April 20, 2024
Evergreen

Opening up about North Korean defection

Hand-picked to tell her defection story, Eunsun Kim weighs what details are too painful to share

Disclosure: David Tian, the author of this piece and interviewer, is also the translator for Eunsun Kim's book: 'A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea'.

At the height of the Arduous March – the great North Korean famine of the 1990s – Eunsun Kim watched her relatives lose their lives to starvation one by one.

Become a member for less than $4 per week.

  • Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis
  • The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop
  • Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns
  • Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting
Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts.
Subscribe now

All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time.