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The Flower Swallow Girl, Moving Through Pain Toward the Light of Freedom

Summary by voakorea.com
During the Arduous March in the mid-1990s, a young girl living in Dancheon, South Hamgyong Province, lost her parents to famine. She lived as a homeless child for the next ten years before defecting; she was caught in China, repatriated to North Korea, and then crossed the border again. Currently, she serves as the founder of the defector organization "Light of Freedom." On the evening of the 9th, she showcased North Korean dishes she had prepar…
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During the Arduous March in the mid-1990s, a young girl living in Dancheon, South Hamgyong Province, lost her parents to famine. She lived as a homeless child for the next ten years before defecting; she was caught in China, repatriated to North Korea, and then crossed the border again. Currently, she serves as the founder of the defector organization "Light of Freedom." On the evening of the 9th, she showcased North Korean dishes she had prepar…

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voakorea.com broke the news on Friday, August 14, 2026.
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