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Yeonmi Park. Yeonmi Park ( Korean: 박연미; born 4 October 1993) is a North Korean defector, YouTuber, author, and American conservative activist, described as "one of the most famous North Korean defectors in the world". [3] She fled from North Korea to China in 2007 at age 13 before moving to South Korea, then to the United States.
Yeonmi Park is a North Korean defector who escaped the brutal regime and became a leading voice of oppressed people. She shares her story, her memoir and her vision for change at TED and other global forums.
"North Korea is unimaginable," says human rights activist Yeonmi Park, who escaped the country at the age of 13. Sharing the harrowing story of her childhood, she reflects on the...
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Feb 8, 2024 · Yeonmi Park escaped from North Korea as a child and became a bestselling author and a freedom advocate. She shared her story at Utah Valley University, where she warned against socialism and praised God and democracy.
May 12, 2017 · Yeonmi Park is a North Korean defector and human rights activist who wrote a book about her childhood and journey to freedom. She describes the horrors of starvation, oppression, and doublethink that she witnessed and experienced in her home country.
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"North Korea is unimaginable," says human rights activist Yeonmi Park, who escaped the country at the age of 13. Sharing the harrowing story of her childhood, she reflects on the fragility of freedom -- and shows how change can be achieved even in the world's darkest places.
Sep 12, 2018 · Yeonmi Park escaped North Korea at the age of 13 and had to learn to think for herself. Here's how she thinks we can end the dictatorship.
