Koreans in Poland

One, a dentist named Yu Dong-ju, stayed behind in Poland after World War II and began teaching the Korean language to local East Asian studies students; however, he ceased teaching upon the arrival of officially-dispatched language teachers sent by the newly established North Korean government.

[3] There were also some working for no pay on in Kleczanów on the farm of Stanislaw Dobek, the president of the Polish-Korean Friendship Association.

[11] When informed of the long hours the workers were required to put in, seven days a week, and the possibility that their salaries were directly funding the North Korean regime, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy vice-minister Kazimierz Kuberski claimed that there was nothing he could do.

[12] In June 2008, North Korea dispatched a further 42 labourers to cities in northwestern Poland to engage in construction work.

[4] According to the Buddha Dharma Education Association, there are a total of twelve Korean Zen Buddhist temples throughout Poland.