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A Hard Freedom
The Dreams and Trauma of North Korean Refugees
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Over the past 20 years, 33,000 North Korean refugees have escaped to South Korea, though their plight in South Korea is largely unknown to the Western World. These North Korean refugees who have made it to freedom are struggling. Within South Korea, North Koreans find themselves...
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In the past 20 years, 33,000 North Koreans have escaped to South Korea. For many, South Korea is not the promised land they expected it to be, as these refugees suffer from both the trauma of the North Korean regime and the inability to find their place within South Korean society.
In the past 20 years, 33,000 North Koreans have escaped to South Korea. For many, South Korea is not the promised land they expected it to be, as these refugees suffer from both the trauma of the North Korean regime and the inability to find their place within South Korean society.
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Over the past 20 years, 33,000 North Korean refugees have escaped to South Korea, though their plight in South Korea is largely unknown to the Western World. These North Korean refugees who have made it to freedom are struggling.
Within South Korea, North Koreans find themselves in a land of plenty but can’t seem to move on. For many, they are not in danger for the first time in decades but cannot turn off the traumatic memories from their lives in North Korea and the peril they faced during their escape. After fleeing North Korea, refugees travel the 6,000 mile modern day underground railroad in China and other Asian countries.
Gathered from the author's work with the NGO, Crossing Borders, the book A Hard Freedom shares the real life stories of North Koreans trapped under the weight of lingering trauma, depression, and discrimination in South Korea. These stories help us to imagine what the future might hold for North Korea and North Korean refugees in a changing world.
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ISBN: 9781538191729
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 09 July 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Illustration: 8 BW Illustrations
Contributors:
- Foreword by Mike Kim
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Dan Chung is the co-founder of Crossing Borders, and current Executive Director of the organization. Dan is one of the foremost experts on the North Korean refugee crisis, with relationships with both organizations and scholars researching the ongoing developments of the Korean Peninsula.
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