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Escape from North Korea, New Beginnings in South Korea: 20 North Korean Refugees Reflect on the Hanawon Resettlement Center
Author / authors:
Casey Lartigue Jr., Eunkoo LeePublisher:
FSI PublishingISBN:
979-1197827235Publish Date:
2024Description:
This book offers raw testimonials from 20 North Korean refugees about their experiences at Hanawon, South Korea’s resettlement center for defectors. While most media focus on their escapes, this collection sheds light on the challenges of adjusting to a new life. To protect identities, names in the first three chapters have been changed. Published by Casey Lartigue and Eunkoo Lee, co-founders of Freedom Speakers International, proceeds from the book support FSI, a non-profit that has helped about 600 North Korean refugees with English, public speaking, and career development.
