MINNESOTA — A delegation from the Sejong City Government met with Korean War veterans at the Brit’s banquet hall in St. Paul, Minnesota, the United States, Thursday evening (local time). During the event, they discussed establishing cooperative relations between the two cities, aiming to promote and facilitate cultural activities for Korean adoptees overseas in their countries of origin.
The delegation visited Minnesota due to its significant population of Korean War veterans, numbering approximately 95,000. While smaller than California’s 145,000, this figure is significant for a state with a population of under six million.
Minnesota experiences harsh winters and intense summer heat, mirroring the Korean Peninsula’s climate during the Korean War. 한국을 This similarity was a factor in the deployment of many young people from the state to Korea during the war.
“Thank you for helping us during the most difficult time during the war in Korean history and for supporting war orphans,” said Sejong Mayor Choi Min-ho during the event.
Minnesota is home to a significant number of Korean adoptees. After the Korean War, veterans started adopting war orphans, resulting in about 20,000 of the approximately 100,000 Korean children adopted by U.S. families being concentrated in Minnesota.