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Ask a North Korean: from middle-class life to famine and freedom

Introducing a new writer, a former resident of Hyesan, Ryanggang-do

Welcome back to the NK News feature: “Ask a North Korean!”

We are back once again with our feature that allows you, the readers, to send in your questions to our North Korean writers.

Today we’re introducing the first of our two new North Korean writers: In-hua Kim (writing under a pseudonym).

Ms. Kim is able to offer incredible insight into life in North Korea, not only because she was still living in the North less than a year ago but also because she was born in the 1960s.

As a result, she can take us through the decades, showing