March 29, 2024

About the author

Mina Yoon

Mina is an "Ask a North Korean" contributor. She is in her early 20s and left the north-east of North Korea in 2010. She can be reached via email.

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Rations? Only after the grains are “cooked, eaten and pooped”

Rations? Only after the grains are “cooked, eaten and pooped”

Ask a North Korean: "These days, many North Koreans criticize their government in front of other people."

Rations? Only after the grains are “cooked, eaten and pooped”
Mina Yoon
Mina Yoon October 23, 2013
Plastic surgery in North Korea: More common than you’d think

Plastic surgery in North Korea: More common than you’d think

"Some of my friends tried to make double-eyelids with transparent sticky tapes made in the shape of eyelids"

Plastic surgery in North Korea: More common than you’d think
Mina Yoon
Mina Yoon October 2, 2013
How to have fun in North Korea

How to have fun in North Korea

Remembering low-watt TVs and off-key singing in the dark as spare-time enjoyment

How to have fun in North Korea
Mina Yoon
Mina Yoon September 18, 2013