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A gift package from Korea that nearly brought Americans to tears [VIDEO] Posted : 2020-12-04 18:25 Video by Oh Jung-meen, Cho You-bin In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, 514 American people received unexpected packages from South Korea. On November 20th, this article from the New York Times gained a lot of attention from around the world. "There was something magical about the box. Some people, Korean people, very far away wanted to make sure that I was OK…" - Sandra Nathan, a former Peace Corps volunteer in Korea [New York Times] The article starts with the story of Sandra Nathan, wh...

S. Korea returns a San Diegan's 40-year-old favor with a COVID 'survival box' John Wilkens © (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune) Paul Courtright was one of about 2,000 Americans who volunteered with the Peace Corps in South Korea when that country was poor and struggling. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune) Forty years ago, Paul Courtright went to South Korea as a Peace Corps volunteer, helping a third-world country find its footing after decades of foreign occupation, poverty, disease and war. Last month, with the United States reeling under a surge in novel co...