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It might sound like an overly dramatic plot twist in a low-budget spy thriller, but it’s true: some Westerners in South Korea went undercover trying to destroy the volunteer project I co-founded in 2013.
When foreign nationals come to South Korea, they often face the challenge of navigating various cultural differences. For Ju Chan-yang, a Korean from across the border, the disparities she had to grapple with were more intricate and subtle. In light of Human Rights Day, The Korea Herald spoke with Ju, who defected from North Korea in 2010. Life in North Korea Life in North Korea for Ju was riddled with hardships fr...
I escaped from North Korea thanks to the foreign media Posted : 2021-02-06 10:04 Updated : 2021-02-06 16:40 Ju Chan-yang (front center) speaking at the Freedom Speakers International office on Jan. 29, 2021, at an online conference organized by the Master of Human Rights Students Association at Manitoba University in Winnipeg, Canada. Photo courtesy of Freedom Speakers International By Ju Chan-yang There once was a nine-year-old girl who had no idea that she would ever meet you. That's because she was born in North Korea. If not for her father's decisions, she would not be here today talki...