In Seoul center, N Korean defectors find solace with locals HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 12 1of12Ko Jeong Hee, right, a defector who teaches accordion, gives a lecture during the accordion class at the Inter-Korean Cultural Integration Center in Seoul, South Korea, on June 10, 2021. The center, which opened last year, is South Korea’s first government-run facility to bring together North Korean defectors and local residents to get to know each other through cultural activities and fun. It’s meant to support defectors’ often difficult resettlement in the South, but also aims at studying the possible blending of the rivals’ cultures should they unify.Ahn Young-joon/APShow MoreShow Less