44 min
David Chung - Koryo Saram, Film about Koreans in Central Asia When Stripes Collide
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- Society & Culture
Koryo Saram: The Unreliable People is a documentary released in 2006 by Y. David Chung, a filmmaker, visual artist, and faculty member at the University of Michigan. The documentary details the migration history of Koreans in Kazakhstan, including their deportation from Far East Russia to Central Asia, orchestrated by Joseph Stalin in the 1930s. Along the way, the documentary also discusses the complex identity of Koreans in Kazakhstan and how they have integrated into Kazakh society. During the conversation, Chung discusses different aspects of his film and new insights he has about Koryo Saram, or the Koreans of Central Asia.
Link: http://www.koryosaram.net/
Koryo Saram: The Unreliable People is a documentary released in 2006 by Y. David Chung, a filmmaker, visual artist, and faculty member at the University of Michigan. The documentary details the migration history of Koreans in Kazakhstan, including their deportation from Far East Russia to Central Asia, orchestrated by Joseph Stalin in the 1930s. Along the way, the documentary also discusses the complex identity of Koreans in Kazakhstan and how they have integrated into Kazakh society. During the conversation, Chung discusses different aspects of his film and new insights he has about Koryo Saram, or the Koreans of Central Asia.
Link: http://www.koryosaram.net/
44 min