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I am a North Korean defector
- spingsprong 13y agoThere is a lot more information from North Korean defectors here http://www.nknews.org/category/nk-voices/ask-a-north-korean/ http://www.nknews.org/category/nk-voices/ask-a-north-korean/
- aaronem 13y agoI hope she didn't use her real name; it will likely go hard with her family still in NK if she did.
- bglazer 13y agoDoes anyone know what they do/teach in the South Korean 'education centers' for Northern defectors? It must be an interesting challenge to bridge the gap to completely brainwashed people.
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- bane 13y agoRelevant: http://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2014/04/01/north-korean-refugees-mostly-satisfied-in-south-korea/ http://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2014/04/01/north-korean-r...
- ForHackernews 13y agoIf anyone is interested, this is an excellent book about the lives of people inside North Korea, told through the eyes of several defectors: http://www.amazon.com/Nothing-Envy-Ordinary-Lives-North/dp/0385523912/ http://www.amazon.com/Nothing-Envy-Ordinary-Lives-North/dp/0...
- Ryanmf 13y agoThis episode of Frontline[0] from January aired for the first time (I think, DVR marked it as new) on KQED in the Bay Area this week. It profiles several defectors, as well as the editor of Asia Press[1] and is certainly worth an hour of your time. [0] http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/secret-state-of-north-korea/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/secret-state-of-nort... [1] http://www.asiapress.org/rimjingang/english/ http://www.asiapress.org/rimjingang/english/
- chrisbennet 13y agoWhy do they call them "defectors"? They seem more like escapees.
- Cuuugi 13y agoIt's the word for leaving one country for another. Their reasons for leaving may vary, but its the best word to describe it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defection http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defection