Why 200-ish Americans Live in North Korea

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Summary by Krater

This video explores why Americans live in North Korea, looking at who they are, how they arrived, and what life is like for them and Western professors working in Pyongyang today.

From the video

Answers: Why do Americans live in North Korea and who are they?

Americans living in North Korea
Korean War history
Pyongyang University of Science and Technology
Rason Economic Zone

What it concludes

Approximately 200 Americans live in North Korea, categorized into defectors, humanitarian/educators, and the Rocky Road.
Around 30 American POWs and military defectors chose to stay in North Korea between the 1950s and 1980s.
Western professors, primarily from the US, teach 500 young North Korean elite in spoken English at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology.

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