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A State of Mind: Life in North Korea

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This program featured the screening of a documentary by award-winning producers Dan Gordon and John Battsek, which premiered on the PBS program, Wide Angle, on September 11, 2003. The documentary provides a rare, and surprising, glimpse into the individual and family life underneath the monolithic veneer of North Korean society. A Q&A session with Charles Armstrong, associate professor, Department of History, Columbia University, and Wide Angle Executive Producer Stephen Segaller followed the screening. Ambassador Donald P. Gregg served as the moderator for the program.

Tuesday, January 25, 2005

A State of Mind: Life in North Korea

with

Charles Armstrong
Associate Professor, Department of History, Columbia University,

Stephen Segaller
Executive Producer, Wide Angle

Moderated by

Donald P. Gregg
Ambassador