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Fri, September 25, 2020 | 20:26

Escape from North Korea: 'I'm free because of movies and English'

Escape from North Korea: 'I'm free because of movies and English'

Escaped from North Korea in 2006, arrived in South Korea in 2007 (repatriated from China in 2002 and 2004). I attempted my first escape from North Korea after I began to learn about the outside world when I was in high school. I had some friends in North Korea who would share movies from South Korea and America. My mind was moved by what I had seen. I couldn't wait to get out...

2020-09-19 09:12

'Colonizing the colonizers'

'Colonizing the colonizers'

I was born in North Korea without any liberty. I couldn't say the words I wanted to say, see what I wanted to see, hear what I wanted to hear. I never expected that my first trip to another country would be when I escaped from my own. I thought if I went to China, I would have freedom, but that expectation was completely wrong because I always had to run and hide myself from ...

2020-09-06 16:48

Book donation for North Korean refugees

Book donation for North Korean refugees

Park Min, center, CEO of PR agency ToGo Communication, holds a copy of the book “Winning English” with Casey Lartigue Jr., co-founder of Teach North Korean Refugees (TNKR), a NGO offering educational services to North Korean refugees, in a donation ceremony at the NGO’s office in Seoul, Thursday. To Park’s left is Lee Eun-koo, co-founder of the NGO.

Park Si-soo | 2020-07-16 16:51

In order to graduate (Part 2)

In order to graduate (Part 2)

Yeonmi Park was already on the way to becoming a fluent English learner and public speaker when her sister Eunmi Park joined her at the Teach North Korean Refugees Global Education Center (TNKR) in May 2014. I had heard about Eunmi so many times I felt I was meeting a mythical figure.

2020-05-24 13:19

In order to graduate (Part 1)

In order to graduate (Part 1)

In order to graduate (Part 1)

Two North Korean refugee sisters graduated from college this past February, one in New York City, the other in South Korea. Their paths in life diverged 13 years ago when they were separated during the chaos of escaping from North Korea.

2020-05-24 13:15

In order to graduate (Part 2)

Escape from China: Former North Korean restaurant worker tells her story

Escape from China: Former North Korean restaurant worker tells her story

In April 2016, a week before the National Assembly elections, 12 North Korean restaurant workers and their manager escaped from China in what South Korean government officials called an “unprecedented mass defection.” That was the beginning of the controversy, as North Korea and some human rights organizations in South Korea charged it was a “kidnapping” or fabricated for pol...

2020-04-18 10:26

Is North Korea shooting COVID-19 patients?

Is North Korea shooting COVID-19 patients?

As COVID-19 spread around the world causing people to isolate themselves, some wondered if the most self-isolating country had been infected by the deadly virus. There have been a range of reports, with North Korea denying it had any infections and some charging that North Korea was shooting anyone suspected of having the virus.

2020-04-12 13:10

A moving ordeal in Seoul

A moving ordeal in Seoul

American novelist and humorist Mark Twain once said: “It is less trouble and more satisfaction to bury two families than to select and equip a home for one.”

2020-04-04 10:32

North Korean refugee's unification wish: 'I have a dream'

North Korean refugee's unification wish: 'I have a dream'

Since the North-South Korea summit was held in Panmunjom in the spring of 2018, a peaceful atmosphere on the Korean Peninsula has been created. According to the research done by Seoul National University in 2018, the people's perception of unification was improved.

2019-11-09 11:02

Why North Korean defectors learn English (8)

Why North Korean defectors learn English (8)

When I was in North Korea, I learned English for one reason: to curse American soldiers as they were dying after I had shot them. When I went to the USA, it felt so strange because I had been taught to hate Americans, but they seemed normal, gentle, even strangers smile at you.

2019-11-02 10:06

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