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Simone Chun

Dr. Simone Chun serves on the Steering Committee of the Alliance of Scholars Concerned About Korea and is a member of the Korea Policy Institute and the Korea Peace Network.

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	Views Friday, August 17, 2018 Sea of Tears: The Tragedy of Families Split by the Korean War This past July marked the 65th anniversary of the armistice that halted the Korean War . In addition to leaving nearly 5 million dead, injured, or missing, this bloody conflict forcibly separated nearly 10 million Korean families on either side of the 38 th parallel. Since the1980s, a mere 20 face-... Read more
	Views Wednesday, June 06, 2018 Toward A Truly Indigenous Peace in The Korean Peninsula Last month, I took part in an international women’s peace delegation to South Korea, led by Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire and Women Cross DMZ founder Christine Ahn. It was my first visit to my native Korea in over 3 years. Everywhere I went, I witnessed the afterglow of the inspiring... Read more
	Views Wednesday, April 25, 2018 Diplomacy, Hope, and Inspiration in Korea History will be made this week with the summit meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. With a second summit between Kim and President Donald Trump looming in four to six weeks or so, it's tempting to look past this first summit, but that would be a... Read more