Have you heard of Little Pyongyang?
It might surprise you to hear that it is not in North Korea, or even remotely near Asia, but is actually the nickname of a sleepy London suburb called New Malden.
Home to Europe's biggest North Korean population, New Malden is an unexpected and unique place. It one of the few places in the world where North and South Koreans have united, truly making it the Korean Town of Europe.
Read our interview with
CHAN YANG KIM / 김찬양,
a Korean born, Manchester raised,
London based photographer.
Watch
“Little Pyongyang”
A film by Roxy Rezvany from 2018.
“Joong-wha Choi, a former soldier in North Korea, lives today with his wife and children in a sleepy London suburb, home to Europe's biggest North Korean population. Despite enjoying the new found comforts of his British life, and being emancipated from the pressures of the North Korean state, he has a desire to return to the land that betrayed him, and feels like his true home. Joong-wha reflects on both why he left North Korea and the state of his day to day life over the course of several months, in a portrait of loss, longing, and the complexities of healing from trauma.”
Here are a few trustworthy articles to learn more about this neighborhood.
Brilliant Places to Eat in New Malden, London’s Koreatown
by James Balmont
A Vibrant North Korean Community in London Finds Its Days Are Numbered
by Charlie Campbell
