Yeonmi Park

Yeonmi Park is the renowned, young, human rights activist and North Korean refugee and defector who has become a leading voice of oppressed people around the world. Her perilous escape from North Korea has given the world a window into the lives of its people, and due to her bravery, strength, and story, the BBC has named her one of their “Top 100 Global Women.” Park tells the desperate story of millions of oppressed people enslaved by Kim Jong-Un’s reign, and she believes that change will eventually come through young people like herself, whose exposure to free markets and free expression is eroding the authority of the Kim dynasty. The memoir about her escape from North Korea, In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom, has been published in 20 languages and 18 countries.