Since 1948, the nation of Korea has been divided into two states, North and South. The South has had its struggles and difficulties, but it has emerged as one of the world’s most prosperous democracies. Due to the secrecy of the North’s dictatorship, it’s sometimes difficult to get accurate information about the situation there. Fortunately for the oppressed of the world, we live in the age of satellite photography. This photo pretty much sums up the conditions of the two nations:
Hundreds of thousands of North Koreans have risked their lives to flee the grinding poverty and political oppression of the North for free countries. Find out more about how we can help them by coming to the screening of the Seoul Train documentary, Wednesday, November 11, at 7 PM, in room 101 of the Science Building.
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