The North Korean Patriot

CanKor editor Erich H. Weingartner's series profiling a fictional DPR Korean patriot, Pak Kim Li.

About this series — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 08-Jun-2008 04:23

Background information about Erich Weingartner's profile of a fictional North Korean government official, Pak Kim Li.

Portrait of a patriot — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 10-Jun-2008 03:50

[This is Erich Weingartner's portrait of a fictional North Korean patriot. First published in CanKor Report 257, 4 August 2006.]

Conversation with the patriot - part 1 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 10-Jun-2008 03:50

[In Part 1 Erich Weingartner is compelled by his fictional North Korean colleague, Pak Kim Li, to review the parameters of the interviews he intends to conduct. First published in CanKor Report 300, 31 December 2007.]

Conversation with the patriot - part 2 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 10-Jun-2008 03:54

[In Part 2 Erich Weingartner discusses different versions of truth with North Korean patriot Pak Kim Li. First published in CanKor Report 301, 31 January 2008.]

Conversation with the patriot - part 3 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 10-Jun-2008 03:59

[In Part 3 Erich Weingartner and Pak Kim Li discuss the 2008 New Year's Joint Editorial, the DPRK's annual statement of projected government policies. First published in CanKor Report 301, 31 January 2008.]

Conversation with the patriot - part 4 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 10-Jun-2008 04:01

[In Part 4 Erich Weingartner questions Pak Kim Li about religious liberty in the DPRK. First published in CanKor Report 302, 31 January 2008.]

Conversation with the patriot - part 5 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 10-Jun-2008 04:31

[In Part 5 Pak Kim Li reluctantly answers Erich Weingartner's questions regarding the February 2008 visit to Pyongyang by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. First published in CanKor Report 303-304, 23 March 2008.]

Conversation with the patriot - part 6 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 10-Jun-2008 04:32

[In Part 6 Erich Weingartner and Pak Kim Li discuss the utility of the DPRK's full disclosure of its nuclear weapons programmes under the Six-Party process. First published in CanKor Report 305-306, 31 January 2008.]

Conversation with the patriot - part 7 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 10-Jun-2008 04:33

[In Part 7 Pak Kim Li takes issue with Erich Weingartner's interpretation of the DPRK's "juche" ideology as "self-reliance". First published in CanKor Report 307-308, 12 May 2008.]

Conversation with the patriot - part 8 — by eweingartner — last modified 11-Nov-2008 08:12

[In Part 8 Pak Kim Li addresses causes and consequences of the current food shortages, including a peculiar take on its relationship to the nuclear issue. First published in CanKor Report 309-310, 27 June 2008.]

Conversation with the patriot - part 9 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 11-Nov-2008 08:46

[In Part 9 Erich Weingartner elicits information about "re-education camps" that according to some reports DPR Korean diplomats are required to attend after extended absences on overseas assignments. Pak Kim Li explains why some questions are better left unanswered. First published in CanKor Report 311, 7 November 2008.]

Conversation with the patriot - part 10 — by eweingartner — last modified 11-Feb-2009 04:56

[Part 10 begins with a North Korean take on the election of US President-elect Barak Obama, then morphs into a discussion of the relative merits of Western and DPRK styles of democracy. First published in CanKor Report 312, 21 November 2008.]

Conversation with the patriot - part 11 — by eweingartner — last modified 28-Mar-2009 04:49

[In Part 11 CanKor editor Erich Weingartner plumbs DPR Korean patriot Pak Kim Li’s abiding faith in paradise. First published in CanKor Report 313-314, 12 December 2008.]

Conversation with the patriot - part 12 — by eweingartner — last modified 31-Mar-2009 07:17

[In Part 12 Weingartner challenges Pak’s claim that his faith in the Juche idea qualifies him as an atheist. First published in CanKor Report 315-316, 23 March 2008, the content of this episode benefited greatly from a discussion among Korea experts on the Koreanstudies mailing list. To see a collection of Koreanstudies prior postings, visit the archives at http://koreaweb.ws/pipermail/koreanstudies_koreaweb.ws/]