[KS] North Koreans in Brazil?

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This has been an interesting discussion on Korean POWs being sent to
neutral countries after the Korean War. I believe that the movie JSA (Joint
Security Area) built on this by making the female major assigned to
investigate the incident at the DMZ a product of one North Korean who was
sent to somewhere in South America where he met a Swiss (I believe) lady
who brought him back to Switzerland. The movie offers some statistics on
the number of Koreans who accepted this option, though they would have to
be verified.

Mark Caprio
Rikkyo University


2014-07-23 19:09 GMT-04:00 John Eperjesi <john.eperjesi at gmail.com>:

> In Korean American writer Paul Yoon's new Korean War novel "Snow Hunters,"
> a North Korean soldier spends two years in  POW camp "near the southern
> coast" of South Korea, "near an airbase."
>
> After the war, rather than be repatriated, he is given the chance to move
> to Brazil, which he does.
>
> Can anyone help with materials than can develop the historical context for
> the POW camp and/or North Korean migration to Brazil after the war?
>
> Much thanks in advance,
> John
>
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