story by SEUNG Y. LEE with additional reporting by VIJI SUNDARAM, New America Media Woodland, Calif.—Dozens of supporters of Nan-hui Jo packed a Sacramento-area courtroom on April 28, donning purple shirts and […]
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#KeepAdamHome Sparks a Dialogue on the Deportation of Adult Adoptees
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The pending deportation of Adam Thomas Crapser, an undocumented Korean American adoptee and survivor of severe child abuse, has sparked a dialogue on […]
Korean American Author to Be Deported for Praising North Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A Korean American author may be deported to the U.S. for allegedly making pro-North Korea comments, reports the Associated Press. Local conservative groups […]
SKorea Deports Chinese Student for Pro-North Online Activities
by JAMES S. KIM The South Korean Justice Ministry said Friday it had deported a Chinese student for “aiding North Korea” through online activities and violating South Korea’s controversial National […]
29 NKorean Defectors and Five Guides Arrested in China
Above photo: Demonstrators stage a rally at the Chinese Embassy in Seoul to protest China’s policy of arresting North Korean defectors in 2012. Source: Los Angeles Times by JAMES […]
Korean Adoptee Facing Deportation
A Korean woman in Arizona, who was brought to the U.S. when she was under a year old, is facing deportation. According to the Korea Daily/New American Media, Seo […]