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...captured and taken to North Korea, where he spent most of the next 50 years working in a coal mine. In November, Lee managed to escape from North Korea into China, and last month his younger brother flew to the city of Yanji for a reunion. The two siblings barely recognized each other. "It's me, Hyung Doh," the younger brother said, and Lee, now 71, gasped and embraced him. "I escaped death many times during the war and again working in the mines," Lee said quietly. "I knew if I stayed alive, I would see my family...
...last year's annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos was like a family dinner ruined by a flaming row, then this year's meeting was the reunion when everyone sits back down at the table pretending they love each other more than ever - even though the problems haven't really been solved. A year ago, the atmosphere in Davos was truly poisonous, as Europeans and others attacked the determination of the U.S. and some of its allies to bring about regime change by armed force in Iraq. But last week, the mood was as sweet and satisfying...
...uncle soon discovers the dysfunction and one day Thomas comes home to find his father packing to check himself into a clinic. After moving in with his aunt and uncle, Thomas devises to break his father out, a scheme his father plays along with, resulting in a briefly happy reunion that ultimately turns tragic...
Picking a theme is key for Waters. Her most recent reunion revolved around a family-treasures motif. It included wall-to-wall beach-party decor throughout the weekend--colorful lanterns, beach chairs under umbrellas and a kids' beanbag toss. The highlight of the event is the family-pride awards. The nominees are culled from among family members, and the awards can be given for anything from making the honor roll to graduating from college to baking the best pies. Last year, a cousin who had lost her mother several years earlier nominated matriarch Annie Butler, 86, for a family-pride...
...creativity of organizers like Joan Waters, a self-proclaimed family-oholic, is what makes these events bright, lively and meaningful every time. Waters, 47, who has been organizing the Curtis-Butler reunion at a naval base in southern Maryland every other year since 1985, sees the event as a chance to deepen the family connection and support one another in the larger world, a critical goal particularly among African-American families like hers. Her family get-together can draw as many as 125 participants...