Saemsori in the News
Press Statements
- 23 August:Saemsori Opens Building On Capitol Hill
- 20 June:Amid Tensions, Congressman links US and North Korea on Family Reunions
- 13 April: Saemsori Meets Korean American community in Chicago
- 30 March: Saemsori Holds Press Conference in Los Angeles
- 27 March: Saemsori Meets Korean American Community in Hawaii
- 22 February: Saemsori Meets Ambassador Vershbow, US Ambassador to Korea
- 20 February: Saemsori Receives Technical Assistance for Divided Families Database from South Korean Government
- 08 February : Saemsori Launch at the National Press Club
TV/Radio (English)
- 07 July: CNN American Morning
(Transcript | Video) - 08 June: United Methodist TV: Reconnecting Koreans
(Windows | Quicktime) - 27 April: Fox 11 News Los Angeles: Time is Running out for Aging Korean Americans
- 27 April: PBS's Life and Times: Korean-Americans seek family reunions (KCET, Los Angeles Ch. 28)
- 13 April: CBS 2 Chicago: Local Koreans Hope to Reunite with Lost Loved Ones
- 13 April: Chicago Public Radio’s Mike Rhee reports on efforts to reunite Koreans in Chicago with their families in North Korea.
- 31 March: LA-KTAN News
- 31 March: KBS-LA News
- 31 March: LA TVK News
News (English)
- 19 July: San Gabriel Valley Tribune/Whittier Daily News : Man Losing Hope in Search for Brother
- 20 June: [Saemsori] Amid Tensions, Congressman links US and North Korea on Family Reunions
- 14 June: Duluth Weekly:Georgia Senators Support Korean-American Seeking Family Reunion in North Korea
Previous News
- 2006 May 24: Press release from Rep Ed Case (D-HI) -- Discusses Family Reunification with South Korea ambassador to US
- 2006 May 16: Dynamic-Korea: Saemsori Project seeks to reunite families
- 2006 May 12: Rep Anna Eshoo (D-CA) pledges to help Dr Harry Bang of Menlo Park, CA find his sister in North Korea.
- 2006 May 04: Joongang Daily (translated from Korean) 75-year-old website editor, Choi Chang Chun: One day North Korea will see us on the web
- 2006 May 04: Joongang Daily LA 중앙일보: 이산가족 상봉 웹사이트 운영 최창준씨'북에 남은 가족들도 인터넷 볼 날 오겠죠'
April 2006
- 2006 April 28: Donga Ilbo 동아일보: “재미 한인-北가족 애끓는 사연 끝이 없어요”
- 2006 April 26: Korea Times Chicago: (translated from Korean): My heart aches for these families: Margaret McLean, Saemsori supporter
- 2006 April 26: Korea Times 한국일보 시카고: "이산가족문제 가슴아파요, 샘소리 프로젝트 후원 마가렛 매클린씨"
- 2006 April 19: Joongang Daily Chicago 중앙일보: 이산가족 상봉 프로젝트
- 2006 April 14: Korea Times Chicago 한국일보: 이산가족, 우리 모두의 일
- 2006 April 13: Medill Chicago News Service (Northwestern University): Database to help reunite Korean-American families after separated by war.
- 2006 April 13: Chicago Tribune: Decades pass, but Koreans hold hope for reunions
March 2006
- 2006 March 31: Korea Times LA (한국일보): 통일을 기다릴 시간이 없다
- 2006 March 31: Joongang Daily LA (중앙일보): 미주 한인들도 북한가족 재회
- 2006 April 1: Korea Times LA (한국일보): 평통 유진벨 재단 ‘가족상봉’추진 실향민 문의 쇄도
- 2006 March 28: Associated Press Korean-Americans seeking to reunite with family members in North Korea
- KGMB9: (03-27-2006) Project to Re-Unite Korean-Americans
- KHON2 (03-27-2006): Hawaii's Korean-American community hope to connect with loved ones
- Honolulu Star-Bulletin (03-27-2006): Building a Bridge: A national campaign aims to reunite Americans with relatives in North Korea
- 2006-03-21: Honolulu Advertiser
Group hopes to reunite families - 2006-03-20: Joongang Ilbo-Hawaii
중앙일보: 이산가족 상봉 '샘소리 운동' - 2006-03-20: Korea Times-Hawaii
한국일보: 미국과 북한 이산가족 재결합 추진 샘소리 프로젝트 하와이 상륙 - 2006-03-07: Saemsori to hold outreach events in Hawaii and Los Angeles
February 2006
- 2006-02-22: Saemsori Meets Ambassador Vershbow, US Ambassador to Korea
- 2006-02-20: Saemsori Receives Technical Assistance for Divided Families Database from South Korean Government
- 2006-02-20: Korea Times-NYC
한국일보: '샘소리' 사무소 소장 엘리스진서씨 - 2006-02-19: Korea Times- DC
한국일보: '샘소리' 워싱턴 사무소 엘리스진서 소장 - 2006-02-15: Korea Times-LA
한국일보: 북에 두고온 부모형제 찾습니다 - 2006-02-08: Press Release: Saemsori Launch
- 2006-02-09: Los Angeles Times
Korean Reunion Project Aimed at Americans
(Also in San Jose Mercury, Seattle Times, Honolulu Advertiser) - 2006-02-09: Yonhap News (in English)
Korean Americans seek reunion with families in North Korea - 2006-02-09: Yonhap News (in Korean)
미국내 이산가족, 美정부에 상봉 추진 - 2006-02-08: Speeches at Saemsori Launch
- 2006-02-06: Saemsori Launch at National Press Club