Korea divided: A sister’s long wait and a defector’s bid to save his mother

Kang Myung Sook, now 87, last saw her brother in 2002 during a brief reunion that lasted two days. She is among 34,000 South Koreans officially registered as separated from family members in North Korea due to the Korean War. The registry does not account for many others who have connections across the border. The article tells the story of Kang and a young man who managed to cross the line separating both Koreas to bring his family out.