And you don;'t think the treasonous, fascist Republican Psycho Don and his treasonous fascist party would, and will be, be any better? The treasonous, fascist Republican have turned the US into mentaslly and morally dying country for political power!
Yeonmi, the first time I ever saw you was when you stood before world leaders as a little girl. You told your story and shook the whole Earth. Though I have been a well trained US Army soldier, Police Officer and Fire Fighter, you had me crying like a baby. Like many people, we really had no idea how bad things are in North Korea. Today, I see you as a lovely young woman with an incredible life ahead of you. You could have chosen to disappear into America. You could have remained hidden, always looking over your shoulder and living in the fear that one day North Korean agents would find you and take you back, but you didn't. You have stood strong and proud as a voice for North Korea. You have exposed the truth to the entire world and at 55 years old I have to hold back the tears just to make it through one of your videos. You are the bravest and most amazing person I think I have ever seen with my own two eyes. Keep doing exactally what you are doing because you are more effective than all of the political leaders put together from every nation. You may think of yourself as small and petite and even useless at times but you are so much more than that. You are a Giant. Your words melt the strongest hearts. People from all over the world are listening to you and your words have the power to change foreign policies on a global scale. I'm getting old and it blesses my heart to see such wisdom found in a generation that seems so self entitled. You are so much more because you are fighting for a cause that is pure and right. As you can imagine, older people gain wisdom over time but you wear it like a robe of light. I have my list of hero's in life; people who I look up to, but did you know that you are at the top of the list? Today, I'm an American English teacher, living and working in North Vietnam for two reasons. I love Asian culture and I love giving them a skill that can change their lives forever. You are a North Korean living in America but I will end with this. Don't let North Korea set the narrative. You are not a defector. You are more than an activist. You are the hope and future of North Korea and a world leader. You are the change that is coming. God bless you!
His stomach represents the starved there - so he is eating on behalf over everyone else, which means that no one is starving. That is how these dictators think!
100+ years of malnutrition and starvation makes small people. Morphology shows all species miniturize to reduce calorie needs, when isolated populations live in areas with finite resources.
@@Teewriter i mean personally i have a theory that it might be becaus of how far below sea level we actually are.. that plus good nutrition means that we can grow much larger
@@LevskiBADBOY not particularly.. though it is partly genetics overall there are also many people who are only half dutch who grow to be extremely tall even people who have short parents often grow much taller than their parents here.. my brother is an example of this.. now my mother is a quarter indonesian. my youngest brother who is 14 now will grow to be about 2 metres tall.. his dad is only 1'80 metres tall (different dad btw.. my dad is a lot shorter being 1'67 metres tall) . and our mum is 1'75 metres tall there are also many people with migration backgrounds who now are having their kids grow a lot taller than they are.. most likely due to the fact that the nutrition here is very different from where they came from originally.. so it's defenitely not just genetics
You remind me of my daughter Lyllia, she is Korean and we adopted her from Ukraine. Her birth name was Kim Lyllia Yovonovich. The orphanage where she was was also very impoverished. We adopted her and a boy who was Ukrainian together because he had become her protector in the orphanage and she stayed close to him so they were like siblings. They are now 23 and he will be 24 soon and they get on each other’s nerves but they are very protective of each other.
Because food was so scarce in the orphanage they didn’t always have food to eat, as a result they still have behaviors resulting from that experience. After meals the boy, Coliya, would always check to see if there was any food left for the next meal. Lyllia would pile so much on her plate and if she ate it all she would pile it up again and barely touch it, it was a little frustrating to throw away so much food but it was worth it if it gave her comfort in knowing that she would not go hungry.
for GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS only begotten SON that whoever believeth in HIM should not perish but have eternal life"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 3:16."But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 1:12. hi! JESUS loves you and died for you if you accept HIM! HE rose from the dead to show us that death cant hold HIM! repent and start living your life for HIM and when the time is right HE will get you to Heaven❤
Thanks for this Yeonmi. This brings back memories for me. I was invited there years ago & was mainly in Pyongyang, but also traveled around the country a little (with government minders) I remember being taken down south to the DMZ and also meeting up with NK soldiers. I remember being surprised on the way to look up to hills down there to see bunkers with sandbags & maned with soldiers, as if the Korean war had just finished and they were on standby still, but I also remember being on the NK side and seeing the Americans & SK soldiers looking at me with binoculars. But what you showed in this video is true, I was surprised at how big the SK soldiers were, compared to the NK officers with me. Thanks again. Gregg (from Australia)
for GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS only begotten SON that whoever believeth in HIM should not perish but have eternal life"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 3:16."But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 1:12. hi! JESUS loves you and died for you if you accept HIM! HE rose from the dead to show us that death cant hold HIM! repent and start living your life for HIM and when the time is right HE will get you to Heaven❤❤
@@YeonmiParkOfficial Watching this I'm reminded of some of the stories from my mom, from her experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto. I wonder how you manage your nightmares - Mom had nightmares well into her 90's. She passed almost 98, a few years ago.
There's actually someone called "F** Yeonmi"? Seriously? I suppose that account is a North Korean bot. I can't see the comment, but the name and the response say enough.
