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Idam
Idam is a pseudonym for a North Korean defector writer. She was born and raised in North Korea and lived there until she defected in 2019 and entered the South Korea a year later.
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Ask A North Korean Ask a North Korean: What does a ‘hometown’ mean to a defector?An escapee recalls the taxi ride, train station goodbye and family trauma that turned departure into permanent loss
 “Ask a North Korean” is an NK News series featuring interviews with and columns by North Korean defectors, most of whom left the DPRK within the last few years. Readers may submit their questions for defectors by emailing [email protected] and including their first name and city of residence. Idam, a pseudonym for a defector who left North Korea in 2019 and entered the South a year later, explains what a hometown means for an escapee in her first Ask A North Korean column for NK News. Got a question for Idam or other defectors? Email it to [email protected] with © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |
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