Prohibiting semi-basement ‘banjiha’ apartments without offering affordable alternatives hurts city’s most vulnerable
Kim Young-ja had not seen her sister Oh Kyung-ja for 33 years.
After the death of their parents, poverty made life difficult for the siblings. Young-ja, then seven, was put up for adoption, and the sisters lost touch. In 1987, Kyung-ja married and moved to the United States. It was only thanks to a television program that tracked down long-lost loved ones that the sisters were reunited after decades apart.
Kim Young-ja had not seen her sister Oh Kyung-ja for 33 years.
After the death of their parents, poverty made life difficult for the siblings. Young-ja, then seven, was put up for adoption, and the sisters lost touch. In 1987, Kyung-ja married and moved to the United States. It was only thanks to a television program that tracked down long-lost loved ones that the sisters were reunited after decades apart.
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