Thesis Proposal: Acclimating North Korean Defectors to South Korean Society

Thesis Proposal for MA in Social Design at MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art).

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1. sharonkong, masd2013 | mica thesis proposals 12.10.12 Are you from north or south Korea ?
2. sharonkong, masd2013 | mica thesis proposals 12.10.12 Why are there two Koreas? north south
3. sharonkong, masd2013 | mica thesis proposals 12.10.12 north south
4. sharonkong, masd2013 | mica thesis proposals 12.10.12 north south
5. sharonkong, masd2013 | mica thesis proposals 12.10.12 Why do North Koreans defect to the South? north south de∙fect v. to forsake one cause, party, or nation for another, often because of a change in ideology* *Merriam Webster Dictionary
6. sharonkong, masd2013 | mica thesis proposals 12.10.12 north korea totalitarian regime
7. sharonkong, masd2013 | mica thesis proposals 12.10.12 north south
8. sharonkong, masd2013 | mica thesis proposals 12.10.12
9. sharonkong, masd2013 | mica thesis proposals 12.10.12 south korea
10. sharonkong, masd2013 | mica thesis proposals 12.10.12 North Korean Defectors in South Korea South Koreans unemployment 4:1 suicide 2.5:1 *Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development
11. sharonkong, masd2013 | mica thesis proposals 12.10.12 YEAR NUMBER OF DEFECTORS 1998 71 148 312 583 1,139 20,050* 1999 2000 2001 2002 TOTAL # IN 2010 *South Korean Ministry of Unification
12. sharonkong, masd2013 | mica thesis proposals 12.10.12 What can social design do here? north south
13. sharonkong, masd2013 | mica thesis proposals 12.10.12 talk to... • North Korean activists • North Korean defectors • Hanawon directors • Hanawon builders • Non-profit groups (1)
14. sharonkong, masd2013 | mica thesis proposals 12.10.12 goals Understand and articulate the issues of assimilation and the potential for intervention. challenges • distance – political, cultural, geographical • access & connections
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16. sharonkong, masd2013 | mica thesis proposals 12.10.12 Thank You credits thenounproject.com Merriam Webster Dictionary Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick Escape from Camp 14 by Blaine Harden South Korean Ministry of Unification Mary Gohng, former NK Rights Activist Organization for Economic Co-opera- tion and Development (OECD)