Defector Issues
Information related to North Korean defector issues
Empowering North Korean refugees abroad: Programs and Projects
New programs aim to alleviate issues experienced by North Korean refugees in Europe
Helping N. Koreans help themselves
NKSC helps defectors, sends information into North Korea with aim of creating government that represents its people
What Hanawon doesn’t teach North Korean defectors
Institution gives refugees role models, but skimps on the hardships, discrimination to come
Generation ‘in-between’: Young North Koreans navigate the government, market
Academic confronts idea that market, fashion influences could spell regime's end as Western, 'imperialistic'
North Korean defection by the numbers
Most recent data show falling numbers, changing ratios and factors affection defection
Few boundaries: A history of the North Korea-China border
Border security may be at its tightest now, but still far from the prime of other communist nations
A new life in South Korea: Afflicted but full of hope
A defectors account of escape, resettlement and the hopes of a new life
The contradictory effects of South Korean military education
How 'psychological education' vilifies North Korea, contradicts South Korean unification policy
How North Koreans view mixed marriages
Attitudes are changing but many still dislike concept, especially if Americans or Chinese are involved
The defector beat: The police who watch N. Koreans as they settle
South Korean police officers assigned to monitor newly arrived refugees help out, but sometimes cause problems