[Haena Shin]

The NPR report on the death of a North Korean defector in South Korea struck a chord for me. It's really heartbreaking to know that a country could be so torn apart due to the war, and over 70 years later, still be separated. When reading this article, it made me think about the perspective of Han Seong-ok and what she may have gone through before she and her son starved to death. Similar to Los Angeles' homelessness crisis, I feel that the Korean government needs to step up and take measures to provide adequate support and resources for North Korean defectors who resettle in South Korea. I'm hopeful that this tragedy will cause a shift in the South Korean government and society to have more ownership in supporting North Korean defectors.

[Haena Shin]

Hello Everyone, 

I'm a fifth year Special Education teacher teaching the K-2nd grade Autism Core Class at Brockton Elementary in the Westside. As a Korean American, I'm excited to learn more about the history of my own family background as well as the intersection between China and Japan as well as neighboring countries in Asia. I'm excited to learn how to expose my students to the information and content that I will learn in the next few months.

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