page_title: Saejowi
section_title: Performances
hierarchical_section_title: Saejowi / Educational and Cultural Programs / Performances
caption_attribution_description: English: Dr. Shin, Mi-nyeo and Prof. Kim, Young-soo perform songs about Korean reunification during this concert at Sogang University (December 2014)
context_page_description: Saejowi, also known as Saejowi Initiative for National Integration, operates in Seoul, South Korea, as a nongovernmental organization that assists North Korean defectors with settlement in South Korea. Saejowi sponsors programs that provide medical support, job training, and other educational opportunities in order to aid with defector adjustment to South Korean society. Additionally, Saejowi works to encourage civil involvement in the Korean reunification movement, especially among the defector community. The organization hosts programs that facilitate open communication between South Koreans and defectors from North Korea. It has previously worked with the Korean Ministry of Unification, Korea Hana Foundation, and the Community Chest of Korea.
context_section_description: In November 2014 Saejowi co-sponsored the performance "The Story of Those Who Left" with the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture. This was a modern dance performance aimed at expressing the human will to survive. The Promise Team from Berlin, Germany, adapted and performed the stories of four North Korean women and highlighted their ability to discover a new life despite the difficulties and challenges they had previously faced. This performance provided the participating North Korean women with an opportunity to share their stories through an artistic medium.
  On December 29, 2014, Dr. Shin Mi-nyeo of Saejowi and Prof. Kim Young-soo, professor at Sogang University's Political Science Department, performed nine songs from their new album, which features music focused on the emotions surrounding the division of the Korean peninsula. The songs were produced in collaboration with Seo Seung-il, a popular composer in South Korea.
caption: Dr. Shin, Mi-nyeo and Prof. Kim, Young-soo perform songs about Korean reunification at Sogang University (December 2014)
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