WhentheborderwasdrawnbetweenNorthandSouthKorea,hundredsandthousandsoffamilymemberswereleftdivided.DuringtheKoreanWar(1950-1953)evenmorefamiliesweredislocatedinthechaosofwar.Over55yearshaspassedsincethenandmanyKoreansimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesinsearchofpeaceandhope. Thereareanestimated100,000firstgenerationKoreanAmericanswithimmediatefamilymembersintheNorthKorea.Timeisrunningoutforthisgeneration.Manyofthefamilymembershavealreadypassedaway,orareintheir70s-90s.Somehavetriedtocontacttheirfamiliesthroughinformalbrokers,butthisuncertainavenuehasledmanydividedfamilymemberstobecomedisillusioned.ThoughUSCitizens,therearenoformalmechanismsforfamilymembersintheUnitedStatestoidentifyorevendreamofreunitingwiththeirfamiliesinNorthKorea.