"Eat North Korean-style Tofu Rice and Stay Strong"... Support for Medical Staff at Dongdaemun-gu Public Health Center Screening Clinic

NK Tongil Leadership Club Delivers Handmade North Korean-Style Tofu Rice on the 24th... Expressing Gratitude for Medical Staff's Hard Work

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol) announced that the NK Unification Leadership Club of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) delivered homemade North Korean-style tofu rice to the medical staff at the Dongdaemun-gu Public Health Center's screening clinic.

On the 24th at 4 p.m., a delivery ceremony for the North Korean-style tofu rice was held at the Dongdaemun-gu Office Deputy Mayor's Office, attended by Deputy Mayor Choi Hong-yeon, the president of the NK Unification Leadership Club of HUFS, and the chairman of the National Unification Advisory Council.

The NK Unification Leadership Club of HUFS is a club composed of North Korean defectors currently enrolled at HUFS, established in 2006 with the shared goal of becoming leaders for unification.

The students share information among themselves and participate in volunteer activities to prepare for their integration as members of society.

They personally prepared and delivered 50 servings of North Korean-style tofu rice to express their gratitude and support for the medical staff at the Dongdaemun-gu Public Health Center's screening clinic who are fighting hard to overcome COVID-19.

North Korean-style tofu rice resembles in appearance inari sushi but has a savory and mild taste, making it a popular dish in North Korea. The staff at the Dongdaemun-gu Public Health Center were touched by the students' warm-hearted gesture upon receiving the thoughtfully prepared snack.

The president of the NK Unification Leadership Club of HUFS said, “It is rewarding to be able to express even a small token of gratitude to the medical staff working hard to overcome COVID-19.”

Deputy Mayor Choi Hong-yeon said, “I am truly grateful to the students who personally prepared their hometown food to encourage the exhausted medical staff. I hope this snack delivery will serve as an opportunity to promote active exchanges between our district and North Korean defectors, and we will take greater care to ensure that North Korean defectors settling and living in Dongdaemun-gu face no difficulties.”

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