She Escaped North Korea (to America). Crazy Story.
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Published 2020-07-14
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Today in Chicago, I had the pleasure to meet a young North Korean girl named Evelyn. 6 years ago, when she was 15 years Evelyn, she escaped North Korea with her mother for a better life. Both without passports, they spent 1 month traveling by foot across China, Laos and Thailand - where the South Korean government officially recognized her as a refugee and she was granted permission to migrate to the United States of America.
In this eye-opening interview, Evelyn tells me her escape story and how she has managed to integrate so well into American society. She lives all by herself and just bought her first car (with her hard-earned income!).
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All Comments (21)
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안녕하세요. 영어 잘못하는 저를 응원해주고 팔라업해서 너무 감사합니다. 앞으로 더 많은 이야기로 찾아 뵙겠어요. (드르)에게도 너무 감사해요. 이렇게 북한에 대해서 관심을 가져 주셔서 다시한번 감사합니다. 다들 건강하고 우리 함께 코바19 견뎌 내기를 바람니다. Hello everyone. Thank you so much for your support and interest in North Korea as well as my story. I will be sharing with you many more stories in my YouTube channel. I also want to thank Drew for the opportunity to share my story. Please be safe in these tough times and let’s fight through COVID-19 together
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This girl was lucky her mom had enough wealth to escape.
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Successful Escaping 1. Know people 2. Weather 3. Money
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The sad thing is, not everyone is as lucky as Evelyn. Her family used a lot of money and bribery to escape, while some can’t even afford a bowl of rice… Evelyn’s story is still very inspiring!
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Mad respect to this girl bro she passed like a bunch of countries
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Respect for her English skills, even though she grew up in North Korea...
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Seems her mom had this all planned out. Very intelligent and committed for her daughter. She is definitely lucky to have her.
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I am from South Korea and I am very amazed about her
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This is an interesting story! I'm glad that Evelyn survived and is doing well.
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the fact that her mom probably worked hard with the main purpose to gain enough wealth so they can escape and give her daughter a better life is so heartwarming to me.
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Soldier waiting for them to come back: 👁👄👁
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Evelyn is a very brave lady. I wish her much success and happiness throughout the rest of her life.
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omg, I am so happy for her!! Escape from such an horrible country and come to the US is so inspiring and brave! Wish her good luck in the future!
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"Money can't buy happiness" Evelyn and her mom : laughs
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Legend has it, that the soldier is still waiting for them to come back.
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This was an amazing story! Sometimes you have to take the risk! It’s great to see you happy in another country!
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She’s very brave and very lucky , love to meet her and many good luck to her
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How did you cross the border with no travel document? MONEY is the most important travel document
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In case you guys are wondering, Evelyn's mom is in South Korea and enjoying her life! She never made it to the USA - Evelyn took the journey overseas by herself. Thanks for all your wonderful comments - it was a pleasure making this story!
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Hearing the stories is so inspirational and they definitely need to be known! I never knew about these things til a few months ago. Schools should totally start teaching about these things. I live in Denver and i think it’d be cool if there was a museum here to show her story.