@@solar0wind strange, I'm pretty sure it wasn't called that when I first saw the comment yesterday. It might even have been iloveyeonmi or something like that. I don't remember it very well, just that it looked like a fan that wrote some nonsense
The sad part is her biggest threat isn't from North K but some random nut case who's never even been to north Korean. If i may ask how would anyone from North Korean get to her? Even if north Korean paid someone to leave and get her and promise them top 10% elite status upon returning home I highly doubt they would even get close to finding this girl and kidnapping/harming her in anyway
@@denigong9708 she’s not the first person to expose north korea like this you’d be surprised how easily they just snatch up people who have escaped and spoke out against them but i think that would mostly be if she were to go somewhere close to the boarder like some people made the mistake of doing, especially if they make themselves a known resident of seoul
@@denigong9708 i heard one story of a woman who escaped and married a man in sk and they both went to the nk/chinese boarder and she was captured, sent to a camp and eventually executed, all this despite being an sk resident and citizen
Yes, Yeonmi Park is living in Koreatown, Chicago. Using Google reverse pics, its easy to find out where she lives. And then, simply call the apartment building and ask for Yeonmi Park. And get her room number🤣
@@denigong9708 The highest profile assasination done by North Korea was Kim Jong Un own brother. You didnt heard about the assasination? But of course it is about Un being terrified of abother legitamate heir. So yes it can be done and had already been done. Whether this lady gets killed or kidnapped soley rest on the whims and temper of Kim Jonh Un and whether he feels it is worth it to do something to her. Well likely the whole world have already know how shitty north korea is, so anyone can blab their mouth. The main thing is when North Korean realize how shitty they are living compare to outside. That is when shit gets real.
Plus she is probably too intelligent and independent, to work in that world.. If you have seen some of the documentaries, about how abuse and cruelty is ripe within the fashion industry. You might be adored by many, but it usually comes with a high cost
@@mortenfrosthansen84 Please don't say models are lack intelligence or independence, that's inaccurate, biased and cruel. Its not always a great industry to work in (like acting, full of people looking to take advantage) but the models are usually lovely people, plus very independent & brave (if you're a runway model, starting at 14-16, you might have to go to London, Paris and Milan by yourself). Most people have some unwarranted contempt for models, its not like your adored, people are jealous and turn to hate...
@@skullsaintdead "Being validated when I didn’t deserve it meant I got incorrect feedback. People agreed with my ideas and opinions, including the bad ones. People agreed with me and validated things I said and did because they wanted me to like them. Not because I deserved it." Quote from a fashion model
@@mortenfrosthansen84 So how does she/he lack intelligence or independence? How does one persons quote represent models? Sounds like a young person was taken advantage of, but that doesn't make them stupid, it just means they lack experience, which is not a fault of their own.
@@skullsaintdead She is talking about being a model, makes her stupid.. since she has lost track, of what actually is correct. This particular model, makes examples.. making a suggestion, and another person makes a wiser one, but her's is taken. Saying something stupid or wrong, and no one corrects her. So yeah actually getting dumber
When I was young I worked as a cashier. There was a nice man from Cuba that used to go through my line. He told me the first time he went to a mall the first time, he was so overwhelmed he went outside and threw up.
My dad escaped Cuba in 1980 and he eventually went to Colorado Springs and he was so overwhelmed by the scenery... he thought it was so beautiful and he tasted peanut butter for the first time. He was 24 and underweight. He ate so much of it by the spoonful that he eventually got sick of it
@@darkprince56 when i was little, my entire family went through soda in cans like air lol. i have memories of us all crushing the cans in the backyard to take to get recycled. for years i always just thought it was just cause of how unhealthy our family used to eat and drink. a few months ago my dad, who came to America from Mexico, told me that when he first got here, his mind was blown by the concept of coca cola in cans because all they had in Mexico in his town at the time was glass bottles. so eventually cans were all he would drink out of. he doesn't drink out of them anymore, he barely even drinks soda. but it's weird looking back on those memories and knowing it was all because my dad just thought that soda cans were so cool that it was all he'd drink when he got here.
@ is that a fact? I only hear one side talking about putting our own citizens in camps. It's not republicans although I hold no lie for those spineless bastards either. Dems will put citizens in camps, Repub establishment will watch.
I never knew how bad life was in North Korea. I feel sorry for all the people that live there under that cowards rule. I'm thankful you got out of there and are now able to share your story with the world. Keep it up.
Yet in our country people are attempting to implement communism. I can’t fathom why they think it will work differently here than it has everywhere else. I’m praying these people aren’t successful. I’m from the United States 🇺🇸 of America. Home of the free. For now.
@Ann Hanover But how far back do you want to go? Do you want to go back to the last catastrophe, or the one before that, or the one before that? The human race is a survivor of many catastrophes, his/her transition to what we are now has taken many 1000's of years, but the political bullshit that now abounds in our present system is exactly what the present bullshit of the modern system wants ... Go figure ...
@@thatgardeninggirl2864 that would make a lot of sense, with all the western propaganda i mean!!! she paints the western vision of North Korea not the reality of it...
@@brianhooper8563 The reality is the one that she is telling us about. This is no propaganda! I know what I am talking about because I come from a former communist dictatorship. Until 1989 we had the same things in our country!
@@dan.b1989 your going to have push that nonsense on someone else, its not going to work on me. i have researched these topics way to much to be fooled.. not to say that there are no problems because every country has problem but it is nothing like what is being presented in this nonsense... most of these country's problems come from the u.s.a and their sanctions and blockades!!!
@@brianhooper8563 > freaking out over 'western propaganda' > oddly western username > no profile picture > comment history is solely about calling out western lies / calling out the exposure of the cruelty of N.K. No other opinions > claims to be a researcher whilst having not-so-impressive grammar You're ringing all the bells for a government plant, buddy. N.Korean or Chinese or paid American, whatever. Or, you might just be an ill informed person. Whoever you are I feel for you.
This is so eye opening. I feel so blessed to be living in America. Thank you for posting this informative video. My heart goes out to all the people of N Korea who are living in such a horrible situation of poverty, oppression and fear..
The poor children starving to death is shocking and my heart screams for them. I can’t imagine the pain the parents of the children feel when they look in their starving children’s eyes.
Me too. Kids shouldn’t have to work like that. Their work should be homework and minor house chores not manual labor. It’s too much. And knowing they barely have food in their little bellies and doing back-breaking work. It’s awful.
this reminds me of the life my mother had when she was a child. We live in Portugal, Europe and until 1974 we were in a dictatorship. She did manual labor for as long as she remembers but she used to work in her family's farm and could eat the food they produced. Because of this she had to leave school at the age of 12 and this was very common in portugal back in the day. We are also quite small
Yeomni, Can you talk about birth/pregnancy in North Korea? With such deplorable conditions how are children even born? Is there a high mortality rate within babies/young children? Do women give birth at home with no medical help? Are there midwives? What are the social norms when it comes to pregnant women and their husbands? What happens if you become a teen mom or get pregnant out of wedlock? These are questions that have been on my mind since watching your channel as a mother of a newborn and 2 year old.
The girl drying the corn made my grand-daughter cry - she felt sorry for her not having a pair of shoes. I have never thought that anyone that did this to his own people would be able to walk around like he does without someone ending him.
I don’t know if I should even say this...but maybe if the people could get guns and ammunition out to them somehow....JUST MAYBE...dear leader wouldn’t be walking about all fat and smug! 🙊
The problem with someone "offing" Kim is that the only person who would do that is someone who wants to take over. So often it is someone who isn't concerned for the country and its people.
I only discovered your channel yesterday. I am an Australian. Thank you so much for your enlightening videos. I PRAY for you & your Country of Nth. Korea. Keep up this very IMPORTANT work. May GOD BLESS YOU & your FAMILY! :)
for GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS only begotten SON that whoever believeth in HIM should not perish but have eternal life"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 3:16."But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 1:12. hi! JESUS loves you and died for you if you accept HIM! HE rose from the dead to show us that death cant hold HIM! repent and start living your life for HIM and when the time is right HE will get you to Heaven❤❤
Please do your due diligence and research this woman's credibility. She has already been exposed as a fraud exaggerating/fabricating her claims. Her stories have been inconsistent and contradictory over the years, raising questions as to the veracity of her claims. Anyone who is tempted to believe that this woman might be telling the truth should look up "The Strange Tale of Yeonmi Park" in The Diplomat. Park Yeonmi is a compulsive liar and a narcissist. (Google it!). She has been caught in a million lies and simply profits off her NK sob story and by virtue signaling. No better than Greta Thunburg! Short version, her story is full of holes and she has changed it multiple times (she can't even remember it consistently which is a problem with people who make things up since things that actually happened are just plain easier to remember than things you made up for profit.) Also see "Why do North Korean defector testimonies so often fall apart?" in The Guardian. The combination of cash incentives (from various political organizations as well as the government) and the media’s constant pursuit for disturbing stories encourage refugees to exaggerate for financial rewards as well as popularity which in her case, she was able to use to tour the world AND become an actress. Also look up North Korean defector Shin Dong-hyuk who wrote a bestselling book about his life in a gulag he was never actually in and admitted the fact AFTER earning vast sums of money with a memoir which he made up. Anything about the life about her family is said to be lies. Life in North Korea may be shit. Life in many countries of the world is shit. She was never a “defector”. At most she is a refugee, at least, an economic migrant. Her mother and herself lives like princesses according to testimony of people who knew her while she lived in the DPKR. She has become a Millionaire and is living the dream. Really sucks that TH-cam has made it so easy for con artists to create a channel with a fake bleeding heart story and get super rich off the caring public that falls for it. There's so much of this going on across many different subjects. QUOTE from : *Yeonmi Park: The Defector Who Fooled the World* "I’m writing this message because I care about human rights and North Korean defectors. I was initially a big supporter of Yeonmi Park until I read Mary Ann Jolley’s exposé at the Diplomat.com .Then I realized something was very wrong with Yeonmi’s story. So I began to do some research. The more I researched, the more shocked and outraged I became at the extent of her lies. Many people are still unaware of Jolley’s article or are not willing to believe that Yeonmi is misleading us. I made this document for everyone to see the truth. Ms. Park is doing serious harm to the human rights field and to North Korean defectors. After she is exposed, many people around the world are going to feel betrayed. They may not be willing to listen or care about other defectors. That would be a tragic mistake, since many other defectors are surely honest and deserve our support. The other reason I made this document was the suspicious Yeonmi Park Foundation website. Mary Ann Jolley pointed out that the website had a PayPal donate button, but there was no mention of how the money would be used. I was concerned that honest people who want to help defectors might be sending their money into the wrong hands. I was relieved when Yeonmi responded to the Diplomat.com article by taking her foundation website down. Her explanation (“it was a dummy website made by a friend that accidentally went live and couldn’t really receive donations”) is obviously very dubious. We should thank Jolley for helping to ensure that donations to defectors go through reputable charities, with oversight and clear guidelines for how the money will be used.I’m still very concerned that Yeonmi and some of the people around her have a high potential to mislead others and harm North Korean defector causes. So I’m sending this document out in the hopes that you will help spread the truth."
I don’t know much about El Salvador. Perhaps the people are poor, but you have more freedom than the people in North Korea? You can do many things in El Salvador that would be illegal in North Korea?
for GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS only begotten SON that whoever believeth in HIM should not perish but have eternal life"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 3:16."But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 1:12. hi! JESUS loves you and died for you if you accept HIM! HE rose from the dead to show us that death cant hold HIM! repent and start living your life for HIM and when the time is right HE will get you to Heaven❤
Please do your due diligence and research this woman's credibility. She has already been exposed as a fraud exaggerating/fabricating her claims. Her stories have been inconsistent and contradictory over the years, raising questions as to the veracity of her claims. Anyone who is tempted to believe that this woman might be telling the truth should look up "The Strange Tale of Yeonmi Park" in The Diplomat. Park Yeonmi is a compulsive liar and a narcissist. (Google it!). She has been caught in a million lies and simply profits off her NK sob story and by virtue signaling. No better than Greta Thunburg! Short version, her story is full of holes and she has changed it multiple times (she can't even remember it consistently which is a problem with people who make things up since things that actually happened are just plain easier to remember than things you made up for profit.) Also see "Why do North Korean defector testimonies so often fall apart?" in The Guardian. The combination of cash incentives (from various political organizations as well as the government) and the media’s constant pursuit for disturbing stories encourage refugees to exaggerate for financial rewards as well as popularity which in her case, she was able to use to tour the world AND become an actress. Also look up North Korean defector Shin Dong-hyuk who wrote a bestselling book about his life in a gulag he was never actually in and admitted the fact AFTER earning vast sums of money with a memoir which he made up. Anything about the life about her family is said to be lies. Life in North Korea may be shit. Life in many countries of the world is shit. She was never a “defector”. At most she is a refugee, at least, an economic migrant. Her mother and herself lives like princesses according to testimony of people who knew her while she lived in the DPKR. She has become a Millionaire and is living the dream. Really sucks that TH-cam has made it so easy for con artists to create a channel with a fake bleeding heart story and get super rich off the caring public that falls for it. There's so much of this going on across many different subjects. QUOTE from : *Yeonmi Park: The Defector Who Fooled the World* "I’m writing this message because I care about human rights and North Korean defectors. I was initially a big supporter of Yeonmi Park until I read Mary Ann Jolley’s exposé at the Diplomat.com .Then I realized something was very wrong with Yeonmi’s story. So I began to do some research. The more I researched, the more shocked and outraged I became at the extent of her lies. Many people are still unaware of Jolley’s article or are not willing to believe that Yeonmi is misleading us. I made this document for everyone to see the truth. Ms. Park is doing serious harm to the human rights field and to North Korean defectors. After she is exposed, many people around the world are going to feel betrayed. They may not be willing to listen or care about other defectors. That would be a tragic mistake, since many other defectors are surely honest and deserve our support. The other reason I made this document was the suspicious Yeonmi Park Foundation website. Mary Ann Jolley pointed out that the website had a PayPal donate button, but there was no mention of how the money would be used. I was concerned that honest people who want to help defectors might be sending their money into the wrong hands. I was relieved when Yeonmi responded to the Diplomat.com article by taking her foundation website down. Her explanation (“it was a dummy website made by a friend that accidentally went live and couldn’t really receive donations”) is obviously very dubious. We should thank Jolley for helping to ensure that donations to defectors go through reputable charities, with oversight and clear guidelines for how the money will be used.I’m still very concerned that Yeonmi and some of the people around her have a high potential to mislead others and harm North Korean defector causes. So I’m sending this document out in the hopes that you will help spread the truth."
*A trained 'SCAM ACTRESS'* Yeonmi has the most hilarious channel on TH-cam. The woman who runs that channel seems to use a lot of baseless slander to express her deep seated hatred. The funniest part is reading the comments & seeing how gullible & naIve people are. We also know that America loves to destabilize regions under the guise of "nation building" and "National Security bullshit". This seems to be a propaganda channel for this women who seems to try to make you believe she knows what's going on in NK. She doesn't!. She knows she can play Americans on anything labeled communism. What she is doing is manipulating young people in America, because those who control her want to go to war in NK. Do a bit of homework. And she is certainly a pawn of the South Korean Intelligence (NIS) and Right Wing American forces. She is funded by Atlas Network. She along with other famous defectors are paid handsomely to speak on atrocities and human rights violations through their heart breaking stories that the western audience is so sympathetic towards. How can you question such a cute victim of a horrible regime right? She's a trained 'activist actor' who was schooled at the Oslo Freedom Forum. Her job is to trigger emotional hatred with the usual propaganda the west uses to villainize any country that dares to say "no thank you" to handing it's resources over to the Zionist controlled City of London Bankers/Military Industrial Complex. And here it is, the propaganda's effect in full force. Got to convince the populous the enemy exists and is monstrous before war can be sanctioned. This entire story she spouts is bullshit and is providing the precedent for invasion. Do we not learn from Afghanistan, Iraq and Co? Yes never stop lying for the sake of capitalists and especially for the biggest criminal in history, United States. Lying on your own COUNTRY to make money to spend on cosmetic surgery. So keep em coming Yeonmi, you've certainly earned your 30 pieces of silver & 15 minutes of fame (& much much more) because that's all you're interested in - the $ & attention. Don’t worry the sheep on here will appalled you Take the time to look at the links below : Using Human Rights for Right-Wing Politics truthout.org/articles/using-human-rights-for-right-wing-politics/ Atlas Network, the right-wing libertarians peoplesdispatch.org/2018/08/29/atlas-network-the-right-wing-libertarians/
Yeonmi, I watch all your videos and some are heartbreaking but what touched me most was how you described birthdays. When you said only the birthday person got some white rice and the guests congratulated him and her - the generosity of those starving people who watched someone enjoy a (pitiful) meal while they had nothing. I'm ashamed to admit that I often throw out leftover food. You are a true beautiful angel, may you be 🙌 blessed.
Yeonmi, so much of what you say resonates with what my family experienced and lived through in both East and West Germany. Russia, via the CCCP/USSR sucked the life out of East German citizens. So many if the things that you say evoke memories of my family members telling me their experiences. It even sparks memories of when I went with my uncle through East Germany... and eventually through Checkpoint Charlie. I genuinely don't know how anyone can be so mentally blind as to not see the threat of Leftist, Socialist, Communist Fascism. It's truly insane! It warms my heart to know that someone as young, intelligent, personable and beautiful as you will carry the torch of the fight for freedom in our world. God bless you, Yeonmi! From the bottom of my heart, thank you!
I hope they become free too, soon, but for decades the rest of the world has turned a blind eye to North Korea or even assisted to keep that horrible regime in power. It’s as much a shame on the entire Human civilization as it is on the evil dictators within that country. Shame on modern civilization. Shame on humanism. All talk no action.
for GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS only begotten SON that whoever believeth in HIM should not perish but have eternal life"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 3:16."But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 1:12. hi! JESUS loves you and died for you if you accept HIM! HE rose from the dead to show us that death cant hold HIM! repent and start living your life for HIM and when the time is right HE will get you to Heaven❤
Thank you for sharing your experiences. My heart breaks for what you lived through and what we know a whole country is still living through right now. I hope that life will get better for north korea within my lifetime and I see that you are doing what you can to spread awareness. No one deserves to live like that without basic human necessities like food.
Yeonmi, your channel is growing everyday! Last week it was 319k and now its 326k! I am so glad that your goal of spreading awareness is slowly becoming successful! (Excuse my English please)
for GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS only begotten SON that whoever believeth in HIM should not perish but have eternal life"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 3:16."But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 1:12. hi! JESUS loves you and died for you if you accept HIM! HE rose from the dead to show us that death cant hold HIM! repent and start living your life for HIM and when the time is right HE will get you to Heaven❤
The shear breadth of how much education, language, social customs and everything else that this young woman has managed to absorb is astounding. And to be able to articulate how things are in N Korea vs Western civilization.... it's just amazing! What a journey she has been on for someone so young!
for GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS only begotten SON that whoever believeth in HIM should not perish but have eternal life"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 3:16."But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 1:12. hi! JESUS loves you and died for you if you accept HIM! HE rose from the dead to show us that death cant hold HIM! repent and start living your life for HIM and when the time is right HE will get you to Heaven❤
As an African, I can tell you that your natural skin color is beautiful. We don't need to use skin cream to lighten our skin as if to say lighter skin is more beautiful. When we change who we are it is like saying that we are not beautiful the way we are. Besides, you have to ask yourself who told "you" that that is beautiful, and that is ugly? Like you said in another video, some Korean men like women with more rounder faces, while here in the west it appears that triangular faces are liked more. Beauty is in the heart of the person whose eyes are full of love and whose eyes are watching God.
I was taught about North Korea in school. That one lesson still stuck with me my entire life, it is what caused my hatred for North Korea, and one of the few lessons I learned in school that I still vividly remember.
I feel there’s some irony when you say, “if I don’t use baby safety seat in freedom [The West] I could go to jail.” We’ve gone beyond keeping children safe and actually started criminalizing poverty. And then older people get upset when younger people say, “it’s too expensive to have children!”
Criminalizing poverty? This is an example of criminalizing being an irresponsible parent. Yes children are expensive in developed countries. That's why most people wait until they have a stable income to have children. If you can't afford a baby safety seat don't drive your baby with your car. 99% of people who can't afford that wouldn't have cars anyway, they're expensive as well
Yes I agree poverty has become criminalized. Rich people who have the means to hire a good lawyer and who have connections avoid prison ! Look at all those who are in poverty and end up in prison . Sad
There are so many of us who would not know the truth without you, so thank you Yeonmi. Even explaining the photos is so very informative. We would not know they are as old as you indicated since they look years younger by their size. Thank you for telling us and thank you for coming to the U.S..
After watching this I feel like such a spoiled brat! even as an adult I have rarely known hunger, or cold, or being uncomfortable, a lot of things that the people of North Korea experience daily. Thank you for opening my eyes to the reality of what happens and just how blessed we are as a country.
You are a courageous and brave soul. May light of protection be around you. Your story reminded me of one that I heard from a co-worker 20 years ago in Portland, Ore. I worked for a company that was worldwide and you could actually transfer to other companies. Dimitri, my co worker, was from Romania. He brought his mother to visit for a month. He said when she walked into Fred Myers, (grocery chain) she stopped and was frozen in shock. She started crying. She could not believe the fresh produce of all kinds. The meats, everything was too much for her. They had to take her outside to recover before going back in. What you said and what she went through, is a very powerful story. Yes, we are blessed here in America and yes, the majority of us work very hard for these choices. Americans should not look at other countries with less as the citizens fault. They work ten times as hard as us for no pay or little pay. When you complain because Walmart is out of your favorite scented toilet paper, you have no idea what this world is about...
Yeonmi, your hair looks lovely. Please wear it that way more often. The photos you showed and explained are heartbreaking. How blessed we are to live in a free country like America.
I agree, i feel like i sometimes forget how lucky i am to even have freedom to buy my own food or even have water at home. it's not right how north korean people are treated
You're one of the most amazing people I've ever come across on TH-cam. Every natural-born American woman I've ever met has had it easy street compared to the things you've experienced, and your mission is so noble it makes me feel like there's still hope. Keep being awesome, Yeonmi!
Deserving is a tricky thing. If a dictator would step down in exchange for living his life in luxury and protected, would he deserve the luxury in exchange of stepping down, or would you have his people pay even more to have one man suffer his due? You will notice "deserve" is a term that is used to make yourself feel better, not a function of justice or help.
for GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS only begotten SON that whoever believeth in HIM should not perish but have eternal life"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 3:16."But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 1:12. hi! JESUS loves you and died for you if you accept HIM! HE rose from the dead to show us that death cant hold HIM! repent and start living your life for HIM and when the time is right HE will get you to Heaven❤
@@userm180 well, neither God or his son has done anything to ease the suffering of the people of North Korea. He either knows about it, and doesn't care, or he isn't aware of their suffering, or he's powerless. Quit insulting these people with bible quotes. Do something productive, like spreading awareness.
It’s such a miracle that you survived and escaped. These photos speak volumes. I’ve watched your videos daily and I’m constantly shocked and horrified. I’m so sorry for what you’ve had to endure and what the North Korean people are still dealing with. I’m glad for your channel because I’ve learned SO much.
My lord! Those babies! This is beyond heartbreaking for all those men, women, and children! This is against every human right! It is honestly hard to comprehend ecpesially in the day and age we are in!
I read your book a couple of years ago and I have to say that you are such a brave, intelligent and determined woman. The inner strength you have awed me. I wish you all the best, and thank you for shedding some light on such an oppressive regime.
The picture of the guy, collecting the gras left me really heartbroken! You Yeonmi are such an inspiration, you are very brave to educate the western world to take a look to Northkorea and his suffering, starving people. It's a shame, that the high ranked politics can't do anything about this situation. The people suffered since so many years and every single refugee from NK is telling the exact same thing. How could someone close his eyes for a emergency like this? Thankfully even after brainwashing since the early childhood there are some brave people, who try to escape and raise their voice against the country to tell the truth! Please don't stop to talk about it. Sometimes, history proves it, you have to tell the same story many times again, until the right person are able to really understand it's meaning and stand up to fight the crime against humanity!!!
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Thank you Yeonmi. I doubt that anyone outside North Korea can imagine what living under such an oppressive regime is like. Thank you for bringing light to your people's plight.
I just received ur book today from Amazon and am so excited to read it. The pictures and stories are unbelievable. My heart aches for the people of NK.
I cannot believe how sweet this North Korean woman is after all the horrors she had to endure in her life. Alone with regards to this aspects Yeonmi is my hero!
Usually Asians see porcelain skin as beautiful - it also means they don’t have to work on the farms so they are better off. Some Asians go so far as to bleach their skin and some have horrible effects.
I think yes, because maybe fair skin represents or symbols wealthy people because of their status since they (maybe) don't need to work Many hours in the sun much than the people that are poor. Well, that's my theory.
I have always found North Korean people to be pretty chill. I somehow was hip to the DPRK's nuclear program and paid attention ever since years ago. May God bless them. North Koreans are awesome people I mean seriously do you have the fortitude to tolerate their indiscretions? I don't. Thank you Yeonmi for your insight!
I was able to find my way from a man that did mean things to me. Some days I still feel sadness even though I am free. Here’s a hug for the days you are still sad. 💓
Stay strong. I don't know if I can say that "time heals all wounds," but it definitely takes the edge off. My dad used to say " 'nuff time'll change a rock." Sometimes we have to just keep livin, and let time work its magic. Then, one day you notice it- how the sad days are getting further and further apart, and even when they do come, they don't hurt quite as much as they used to. Whatever you do, no matter how hard it gets, please, please, don't go back. It really does get better- I promise it does.
I really admire your activism. Your videos are so informative and spread awareness about the people themselves in North Korea. Keep up the great work ❤️
One of the things I was struck by was the skin color of the North Korean people. So much darker because of working outside so much!! I stumbled across this channel and I'm so glad I did. This is so interesting because we "westerners" have never known the truth about what we hear. Yeonmi is so brave for telling us about REAL life in North Korea. I'm afraid for her family who probably still live there.
Thank you Yeonmi for your videos! Please people, share her videos with others and buy Yeomi’s book to show her support and love. Yeonmi, what can we, average people who watch your videos and are heart sickened by the conditions we see especially with the children, what can we do? How can we make a difference for the people of North Korea?
Yeonmi, you are so amazing and heroic to bring this information to Americans who would otherwise never know. Blessings to you and your family, precious!
Indeed these pictures say more than thousands of words. Oh, those poor children and the sadness in the eyes of that woman in the last picture... I command you for sharing your story and the story of your people with the rest of the world. I wish there would come a day when such pictures are just a sad memory and the people living there are freed.
We are so blessed In America to have the freedoms to be anything we want to be> My heart is broken seeing these photos of the children of N.K. Thank you Yeonmi for sharing with us about these atrocities that your people have to go through your opening are eyes to the way of the N.K. PEOPLE!!!
Yeonmi you are a lost treasure of North Korea and a True Asset to everyone back home. With brave and proud North Koreans such as yourself spreading the truth, one day, enough pressure will come to bare to change life for all North Koreans. Stay Safe..... Stay Vigil !!! ❣️
I'm from the UK 🇬🇧 and, I can't even find the words to describe how, not only heart breaking this is but, extremely disgusting and upsetting about how the photos show, how bad things are in North Korea. 🇰🇵 The children having to work manually, children being seriously malnourished, people living in poverty, it's absolutely disgusting and makes me sick to my stomach. How the Kim Dynasty, can just sit back and watch their own people suffer is, please forgive me for my language, fucked up. Yeonmi, you are a role model and an inspiration to your people and the world. I thank you for revealing the photos that, reveal the truth about, how bad things are in North Korea. Continue to fight for freedom of North Korea and North Koreans.
Yeonmi, I hope you have a long and healty life in a free and safe country and your family prosper. I hurt for your people. .No one should have to live like they have to do.
Thank you so much for sharing all of this! I've learned so much from you and seriously commend the adversity you had to overcome to get here. I wish more Americans would listen to you and realize this isn't the hell the media makes people think it is! Keep speaking out and may you always be protected.
same reason nazi germany would get away with it if the UN allready existed. theres nothing in it for the elite. nazi germany only was created, annd attacked to have the UN and later NWO. they want whole world to resemble NK.
China, cause China doesn't want it to end. They're the ones propping up the corrupt Kim regime. China has a vested interest in keeping North Korea around.
@@ramonantoniodejuanbennett6239 The Chinese could stop it tomorrow if they wanted to - it's a pity they don't annex NK like they did Tibet. It might not be an ideal solution, but it'd be better than the current situation.
@@justingovak3632 Maybe - Germany's mistake was to invade neighbouring countries. If they'd stuck to their own borders they may have continued to exist for decades, and that is why NK exists, they've stayed within their borders. ..... The moment that they "try anything", such as lobbing an armed missile at another country, the game will likely be over for NK, and I believe that the NK military leaders _know_ that, even if Kim Jong-un is deluding himself otherwise.
New subscriber here 🙋♀️😁 Thank you so very much for sharing these sad real life photos with your viewers 😊. It really shocks me seeing these pictures and hearing your stories about NK, as much as it shocked you seeing the opposite, like the choices in all stores and the very different culture in SK and America. We do have "dirt poor" people here in America that have no money, no job, no electricity. But here there are churches that will help you out and each state has government (called Social Services) that will help you -- you just have to ask. Also, since 1865 😲 The Salvation Army has been on a mission to feed and help people of every religion or race. They have offices world wide and just about every county in the US. I'm so very glad that you are one of us now.
Sadly they don't, especially if they don't have any lost family members stuck in NK... As selfish as it may sound, they're less reluctant to get rid of the border in fear that their economy will worsen if they have to compete for the workforce with North Koreans. Personally, I can understand both sides. SK's low birth rate is due to the high cost of raising a child. But if I was a Korean citizen, I would still be for taking down the wall and getting rid of Kim Jong Un
Please do your due diligence and research this woman's credibility. She has already been exposed as a fraud exaggerating/fabricating her claims. Her stories have been inconsistent and contradictory over the years, raising questions as to the veracity of her claims. Anyone who is tempted to believe that this woman might be telling the truth should look up "The Strange Tale of Yeonmi Park" in The Diplomat. Park Yeonmi is a compulsive liar and a narcissist. (Google it!). She has been caught in a million lies and simply profits off her NK sob story and by virtue signaling. No better than Greta Thunburg! Short version, her story is full of holes and she has changed it multiple times (she can't even remember it consistently which is a problem with people who make things up since things that actually happened are just plain easier to remember than things you made up for profit.) Also see "Why do North Korean defector testimonies so often fall apart?" in The Guardian. The combination of cash incentives (from various political organizations as well as the government) and the media’s constant pursuit for disturbing stories encourage refugees to exaggerate for financial rewards as well as popularity which in her case, she was able to use to tour the world AND become an actress. Also look up North Korean defector Shin Dong-hyuk who wrote a bestselling book about his life in a gulag he was never actually in and admitted the fact AFTER earning vast sums of money with a memoir which he made up. Anything about the life about her family is said to be lies. Life in North Korea may be shit. Life in many countries of the world is shit. She was never a “defector”. At most she is a refugee, at least, an economic migrant. Her mother and herself lives like princesses according to testimony of people who knew her while she lived in the DPKR. She has become a Millionaire and is living the dream. Really sucks that TH-cam has made it so easy for con artists to create a channel with a fake bleeding heart story and get super rich off the caring public that falls for it. There's so much of this going on across many different subjects. QUOTE from : *Yeonmi Park: The Defector Who Fooled the World* "I’m writing this message because I care about human rights and North Korean defectors. I was initially a big supporter of Yeonmi Park until I read Mary Ann Jolley’s exposé at the Diplomat.com .Then I realized something was very wrong with Yeonmi’s story. So I began to do some research. The more I researched, the more shocked and outraged I became at the extent of her lies. Many people are still unaware of Jolley’s article or are not willing to believe that Yeonmi is misleading us. I made this document for everyone to see the truth. Ms. Park is doing serious harm to the human rights field and to North Korean defectors. After she is exposed, many people around the world are going to feel betrayed. They may not be willing to listen or care about other defectors. That would be a tragic mistake, since many other defectors are surely honest and deserve our support. The other reason I made this document was the suspicious Yeonmi Park Foundation website. Mary Ann Jolley pointed out that the website had a PayPal donate button, but there was no mention of how the money would be used. I was concerned that honest people who want to help defectors might be sending their money into the wrong hands. I was relieved when Yeonmi responded to the Diplomat.com article by taking her foundation website down. Her explanation (“it was a dummy website made by a friend that accidentally went live and couldn’t really receive donations”) is obviously very dubious. We should thank Jolley for helping to ensure that donations to defectors go through reputable charities, with oversight and clear guidelines for how the money will be used.I’m still very concerned that Yeonmi and some of the people around her have a high potential to mislead others and harm North Korean defector causes. So I’m sending this document out in the hopes that you will help spread the truth."
