A Hurried Escape | Finding Your Roots
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A Hurried Escape | Finding Your Roots
In this video segment from the PBS series Finding Your Roots, Professor Henry Louis Gates reveals to Margaret Cho why her father’s family fled what is now North Korea. Cho’s grandfather worked for the Japanese during their occupation of Korea. After the Japanese withdrew from Korea after World War II, Cho’s grandfather was considered a traitor. To ensure the safety of his family, Cho’s grandfather and his family left their home in North Korea and moved to South Korea.