[KS] A Conversation with Rah Jong-yil

[David Tizzard]

Mr. Rah Jong-yil (라종일) was born in 1940 and lived through Japanese
occupation, North Korean occupation, the arrival of America, and then
Korea's path to democracy. His family played a role in all of this: his
father,  Baekbong Na Yong-kyun, was in the Shanghai provincial government
with Rhee Synghman (이승만), Kim Ku (김구), and An Chang-ho (안창호). He also went
to Moscow to meet with Lenin. Mr. Ra Jong-yil then became an important
figure in domestic politics. He refused to work for Chun Do-hwan (전두환) and
Kim Yong-sam (김영삼) but helped and mentored Kim Dae-jung (김대중) and Roh
Moo-hyun (노무현) in their rise to presidency. I visited his house and
listened to his stories as part of the Korea Deconstructed podcast series.
Hope some of you might find some value in listening to Korea's story told
through his wonderfully experienced eyes.

You can listen/watch here: https://youtu.be/P2UtGsMSfEA?si=aywEuJKXd-jbtUTe

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Dr. David A Tizzard
Seoul Women's University
50th Anniversary Building
Office 632
Tel: 010-2105-9382
Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/DavidTizzard/videos
<https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/korea-deconstructed-zd3DrMe2VIv/>
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