Maija Devine - Korean War

Caption
Maija Rhee as a baby, taken shortly after her adoption in Seoul in 1943.

Where:
Seoul

When:
1943

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo

Caption
Maija, age eight (left), and her cousin, age five, on the right, circa 1951. The two spent the war years in Masan, South Korea.

Where:
Masan, South Korea

When:
1951

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo

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Maija graduated from Sogang College in Seoul in 1965. Here she is pictured in her cap and gown alongside her adoptive father.

Where:
Seoul

When:
1965

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo

Caption
Maija's older biological brother, Soon-back Rhee, in his Korean Navy uniform circa 1952.

Where:
Unknown

When:
1952

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo