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Post by ginayang on Apr 7, 2013 4:50:04 GMT -5
After reading Escape from Camp 14, I realized how lavishly I lived. I can eat anything and everything I want. I have warm clothes for the winter weather. I receive good education. And I have family and friends I can trust. Did you guys feel that way too? What can we do to help these North Koreans who just live miles up North? How can we help the escaped adjust?
Personally, I felt that I was very careless about these poor North Koreans. We can donate money, water, food, and clothes for the North Koreans. To help them adjust, I am thinking about becoming a psychologist at Hanawon, the place where North Koreans go after they come to South Korea.
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Post by sarahlee4 on Apr 7, 2013 5:23:32 GMT -5
I didnt read Camp 14 so I wouldnt know how the people lived and stuff, but from seeing the presentations of the people who read the book, I can tell that I am living so much better than I thought. Before my trip to Nepal, I never really fully realized that I am so blessed. I didnt really take into mind that there are people out there who have so little or nothing that all. When O got back to Korea from the trip, I realized that these people need our help. I dont think that we are too young to start helping people in under developed areas. Now, I. am just dreaming about the next time I will go visit those kids in the village of Landruk!!
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Post by alexkoo on Apr 7, 2013 8:42:00 GMT -5
I do agree that we should feel sorry for poor North Koreans. However, we should not donate money, water, food and clothes for them. I am not saying we should not help them at all, but even if we do, everything will go to their ruling class. I think you have to acknowledge the fact that we are still on war that they can attack us at anytime. If you want to help someone poor, look for someone close to you. I am sure there are thousands of homeless living in Seoul station.
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Post by elijahlee on Apr 7, 2013 8:46:50 GMT -5
I think that we have been greatly desensitized to the people in North Korea, and their situation. I think that we should totally help the people there out. But, we cannot seek traditional methods in helping them out, because as Koo mentioned above, the funds go straight to the rich people. But, we can totally help the people who are struggling to get back on their feet after escaping North Korea.
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Post by sarahlee2 on Apr 7, 2013 9:43:45 GMT -5
When I read Camp 14 I realized how apathetic I had been towards North Koreans. I didn't really fully think about what they woupd be going through. I feel really privileged to be given all the things that I have that the North Koreans can't have. I feel really bad for them but its hard to help them. I feel like as a South Korean you always kind of have this negative feeling towards them with the war that happened and their aggressiveness with nuclear weapons.
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Post by sujeonggg on Apr 8, 2013 6:15:33 GMT -5
I agree with you. We are lucky. And I did feel really bad when I read the part where Shin couldn't fit in Seoul even though he was totally free. People in South Korea are too indifferent to those North Korean defectors like Shin, and they were ended up just giving up their lives even though they came all the way from North Korea. So I think we should try at least not to be too mean and care about them.
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Post by davidh on Apr 10, 2013 12:52:55 GMT -5
Well I have seen and told how to help these people because of my mother but.... Even though I heard about these people, I never actually heard the exact story so.... Really shocked and the way to help them is to maybe give them financial support and teach them skill to get job would to Important ones.
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