Editing by Nara Han / Artwork by NK NEWS illustrator Cammy Smithwick

One thing l love about New York City is its diversity. There are different people from all over the globe sharing their culture and building their communities.

For example, New York’s Chinatown is the largest Chinese community in the western hemisphere. When I feel like having Chinese street food, I go to Chinatown with my Chinese friends. A few weeks ago, I tried Shanghai soup dumpling for the very first time. After escaping from North Korea, I used to live in the northern part of China, so I