We are excited to be able to present this film here in the US for special advance screening.
Location: ImaginAsian Center, 251 South Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Presented by: LiNK, KoreAm Journal, and ImaginAsian Entertainment.
RSVP with name, affiliation, and reference. Affiliation and reference required: rsvp[at]linkglobal.org.
*Seating is limited and RSVP's will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.
"Drama focuses on horror of re-education camps
Depicts perils of N. Korean defector" The Washington Times
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
"Giving Until It Hurts"... Stephen Linton
Great article in The Washington Post on Dr. Stephen Linton and his efforts to help the people of North Korea. I met Stephen Linton almost 15 years ago when my parents befriended him and supported the early days of the Eugene Bell Foundation. I remember one fund-raiser at our home where Linton was showing a video of one of his trips inside North Korea during the mid-90s. Some of the footage showed people eating grass, bark, and whatever else to sustain themselves. It was and still is a systematic starvation of its people. The concentration camps, which most of the world ignores, there are a systematic killing of its citizens.
Giving Until It Hurts
For a decade, Stephen Linton has been battling an epidemic of tuberculosis -- and the world's most obstinate bureaucracy -- in North Korea, a country few foreigners are allowed to even see
STEPHEN LINTON IS BEING HUSTLED THROUGH THE DARKENING CORRIDORS of Hadan Tuberculosis Hospital in western North Korea. It took him three hours to get here from Pyongyang, the capital, which is linked tenuously to Hadan by 50 miles of deeply rutted and washed-out roads. A diminutive man with a craggy face and patrician silhouette, Linton has just finished unloading a cache of medical supplies, and now the hospital director, who wears a white lab coat and a head covering that could double for a baker's hat, wants him to observe a surgery. But they'll have to hurry: It's already late in the November day and, in a country where electricity is tightly rationed, a surgery's outcome can hinge on how much sunlight is pouring through operating room windows... (full article)
Giving Until It Hurts
For a decade, Stephen Linton has been battling an epidemic of tuberculosis -- and the world's most obstinate bureaucracy -- in North Korea, a country few foreigners are allowed to even see
STEPHEN LINTON IS BEING HUSTLED THROUGH THE DARKENING CORRIDORS of Hadan Tuberculosis Hospital in western North Korea. It took him three hours to get here from Pyongyang, the capital, which is linked tenuously to Hadan by 50 miles of deeply rutted and washed-out roads. A diminutive man with a craggy face and patrician silhouette, Linton has just finished unloading a cache of medical supplies, and now the hospital director, who wears a white lab coat and a head covering that could double for a baker's hat, wants him to observe a surgery. But they'll have to hurry: It's already late in the November day and, in a country where electricity is tightly rationed, a surgery's outcome can hinge on how much sunlight is pouring through operating room windows... (full article)
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
"Nuclear Matters in North Korea"
Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis has a new book out. Jim Schoff's summary:
As you know, the six-party talks have a mixed track record when it comes to achieving their goal of verifiable North Korean denuclearization, but they remain the most useful available tool for addressing this challenge. The talks are now entering a critical implementation phase during an important time of political transition in South Korea and the United States, and the demands are increasing. It is time to look for more from the six-party talks, but we cannot expect the talks to deliver desired results unless the participants are willing to empower the process in modest ways.
IFPA is pleased to announce a new publication that explores the strengths and weaknesses of the six-party process as they have revealed themselves over the last five years. It is the result of an extensive multilateral research project. This book, Nuclear Matters in North Korea, also offers practical solutions to the myriad of implementation challenges the region faces with regard to nuclear dismantlement and verification, coordinated economic assistance and investment, and striking the right balance on the security front by reconciling the prospects for (and potential friction among allies caused by) U.S.-North Korea normalization, inter-Korean reconciliation, and the development of a regional security forum.
Information about the book (including a downloadable version of the table of contents, introduction, and summary of observations and conclusions) and the project upon which it is based can be found here. This book benefited from contributions by dozens of leading experts, officials, and scholars from throughout the United States and Asia, and it was made possible by a generous grant from the Carnegie Corporation. We are grateful to all of them for their contributions and support.
We hope that you find this report valuable to your work, and we welcome any comments or questions that you might have. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Jim Schoff
Assoc. Director of Asia-Pacific Studies
Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis
As you know, the six-party talks have a mixed track record when it comes to achieving their goal of verifiable North Korean denuclearization, but they remain the most useful available tool for addressing this challenge. The talks are now entering a critical implementation phase during an important time of political transition in South Korea and the United States, and the demands are increasing. It is time to look for more from the six-party talks, but we cannot expect the talks to deliver desired results unless the participants are willing to empower the process in modest ways.
IFPA is pleased to announce a new publication that explores the strengths and weaknesses of the six-party process as they have revealed themselves over the last five years. It is the result of an extensive multilateral research project. This book, Nuclear Matters in North Korea, also offers practical solutions to the myriad of implementation challenges the region faces with regard to nuclear dismantlement and verification, coordinated economic assistance and investment, and striking the right balance on the security front by reconciling the prospects for (and potential friction among allies caused by) U.S.-North Korea normalization, inter-Korean reconciliation, and the development of a regional security forum.
Information about the book (including a downloadable version of the table of contents, introduction, and summary of observations and conclusions) and the project upon which it is based can be found here. This book benefited from contributions by dozens of leading experts, officials, and scholars from throughout the United States and Asia, and it was made possible by a generous grant from the Carnegie Corporation. We are grateful to all of them for their contributions and support.
We hope that you find this report valuable to your work, and we welcome any comments or questions that you might have. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Jim Schoff
Assoc. Director of Asia-Pacific Studies
Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis
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