Escaping North Korea

The first of its kind, this book provides a unique inside look into the hidden world of ordinary North Koreans. Mike Kim, who worked with refugees on the Chinese border for four years, recounts their experiences of enduring famine, sex-trafficking, and torture, as well as the inspirational stories of those who overcame tremendous adversity to escape the repressive regime of their homeland and make new lives. One of the few Americans granted entry into the secretive 'Hermit Kingdom,' Kim came to know the isolated country and its people intimately. His North Korean friends entrusted their secrets to him as they revealed the government's brainwashing tactics and confessed their true thoughts about the repressive regime that so rigidly controls their lives. Civilians and soldiers alike spoke of what North Koreans think of Americans and war with America. Children remembered the suffering they endured through the famine. Women and girls recalled their horrific experiences at the hands of sex-traffickers. Former political prisoners shared their memories of beatings, torture, and executions in the gulags. With the permission of these courageous individuals, Kim now shares their stories and recounts his dramatic experiences leading North Koreans to asylum through the six-thousand-mile modern-day underground railway through Asia. His unflinching narrative exposes the truth about North Korea, stripping away the last veils that still shroud this brutal dictatorship.

ISBN 0742556204   Pages 256 ISBN13 9780742556201 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Rowman & Littlefield   Weight (grammes) 506 Imprint Rowman & Littlefield   Published in Lanham, MD Format Hardback   Height (mm) 242 Publication date 29 Jul 2008   Width (mm) 162 Library of Congress 2007048855   Spine width (mm) 23 DEWEY 306.095193   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC21

		Foreword by Mark Palmer
1		The North Korean Mind		7
2		Inside the Hermit Kingdom		27
3		Famine		45
4		Road to Refuge		61
5		Sex Trafficking		81
6		Gulags		103
7		Christianity and North Korea		117
8		Freedom on the Fourth		135
9		Asian Underground Railroad		153
10		Heroes		175
11		Restoring Lives		187
12		The Future of North Korea		199
		Epilogue:There and Back Again		221
		Notes		225
		About the Author		239

Americans and other foreigners have also opened a window to the suffering of the North Korean people, including Mike Kim, a young Tae Kwon Do expert who opened a string of martial arts studios in China as cover to help North Koreans defect. His book, Escaping North Korea, is a stunning story of tragedy and heroism.--Green, Michael

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