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South Korea and North Korea and China

Students from the Daum School on a field trip with their teacher. Their faces are blurred to protect their privacy. Many North Korean refugees have trouble adjusting to life in fast-paced South Korea, especially at school.

North Korean students learn to deal with trauma at this Seoul school

Conflict

When young North Korean refugees make their way to South Korea, they’re often unprepared for life there. Now there’s a high school that helps them deal with their trauma.

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