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Reunion Beyond Borders

This chapter examines the historical rift between the USSR and South Korea, focusing on family separations and the transformative era from the 1960s to the 1988 Seoul Olympics. It poignantly recounts the emotional reunions of Sakhalin Koreans during a 1990 live broadcast, highlighting the deep human connections impacted by war and division.

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