Lee Hyeon-seo Quotes


I did my best to hide by changing my name many times. But I was captured by the Chinese police. But because my Chinese was so good, they thought I was Chinese and released me. That was a miracle.


Citations

Lee, Hyeonseo. "My Escape from North Korea." TED, Feb. 2013.

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Lee Hyeon-seo
Lee Hyeon-seo
  • Born: January 27, 1980
  • Nationality: North Korean
  • Profession: Author, Human Rights Activist

Lee Hyeon-seo, best known for her book, The Girl with Seven Names, is a North Korean defector and activist who lives in Seoul, South Korea, where she is a student. She escaped from North Korea and later guided her family out of North Korea through China and Laos.