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Philly Koreans to put on 500th-day anniversary Sewol memorial event

August 27, 2015
Philadelphia SESAMO will hold a memorial event for the 500th-day anniversary of the Sewol sinking.

Philadelphia SESAMO will hold a memorial event for the 500th-day anniversary of the Sewol sinking.

By The Korea Times Philadelphia staff

A Korean American Philadelphia group supporting the families of the Sewol ferry sinking, SESAMO, will hold a 500th-day anniversary memorial event Saturday.

“There are still people missing, the recovery process has all been talk, and although eight months have passed since the special Sewol laws were written, actual investigation has yet to begin,” the group said.

The discussion-based event will invite prominent local leaders and community members.

On April 16 last year, the Sewol, a passenger ferry, sank off the coast of Jindo Island, killing more than 300 people, many of them high school students on their way to a field trip.

The memorial event will be held at 6:30 p.m. inside Ambler Mennonite Church, located at 90 E. Mt. Pleasant Ave, Ambler, PA 19002. Call 484-557-0531 for more information.