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Dear Paul:<br>
<br>
Although there are some books on this issue, you are likely to find
more information about Korean war orphans and refugee children on the
internet. Starting with the major effort called Kiddy Car Airlift,
there were many group and individual efforts, by service personnel,
churches, and other organizations to aid in the effort to rescue Korean
children orphaned or abandoned in the war. Dean Hess wrote his
autobiography in 1956--<i>Battle Hymn</i> (later a film starring Rock
Hudson) about this effort, and Chaplain Russell Blaisdell was honored
by the Korean government perhaps six or seven years ago. (Considerable
academic debate continues over the relative contributions of these two
men to this effort). So from fairly early on in the war, there were
many people trying to aid Korean orphans, and their stories are out
there.<br>
<br>
For example, Henry Holt and his wife started adopting Korean War
orphans in 1955, and Holt International has been helping orphans for 50
years now--they have a web-site. The Korean Children's War Memorial in
Bellingham, Washington has a good deal of on-line information, and is
dedicated to "those we could not save." I could on, but these are just
a few thoughts I have as I look at your posting this morning. I think
with a little digging you can find a great deal of information. When I
have more time, I will try to offer some more assistance.<br>
<br>
Good luck.<br>
<br>
Cameron Hurst<br>
<br>
Paul Yoon wrote:
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<p>Dear All,<br>
<br>
Greetings. I am new to this list so forgive me if I'm going about this
in the wrong way. I am a fiction writer. My work has appeared in
various publications and my first book, a collection of short stories,
will be published in 2009. <br>
<br>
I'm wondering if anyone would be willing offer some advice: I am
interested in researching orphan children/refugee children during the
Korean War, in particular their geographical situation and their living
conditions--the camps that were formed, US presence/influence on these
children, those who were on their own in towns and villages, what life
was like for these children, etc. I am having some difficulty finding
literature (in English) on this and I was wondering if anyone knew of
any books that specifically address this topic.<br>
<br>
If not, is there perhaps a general book on the war that you would
personally recommend?<br>
<br>
Thank you very much for your time and patience.<br>
<br>
Take care,<br>
Paul<br>
<br>
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Paul Yoon<br>
Kennedy School of Government<br>
79 John F. Kennedy Street<br>
Cambridge, MA 02138<br>
617.495.3919<br>
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G. Cameron Hurst III
Professor, Japanese and Korean Studies
Director, Center for East Asian Studies
(215)573-4203
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305
(215)898-7466
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