Summary
- Anthropologist Ed Pulford discusses his experiences in the multiethnic frontier city of Hunchun
- His new book “Past Progress: Time and Politics at the Borders of China, Russia, and Korea” explores this unique border area
- Pulford shares insights on how residents of Hunchun view North Korea due to its proximity
- He talks about meeting a North Korean living in Hunchun and how the area changed after the pandemic