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Forgotten people : the Sakhalin Koreans /

Japan forcibly drafted and took 43,000 Koreans to Sakhalin Island to work in the coal pits. After Japan's defeat in World War II, the Koreans were forced to work for the Russians. The Korean laborers and their descendants still live on Sakhalin Island, forgotten by their homeland.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kim-Gibson, Dai Sil (Producer, Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English and Korean.
Published: Honolulu, HI : Asia Pacific Films, 1995.
Series:Asian film online, volume 1
Subjects:
Koreans > Russia (Federation) > Sakhalin (Sakhalinskai͡a oblast', Russia) > History > 20th century.
Koreans > Russia (Federation) > Sakhalin (Sakhalinskai͡a oblast', Russia) > Social conditions.
Forced labor > Russia (Federation) > Sakhalin (Sakhalinskai͡a oblast', Russia) > History > 20th century.
Russia (Federation) > Sakhalin (Sakhalinskai?a? oblast')
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Summary:Japan forcibly drafted and took 43,000 Koreans to Sakhalin Island to work in the coal pits. After Japan's defeat in World War II, the Koreans were forced to work for the Russians. The Korean laborers and their descendants still live on Sakhalin Island, forgotten by their homeland.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (59 min.)
Previously released as DVD.
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