The Korean Wave 2010-2011 - Korean Cultural Service

The New York Times, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2010A16Youth ProgramInspiresDreams ofKorean UnityBy CHOE SANG-HUNTo ur i smin The New York TimesWhen Ju Jin-ho arrived here from NorthKorea in 2006, it was as if he had come toan alien continent, not just the southernhalf of the Korean Peninsula.Even though Mr. Ju, a 14-year-old defector, was placedin a school with children a year or two younger, most ofhis classmates were a head taller. They teased him, callinghim a “red.” They were far ahead of him in subjectslike mathematics. Though he was desperate to makefriends, he had trouble communicating.89