International Network for a Neutral Korea (INNK 2024) => K-Neutrality Initiative(2026)
"This video aims to attract attention and get valuable feedback. Neutrality experts will hear all the points raised by viewers and address them at the INNK 2024 International Forum in Korea in June. The theme of the 2024 Forum is "Neutralizing the Korean Peninsula towards Peace in Northeast Asia." Eight countries will be present at the Forum, discussing the benefits of achieving neutrality on the Korean Peninsula and how to achieve it."
SACRED MISSION Korea(2013) A Family Saga - Transcending Ideologies This documentary film is a spiritual legacy of Vana Kim's family and a story about a divided family in South and North Korea, now spread around the world. It is hoped that this film will help the world to take a fresh look at the reunification issues on the Korean peninsula. Vana's maternal grandfather, Lee Jong Man founded "Daedong Mining Company" in early 30's in Korea that grew into "Daedong Corporation," the largest business enterprise in Korea at that time. He used all his fortune to develop a new agricultural system of self-managing farmers, and lead a movement to modernize Korea. He promoted a new culture of higher consciousness and educated a new breed of men of science and technology. He was also the biggest financial supporter of Kim Koo, the President of the Provisionary (Sixth) Government of Korea. After the division of North and South Korea, he remained in North Korea and served as the minister of Mine and Industry and became the first chairman of the Reunification Committee of DPRK (North Korea). In South Korea, he is known as the man of "Beautiful Failure" and the only capitalist buried in North Korea's Patriots Cemetery.
Video Highlights: From Trauma to Strategic Peace
In this interview, Vana Kim (Hansen) shares the 100-year legacy and 30-year mission that power the K-Neutrality Initiative.
01:34 — The Mountains of Exile Vana describes her earliest childhood memories of seeking refuge in a mountain village during the bombing of Seoul—a spiritual experience that formed her first connection to the healing power of nature.
04:03 — The Legacy of Lee Jong-man A look into the "Grand Unity" philosophy of her grandfather and the founding of the Dong Technical School, establishing the ancestral roots of the initiative.
05:49 — Academic Foundations The journey through the University of Chicago and Harvard to master the "essences" of philosophy and education required to draft a 20-year geopolitical roadmap.
11:45 — The 30-Year Prayer The pivotal moment in Pyongyang when Vana’s mother reunited with her father, sparking a three-decade mission to transform the 1953 Armistice into a permanent peace.
13:27 — Neutralizing the "Internal Dynamite" A profound explanation of how national neutrality begins with the individual: clearing the ideological "mines" within our own hearts to achieve true reconciliation.
The Heart-Work Behind the Strategy
This cinematic dialogue provides the philosophical and emotional foundation for the K-Neutrality Initiative. While our research focuses on the technical "Head-Work" of international treaties, this narrative captures the essential "Heart-Work" required for national reconciliation. Vana Kim (Hansen) traces the 100-year arc of her family’s legacy—from the pioneering "Grand Unity" philosophy of Lee Jong-man to a 30-year mission for peace—revealing that permanent neutrality is not just a diplomatic tool, but a path to healing the undivided heart of the Korean people.