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Nodutdol
Nodutdol for Korean Community Development
노둣돌
FormationApril 1999
FounderJohn Choe
Founded atWoodside, Queens
HeadquartersNew York
Location
Websitehttps://nodutdol.org/

The Nodutdol for Korean Community Development or Nodutdol (Korean: 노둣돌; lit. stepping stone) is the largest nonprofit and nongovernmental organization of Koreans residing in New York, with a presence in other cities.[1][2] They have been described as supportive of North Korea.[3][4]

History

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Nodutdol was founded in April 1999 by Korean American community organizer John Choe with a group of first- and second-generation Korean Americans. It was inspired by anti-imperialist social movements in South Korea, and describes its mission as supporting reconciliation and friendship with North Korea and an ultimate Korean unification.[1] The organization has taken part of numerous protests in the United States.[4][5] In turn, the organization has drawn criticism and opposition by some Korean Americans for promulgating a sympathetic view of North Korea.[4][6]

The group has organized 11 delegations to North Korea.[7]

Activities

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The organization was part of the campaigns against the United States–Korea Free Trade Agreement, the State of Israel, the sanctions against North Korea and for an official end of the Korean War.[8][9] They have also participated in different types of protests with the United for Peace and Justice, Korean Americans for Fair Trade, Korean Americans for Peace, People's Justice for Community Control and Police Accountability, International Action Center and A.N.S.W.E.R.[10][11][12]

Beginning in 2012, the organization also ran the Intergenerational Korean American Oral History Project as a means to share knowledge about the Korean War and its impacts.[13]

Notable members

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b ndd. "About". Nodutdol. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  2. ^ "The Need to Work for Peace on the Korean Peninsula". cpcml.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  3. ^ Lee, Denny (2003-03-23). "NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: CHELSEA; In Search of a Delicate Balance, Koreans Clash Over an Antiwar Protest". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  4. ^ a b c Algemeiner, The. "Anti-Israel Rallies Display Outrageous Hatred and Hypocrisy". Algemeiner.com. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  5. ^ "Voice of Revolution". usmlo.org. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  6. ^ Worth, Robert F. (2003-11-05). "Man's Bridge To North Korea Is Seen as Link To Espionage". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  7. ^ "The Impact of Sanctions on North Korea" (PDF). Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 2011.
  8. ^ "From Armistice to Peace: Ending the 70 Year Korean War". The People's Forum. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  9. ^ Emerson, Steven. ""Death to America," Love for North Korea and Hate for Israel at Brooklyn Rally". The Investigative Project on Terrorism. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  10. ^ "Democratic People's Republic of Korea Exposure & Education Program and Korea Exposure & Education Program Records". Asian/Pacific/American Archives Survey Project | A/P/A | NYU. 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  11. ^ "Danny Kim | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  12. ^ "Activists demand, 'Hands off Korea!'". www.workers.org. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  13. ^ Baik, Crystal Mun-hye (2021-06-01). "Intergenerational Korean American Oral History Project". Journal of American History. 108 (1): 125–129. doi:10.1093/jahist/jaab069. ISSN 0021-8723.

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