For a Family Divided by the Korean War, a New Chapter

The Daily

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🗓️ 26 December 2018

⏱️ 22 minutes

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This week, “The Daily” is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened since the stories first ran. In April, President Moon Jae-in of South Korea met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to discuss formally ending the Korean War, a conflict that has divided thousands of families for more than six decades. Sylvia Nam’s family is one of them. Guest: Sylvia Nam traveled to North Korea to find out what happened to her grandfather, who left South Korea for the North nearly 70 years ago and never returned. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

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0:26.0	Hi, it's Michael.
0:31.8	This week, the daily is revisiting favorite episodes of the year, listening back, and then
0:37.1	hearing what's happened in the time since the story's first round.
0:41.4	Today, we're going back to April, three days after South Korean President Moon Jae-in
0:47.8	met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to discuss peace on the Korean Peninsula.
0:55.2	From the New York Times, I'm Michael Barbarale.
0:57.6	This is the daily.
1:04.4	Today, in their historic summit, North and South Korea vowed to pursue a peace treaty
1:11.8	that would end the 65-year-long Korean War.
1:16.9	That could finally mean reconciliation for the thousands of families who have been separated
1:23.0	from one another since the war broke out.
1:27.5	It's Monday, April 30th.
1:34.0	My first recollections about my grandfather came from the stories from my grandmother as
1:40.9	well as my mother.
1:42.8	My grandfather is from South Korea.
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