As a young adult, she never experienced the hardships of the famine because she was in the military and was always given enough to eat. It was only after she was discharg...
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Over the next couple months, we'll be visiting with several of our North Korean friends to get updates on their lives since they've resettled, which will be published on ...
Since escaping and resettling in the U.S. Donna's gone on to start her own business running a sushi kiosk in a university cafeteria. Though it’s been a one woman show, ...
Most resettled North Koreans attend non-accredited alternative schools that typically can’t hire qualified English teachers, and they get little practice conversing wit...
We’re continually inspired by the amazing people around the world stepping up to help fund Refugee Rescues. When people learn about our work, it’s one of the first pr...
Joo Ri never knew what it felt like to be envious of others as a child. Growing up in Pyongyang, daughter to a supervisor at the Ministry of Industry, she had no idea tha...
Hi! My name is Chelsea and I’m the tour manager at LiNK. I'm from South Florida and never imagined living on the west coast, but now that I’m here I can’t imagine e...
Yoon Suk has vivid, happy memories of growing up in North Korea. She was raised during a time when state-socialism was relatively functioning, and the government could pr...
George, Michele, Julie, and Natasha are this fall's Great Plains Nomads! They're getting ready to visit communities all over North America where they'll share Joo Yang, Y...
Chang Soo's struggles in North Korea started toward the end of the famine and spanned for nearly two decades. He found it incredibly difficult to get enough to eat. He di...
