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A North Korean defector, Yeonmi Park tells the story of her dark childhood while living in the country. It revealed the tragic life of the millions of citizens living in Kim Jong Un’s country.
Park managed to escape to the United States with his mother in 2007. At the time, he was only 13 years old. Park is now 26 years old and has become a human rights activist (HAM)
Through an interview, Park described the current North Korean regime as ‘hell’ or also called the ‘holocaust’ in modern times.
“What you need to know about North Korea is that it is not like other countries like Iran or Cuba. In those countries, you have the understanding that they are not normal, they are isolated and people are not safe,” he said. New York Post.
“But North Korea has been completely purged of the whole world, it is literally a closed kingdom. When I grew up there, I did not know that I was isolated, I did not know that I was praying to a dictator,” he continued.
When they were children, Park and his sisters understood that the late Supreme Leader Kim Jong II and his son Kim Jong Un were gods who had the power to read people’s minds. This made citizens too afraid to speak or think ill of these leaders.
In school, children are forced to have “criticism sessions” in which they attack and criticize their peers. This method is designed to create distrust and division.
“We don’t have friends in North Korea. We only have comrades. But there is no concept of friends,” he said.
About 40 percent of the country’s population is starving and facing severe food shortages. And it is part of daily life.
Park said he ate insects to grow and survive. But after watching her uncle and grandmother die of malnutrition, she blames the ruling Kim family for letting their people starve.
“You will see so many people die. It is normal that we see corpses in the street. It is normal for me. I never thought it was something unusual,” he said.
“I have visited slums in Mumbai, I have visited slums in other countries, but nothing like North Korea. Hunger in North Korea is systematic starvation, because the country chooses to starve us,” he continued.
By not getting there, Park also revealed the sad story that her mother was raped by human traffickers. This happened when they fled and crossed into China via the Yalu River. Both were later sold to Chinese men for less than $ 300.
Park’s father was also smuggled across the border, only later to die of colon cancer.
With the help of Christian missionaries, Park and his mother fled to Mongolia, crossed the Gobi Desert, and eventually sought refuge in South Korea, where they were reunited with his sister.
Park continued her education in Seoul before moving to New York City in 2014. She also began to speak out against the Kim Jong Un regime, at great risk to her own safety. Many of her relatives have disappeared.
“I don’t know if they have been executed or sent to prison camps, so I am still not free. Even after going through all that to be free. It was very emotional for me,” he said.
Park now lives in Chicago, where she lives with her husband and young son. Despite his gruesome history, he is thankful that he was born in North Korea.
“If I wasn’t born into oppression and total darkness, I don’t think I’ll see the light here. I think people here don’t see light and they only see darkness and for me I see a lot of light. I am very grateful. You can feel a country that is like a different planet, “he said.
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