Korean Descendants of Cuba Visit Korea "The Moment Your Dream Wish Has Been Achieved"

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Descendants of Korean-Americans in Cuba visited our country and had a time to look back on the footsteps of our ancestors.

In February, Korea re-established diplomatic relations with Cuba for the first time in 65 years, and the Overseas Korean Administration invited them to celebrate this.

Koreans looked around Daejeon Memorial Park and developed Seoul and reflected on their pride as Koreans.

Producer Kim Min-jung covered it.

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A bouquet of flowers is dedicated to the graveyard with a face full of longing.

After wiping the dust off the tombstone, he finally shows tears.

Nora Lim Alonso, the granddaughter of independence activist Lim Cheon-taek, a third-generation Korean from Cuba.Governor

is a patriot who moved to Cuba in 1905, funded independence for the provisional government, and devoted his life to the independence of his country.

When I think of the adversity my grandfather went through, Nora's heart trembles in front of the grave.

[Nora Lim Alonso / 3rd generation of Cuban Koreans, Granddaughter of Independence Service Governor Lim Cheon-taek: Words cannot describe it. As a child, I wanted to keep coming after my grandfather passed away, but this is the moment my dream came true.

To commemorate the re-opening of Korea-Cuba in February this year, the Overseas Korean Administration invited Teresa Uerca Gin and Maioli Sanchez to Korea along with Nora.

As a descendant of Cuban Koreans, it was a good opportunity to reflect on the identity of Korean Americans.

At Namsan N Seoul Tower, I hung a lock of love hoping that Korea and Cuba's strong relationship would continue.

[Nora Lim Alonso / 3rd generation of Cuban Koreans, granddaughter of Independence Service Governor Lim Cheon-taek: This is how I wrote it. I left my signature on this lock today, believing that the strong friendship between Cuba and South Korea, South Korea and Cuba, which has just begun, will develop further and never be cut off in the future.

[Teresa Uerta Gin / 3rd generation of Cuban Koreans, Baradero Special Prosecutor: I'm really proud that I'm a descendant of Korean people, and I'll go back and convey the pride I felt to the next generation.]

The Overseas Koreans' Office said, "Korean descendants of Cuba are valuable diplomatic assets in the relationship between Korea and Cuba," adding, "We will continue to provide various support."

I'm Kim Minjung of YTN World.