All Posts Tagged With: "defectors"

Crossing Heaven’s Border: Helping North Korean Defectors

Learn how you can help North Korean citizens and refugees like those featured in Crossing Heaven’s Border.

Jun 30th, 2009

A Tale of Two Heavens: Escaping North Korea: Video Segments




May 24th, 2009

A Tale of Two Heavens: Escaping North Korea: Lesson Overview

In this lesson, students will learn about the conditions in authoritarian North Korea that have compelled many North Koreans to attempt a dangerous escape to what they see as the “Heaven” of capitalist South Korea. Also discussed is often-successful propaganda used by the North Korean government to convince its citizens that North Korea is in fact the real “Heaven.” Contained within are lesson activities as well as video segments which may be used on their own or in conjunction with the lesson.

May 24th, 2009

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