Yeonmi Park South Korea
Yeonmi park was born in north korea in 1993 escaped to china in 2007 and settled in south korea in 2009.
Yeonmi park south korea. Yeonmi park on why doing business with north korea is like buying a ticket to a concentration camp. And that got china south korea and the us thinking what happens when he dies. There are still mountains of obstacles for us to overcome to survive in freedom and tnkr smooths this rough process for us to overcome. In the commanding speech of freedom park express her escape from north korea.
Yeonmi park best known for being a activist was born in north korea on monday october 4 1993. Sharing the harrowing story of her childhood she reflects on the fragility of. Often people think our journey ends when we arrive in south korea but it is just the begging for us. Hope you all take care xoxo.
Born 4 october 1993 is a north korean defector and human rights activist who escaped from north korea to china in 2007 and settled in south korea in 2009. She came from an educated politically connected family that turned to black market trading during north korea s economic collapse in the 1990s. She has been interviewed by outlets like the guardian the washington post and has spoken at events like tedx. North korea is unimaginable says human rights activist yeonmi park who escaped the country at the age of 13.
Yeonmi park is an author human rights activist and north korean defector who rose to global prominence after her powerful speech at the one young world 2014 summit. Her speech received 50 million views in two days on youtube. She rose to global prominence after she delivered an emotional speech at the one young world 2014 summit in dublin ireland calling on the world to help the millions of people suffering at the hands of the north korean regime. I am deeply grateful for your support for my mission to free north koreans.
The world spent a good week or two wondering if north korea s leader kim jong un was alive or dead. Ted talk subtitles and transcript. North korea is unimaginable says human rights activist yeonmi park who escaped the country at the age of 13. North korean defector and activist largely known for her advocation against human trafficking.
Park yeon mi or yeon mi park. We interview north korean defector yeonmi park for her inside knowledge of the situation in north korea and how communist influences have transformed south korea to the point that kim jong un has become something. Her one young world reached 50 million views just in two days.