North Korean defectors

”For most Koreans, the mindset is being part of the group and adherence to the norm. Anything different is hard to accept. So when Park tells of his plight, of escaping North Korea at age 14, he knows that blending into South Korean society seamlessly can only be just a facade.”

- America Abroad’s Lisa Schroeder talks to North Korean defectors living in Seoul to hear their insights into the recent leadership change in North Korea and their hopes for the future of the country they left behind.

From this month’s America Abroad
After Kim Jong-Il: America and the Two Koreas