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28 Visiting
Another Chance,
Another Life in Korea
ByLeeKyeong-eun
AssociateEditorofCampusSection
T
he Argus first met Choi Won-geun, a HUFS alumnus
(Russian-00) and now the NANCEN Project Manager
last semester. He was a special lecturer of one of the
coursesTheArgustook.Anon-governmentalorganizationfor
refugees, NANCEN may not be familiar to most HUFSans,
butitwastheveryreasonforhimtogiveaspeciallecture.To
make HUFSans become aware of the importance of refugee
issues, The Argus met Choi around New Year’s Day for the
secondtimetolearnabouthislifeandhisactivities.
documents about North Korea written
Argus:YoumajoredinRussianwith
said that your studies at HUFS gave
in Russian, which would enable me to
a double major in Political Science
you a lot of benefits for your work.
understandNorthKoreabetter.
and Diplomacy. Were there any
Inwhatwaysspecifically?
But with a dual major in Russian
Choi: That is quite true. One of the
special reasons for selecting these
and Political Science and Diplomacy,
NANCEN activities is legal aid, that
fieldsofstudy?
Choi Won-geun (Choi): Yes,
I developed a higher perspective
is,helpingrefugeestogothroughlegal
several reasons. Actually, I have been
that broadened my interest in issues
processes entirely in Korean language.
concerned about North Korea because
including North Korean refugees
Southeast Asians have little problem
my grandparents fled to South Korea
and their human rights. There was a
in language as they are rather good at
during the Korean War, leaving some
study group which had a relationship
speaking English, and they can learn
of their family members behind in the
with AI (Amnesty International)
Korean. The refugees from the Middle
north. In other words, they have been
which consisted of Political Science
EastorAfrica,however,haveaserious
separatedsincethe1950s.SoIbecame
and students including me. Following
problem in understanding the legal
interested in North Korea naturally,
advice from AI, we held a meeting
processes. Fortunately, HUFS can help
and my choice of Russian language as
on the question of refugees in which I
NANCENwithinterpretationsbetween
amajorhadalottodowithmyfamily
becameincreasinglyinterested.
languages like Arabic, Persian, French
history. I thought that if I majored in
andKorean.
Russian, I could obtain various data or
Argus: In your special lecture, you
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