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North Korean Refugee's Escape Experience

Written byOiwan Lam
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Posted 21 March 2013 13 years ago
Hyeonseo Lee, a refugee escaped to China from North Korea in 1997, talked in TED conversation about her experience in the escape and how she ended up becoming an activist for fellow refugees in South Korea.

Hyeonseo Lee, a refugee escaped to China from North Korea in 1997, talked in TED conversation about her experience in the escape and how she ended up becoming an activist for fellow refugees in South Korea.

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