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The Korean Independence Movement Inspires Students from Around the Globe
"As I realized the importance of the unification of the Korean Peninsula and learned about the inspiration behind the March 1 Movement, my worldview broadened. The people of the world should work together to make a better, more peaceful world.” —Alisson Yheraldin...
A Future in Flowers: A North Korean Defector’s Story of Hope
“A florist is not just a person who makes pretty flower arrangements..." Technical Skills Training Offers A Path to Economic Stability for North Korean Defectors “A florist is not just a person who makes pretty flower arrangements. A florist should be equipped with...
A Spirit of Solidarity in Korean Reunification Efforts
Action for Korea United (AKU) recently celebrated the opening of their Japanese branch in Tokyo, which represents a key milestone in drawing regional support for the peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsula. Eiko Kawasaki and Kenneth Bae were among the prominent...
Peaceful Reunification on the Korean Peninsula: Looking to International Models of Peaceful Change
From Gandhi’s guidance of India’s independence from Great Britain to Martin Luther King Jr.’s nonviolent demonstrations in the United States’ Civil Rights Movement, examples of peaceful resistance offer historic lessons on building peaceful societies such as on the Korean Peninsula.
One Korea International Forum: India 2018
The One Korea Global Campaign is making waves around the world, from the Philippines to the United States, Mongolia, Uganda, and in the latest One Korea International Forum hosted by Global Peace Foundation (GPF) in India on October 17. Experts in Korean civic,...
A Glimpse into North Korea: Father Hammond’s Story
Few people get a glimpse into the obscure lives of North Korean citizens, but Father Jerry Hammond of Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers is a rare exception. He has traveled to North Korea 58 times throughout his life on humanitarian missions to provide treatment for...
The Birth of the Korean Independence Movement
Snow was drifting down onto the Tokyo streets on a cold February day when hundreds of Korean students walked nervously down the road, past police officers on patrol, and into a YMCA building, inconspicuously assembling in the auditorium. The room fell silent as an...
The Path to Economic Independence for North Korean Women Defectors
A North Korean woman defector learns how to make a fish cake bar at a business in Busan. Later, she closely watches a processing production line make noodles at a factory in Hapcheon. As she gradually learns about the development of the businesses, she realizes that...
The Spirit of the Korean March 1st Movement Inspires Global Support
A Canadian Christian missionary secretly distributes copies of a Declaration for Independence in a hospital in Seoul, Korea where he teaches veterinary science. Later that day, he cleverly escapes the attention of the police and military and photographs thousands of...
Keynote Address, Economic Forum on One Korea 2017
Through unification, the mineral and other natural resources of the North will become essential for economic growth in the Korean economy, and the twenty-five million people of North Korea will become the source of an expanded domestic labor market, bringing an end to to the cruel chapter of division and fulfilling a national destiny to build a model nation that can serve all humanity. Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon, Chairman, Global Peace Foundation