Beyond the border, a Korean's journey between the North and South, Tae-hyok Kim and Nicole Kim Rogers
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- Biographies
- Korea (North)
- Korea -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1948
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Biography
- Allied Occupation of Korea, (Korea :, 1945-1948)
- History
- Corée du Sud -- Biographies
- Japanese Occupation of Korea, (Korea :, 1910-1945)
- Corée -- Histoire -- 1910-1945 (Occupation japonaise)
- Guerre de Corée, 1950-1953 -- Biographies
- Corée -- Histoire -- 1945-1948 (Occupation alliée)
- Korea
- 1910-1953
- Korea (North) -- Biography
- Korea (South)
- Authors, Salem (N.H.)
- Korea -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1910-1945
- Authors, New Hampshire
- Korean War, (1950-1953)
- Korea (South) -- Biography
- Kim, Tae-hyok, 1931-
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Beyond the border, a Korean's journey between the North and South, Tae-hyok Kim and Nicole Kim Rogers
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-523)
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no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Beyond the border
Oclc number
1403564089
Responsibility statement
Tae-hyok Kim and Nicole Kim Rogers
Sub title
a Korean's journey between the North and South
Summary
"Born in 1931 in Korea, Tae-Hyok Kim grows up being forced to speak Japanese and bow to the Emperor every day in school. HIs family longs for freedom from the Japanese occupation. But life takes a dramatic turn for the worse when his country is divided into North and South after World War II. At the age of fifteen, he leaves his family in North Korea, venturing south in search of an education. But crossing the treacherous border - the 38th Parallel - comes with its own set of risks. At one point, he's even captured by the border guards. Choosing to stay in South Korea to escape the grips of communism in his hometown, Tae-hyok finds himself unexpectedly enlisting in the South Korean Army. But then the Korean War starts. And amidst the chaos of war, Tae-hyok wonders if he's fighting against his own brothers or friends from the North. From a life of poverty and Japanese oppression to the journey as a soldier in the Korean war, BEYOND THE BORDER tells the extraordinary true story of growing up in a severed, warring nation and the atrocities of "The Forgotten War."'--Back cover
Table of contents
Introduction -- PART ONE: GROWING UP IN NORTH KOREA, 1931-1946: Home -- Grammar School -- Farming Days -- PART TWO: A DIVIDED KOREA, 1946-1948: Crossing the Border -- Journey to Seoul -- Mr. Kim Tae-yun -- Escape -- Homecoming for Winter -- PART THREE: THE SOUTH KORENA ARMY, 1948-1950: Joining the South Korean Army -- Peaceful Days -- I Am Not a Spy -- PART FOUR: THE KOREAN WAR, 1950-1953: The First Two Weeks of the War -- Reconnaissance -- Why Me, Sir? -- Battles in Yeongcheon and Angang -- Welcome, Gukgun -- Advancing North -- March to the Korea-China Border -- The Long March -- My First Christmas Experience -- Learning English -- Is This My Last Day? -- Leaving the Army -- PART FIVE: A NEW LIFE, 1953-1970: An Education -- Miss Lee -- America -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Notes -- About the Authors
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