Young Korean-Americans are sending letters to US President Donald Trump, calling for him to place priority on the issue of families separated by the inter-Korean border.
 

Radio Free Asia reported Tuesday that Korean-American youth organization Divided Family USA has organized to push resolution H.Con.Res.40, which was approved by the US Senate in December 2016. The resolution contains a call for the North to support Korean-Americans in reuniting with their cut-off family members.

In February, Jason Ahn, the representative of the organization, met a foreign policy staffer from US Sen. Bob Corker, a Republican from Tennessee and chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to discuss the reunion issue.

"Senator Bob Corker has expressed his strong support for family reunifications," Ahn said.

The organization also held an event at the University of Pennsylvania in March to present a movie about separated families during the 1950-53 Korean War.

By Park Ju-young (jupark@heraldcorp.com)