Google Tech Talks May, 12 2008 ABSTRACT Google will be hosting Dong Hyuk Shin, a 26-year-old North Korean defector born and raised in a concentration camp. Shin was born on Nov. 19, 1982 and called the camp home until 2005. While at the camp, he endured daily beatings, torture, starvation-level rations, saw forced abortions and even witnessed the public execution of his mother and brother in 1996. Shin described his life of total isolation from the world: "In South Korea, although there is disappointment and sadness, there is also so much joy, happiness and comfort. In Kaechon, I did not even know such emotions existed. The only emotion I ever knew was fear: fear of beatings, fear of starvation, fear of torture and fear of death." LiNK's Executive Director Adrian Hong will brief the audience on the broader issue of human rights in North Korea, as well as the current refugee situation and what can be done to help. Liberty in North Korea, or LiNK, is an international non-governmental organization devoted to human rights in North Korea and the protection of North Korean refugees. This talk will be taped. Speaker: Adrian Hong Adrian Hong: Adrian Hong currently serves as Executive Director of Liberty in North Korea, or LiNK, an international NGO devoted to human rights in North Korea, and the protection of North Korean refugees all over the world. In December of 2006, Mr. Hong was arrested along with 2 LiNK field workers and 6 North Korean refugees in the People's Republic of China and imprisoned before being released and deported Speaker: Dong-hyuk SHIN Dong-hyuk SHIN: Mr. Shin was born and raised in Political Prison Camp No. 14 until his escape in 2005. Based in South Korea, he has testified before Britain's House of Lords, and published a book in 2007 entitled "I Was a Political Prisoner at Birth in North Korea" published by the DataBase Center for North Korean Human Rights. Mr. Shin aspires to attend college and hopes to become a policeman.
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Join hosts Peter and Dan Snow for an unprecedented look at the decisive conflicts of the 20th century. This new landmark series reveals the intricacies of these crucial battles -- the strategies, the weapons, the tactics and their impact. Unique CGI brings to life the vast landscapes of modern warfare and an extraordinary overview of the major actions, while the dramatized testimony of ordinary soldiers brings the experience of combat into sharp relief. Episode 2: 1951 Korea Peter and Dan travel to one of the most dangerous border regions in the world -- the Korean DMZ -- to examine two key battles in the first shooting conflict involving major Cold War powers. In June 1950 soldiers of communist North Korea launched a sudden and unexpected invasion of the South. The North Koreans overran most of the country before the UN could intervene with the deployment of a multinational force led by the Americans. To drive communist forces out of South Korea, UN forces executed a brilliant counterstroke beginning with the daring amphibious landing at Inchon on September 15, 1950. To appreciate the challenges of such an operation, Peter Snow goes to visit to detachment of British Royal Marines. Within days of the Inchon landing, UN forces had the North Koreans on the run, pushing them back over the frontier and deep into North Korea. The People's Republic of China quickly decided that the advancing UN forces posed a threat and launched a massive counterblow. Now millions of Chinese soldiers entered the battle for control of Korea and the frontline swept southwards again. One key battle that stopped the communist advance took place in April 1951 on the banks of the Imjin River where a lone British brigade blunted the attack of an entire Chinese army. Peter and Dan spend a day at the the Royal Artillery's live fire range to get the feel of what it's like to be on the receiving end of a heavy gun barrage.
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