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Ode To My Father: Korean War & Divided Families

This very special screening of "Ode To My Father: Korean War & Divided Families" is held in support of legislation encouraging family reunions between Korean-Americans and North Koreans (H.CON.RES 40) and to strengthen the US-ROK alliance.

Date & Time

Wednesday
Jun. 3, 2015
5:30pm – 9:30pm ET

Location

U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (CVC)
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Overview

Reps. Charles B. Rangel and Ed Royce cordially invite you to a Congressional Screening of 

Ode To My Father: Korean War & Divided Families
<국제시장>미국연방의회특별상영회

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 
Congressional Orientation Theater South 
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (CVC)
Washington, DC • 20515 

Watch the trailer here.

This very special screening is held in support of legislation encouraging family reunions between Korean-Americans and North Koreans (H.CON.RES 40) and to strengthen the US-ROK alliance.

Speakers:

  • Charles B. Rangel, U.S. Representative from New York's 13th Congressional District
  • Ed Royce, Chairman, House Foreign Affairs Committee and U.S. Representative from California's 39th Congressional District
  • Ahn Ho-young, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States
  • Youn Je-Kyoun, Director, "Ode to my Father"

 

5:30pm - 6:30pm  Reception
6:30pm - 9:30pm  Screening & Discussion
Moderated By: Jean H. Lee, Associated Press Bureau Chief, North Korea (former) with Youn Je-kyoun, Director, "Ode To My Father" "Haeundae" & James Person, Deputy Director, Wilson Center Korea Program  

Guests enter the main CVC entrance & notify security they are going to the Ode To My Father screening.

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North Korea International Documentation Project

The North Korea International Documentation Project serves as an informational clearinghouse on North Korea for the scholarly and policymaking communities, disseminating documents on the DPRK from its former communist allies that provide valuable insight into the actions and nature of the North Korean state. It is part of the Wilson Center's History and Public Policy Program.  Read more

Asia Program

The Asia Program promotes policy debate and intellectual discussions on U.S. interests in the Asia-Pacific as well as political, economic, security, and social issues relating to the world’s most populous and economically dynamic region.   Read more

Cold War International History Project

The Cold War International History Project supports the full and prompt release of historical materials by governments on all sides of the Cold War. Through an award winning Digital Archive, the Project allows scholars, journalists, students, and the interested public to reassess the Cold War and its many contemporary legacies. It is part of the Wilson Center's History and Public Policy Program.  Read more

History and Public Policy Program

The History and Public Policy Program makes public the primary source record of 20th and 21st century international history from repositories around the world, facilitates scholarship based on those records, and uses these materials to provide context for classroom, public, and policy debates on global affairs.  Read more

Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy

The Center for Korean History and Public Policy was established in 2015 with the generous support of the Hyundai Motor Company and the Korea Foundation to provide a coherent, long-term platform for improving historical understanding of Korea and informing the public policy debate on the Korean peninsula in the United States and beyond.  Read more

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