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On June 25th, KAGC executive director, Wonseok Song, penned a joint op-ed with Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D, CA-34) to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War.

In the piece, they shed a light on a few of the issues that still affect the Korean American community seven decades after the war: namely, the rights to citizenship of intercountry adoptees and the need for a formal mechanism to reunite families divided by the war. The Adoptee Citizenship Act and the Divided Families Reunification Act would address these issues. Rep. Gomez, whose district includes the largest Korean American population among all members of Congress, has supported both measures. The Divided Families Reunification Act has passed the House of Representatives with unanimous support and is awaiting passage in the Senate.

“Thus, as we remember the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, we must also remember to address the remaining humanitarian issues, shared values and common threats faced by the United States and the Republic of Korea. Several loose ends are yet to be tied that continue to inflict pain and trauma on millions of Koreans and Korean Americans — not least of which is a formal end to a seven-decade war,” write the authors. Check out the op-ed in full at the link below.

Opinion | Wonseok Song and Rep. Jimmy Gomez: Korean Americans still feel the effects of a war that began 70 years ago. – NBC News THINK

Posted by NBC News on Thursday, June 25, 2020

 

NBC News Op-Ed