Saemsori Press Conference at the Pacific Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
Monday March 27, 2006
Press:
- Associated Press (03-28-2006):Korean-Americans seeking to reunite with family members in North Korea
- KHON2 (03-27-2006): Hawaii's Korean-American community hope to connect with loved ones
- KGMB9: (03-27-2006) Project to Re-Unite Korean-Americans
- Honolulu Star-Bulletin (03-27-2006): Building a Bridge: A national campaign aims to reunite Americans with relatives in North Korea
- Honolulu Advertiser (03-21-2006): Group Hopes to Reunite Families
Joann Shin, emcee of the program and KHNL News 8 anchorwoman. Shin's father originates from Pyongyang.
US Rep. Ed Case (D-HI) speaking about his sons, whose maternal grandmother left behind relatives in North Korea.
Hawaii Chief Justice Ronald Moon, whose father's family is also from North Korea.
Rev. John Chulho Awe, 78, a retired Presbyterian pastor who left North Korea at age 23 and came to the US in 1966 as a pastor.
Rev. Tongjin Samuel Lee, 92, who left behind family in North Korea in 1938, when he came to the United States to study.
Congressman Case expresses his support for action in Congress to help divided families.