No one should ever have to live this way. My heart breaks for the North Korean people. I really wish that things would get better for them. You are so lucky to have survived what you've been through and I hope that more people can successfully escape North Korea.
North Korea is actually a huge concentration camp, poor people, I really feel very sorry for them
Who hear about this
Who do about this?
Me too!
First thing look around you then feel for another country
@@albertmontalvo4954 I feel for all people in need, it doesn't matter where I am from
And you don;'t think the treasonous, fascist Republican Psycho Don and his treasonous fascist party would, and will be, be any better? The treasonous, fascist Republican have turned the US into mentaslly and morally dying country for political power!
Yeonmi, the first time I ever saw you was when you stood before world leaders as a little girl. You told your story and shook the whole Earth. Though I have been a well trained US Army soldier, Police Officer and Fire Fighter, you had me crying like a baby. Like many people, we really had no idea how bad things are in North Korea. Today, I see you as a lovely young woman with an incredible life ahead of you. You could have chosen to disappear into America. You could have remained hidden, always looking over your shoulder and living in the fear that one day North Korean agents would find you and take you back, but you didn't. You have stood strong and proud as a voice for North Korea. You have exposed the truth to the entire world and at 55 years old I have to hold back the tears just to make it through one of your videos. You are the bravest and most amazing person I think I have ever seen with my own two eyes. Keep doing exactally what you are doing because you are more effective than all of the political leaders put together from every nation. You may think of yourself as small and petite and even useless at times but you are so much more than that. You are a Giant. Your words melt the strongest hearts. People from all over the world are listening to you and your words have the power to change foreign policies on a global scale. I'm getting old and it blesses my heart to see such wisdom found in a generation that seems so self entitled. You are so much more because you are fighting for a cause that is pure and right. As you can imagine, older people gain wisdom over time but you wear it like a robe of light. I have my list of hero's in life; people who I look up to, but did you know that you are at the top of the list? Today, I'm an American English teacher, living and working in North Vietnam for two reasons. I love Asian culture and I love giving them a skill that can change their lives forever. You are a North Korean living in America but I will end with this. Don't let North Korea set the narrative. You are not a defector. You are more than an activist. You are the hope and future of North Korea and a world leader. You are the change that is coming. God bless you!
This is that little girl? Wow! I’m so glad she is still speaking out!
Free Man 😭😭😭😭😢😢😢💯💯 so well said
You're not the only one.
I know exactly how you feel I was a paratrooper. I also have menny heroes but you are top's. God Bless the people of North Korea .
Watch her interview with Jordan Peterson. It was amazing. I can't say enough about it.
You're a hero exposing what NK is trying to hide from the world
His stomach represents the starved there - so he is eating on behalf over everyone else, which means that no one is starving. That is how these dictators think!
What she is exposing to the world is not new information. You just have not looked before.
@@Joesmith-fu4ps but by sharing it is giving more visibility to the case instead of staying silent
@@PotterSpurn1 That's so upsetting :(
If she makes this video in Pjöngjang, shure, she is a hero. Doing it in ACitySomewhereInTheUs, she is a, whatever... keep it a litlle smaler...
100+ years of malnutrition and starvation makes small people. Morphology shows all species miniturize to reduce calorie needs, when isolated populations live in areas with finite resources.
Can you explain Holland for us. Went from some of the shortest to the tallest in 100 years.
@@Teewriter selective breeding with each other
@@Teewriter i mean personally i have a theory that it might be becaus of how far below sea level we actually are.. that plus good nutrition means that we can grow much larger
@@LevskiBADBOY not particularly.. though it is partly genetics overall there are also many people who are only half dutch who grow to be extremely tall even people who have short parents often grow much taller than their parents here.. my brother is an example of this.. now my mother is a quarter indonesian. my youngest brother who is 14 now will grow to be about 2 metres tall.. his dad is only 1'80 metres tall (different dad btw.. my dad is a lot shorter being 1'67 metres tall) . and our mum is 1'75 metres tall there are also many people with migration backgrounds who now are having their kids grow a lot taller than they are.. most likely due to the fact that the nutrition here is very different from where they came from originally.. so it's defenitely not just genetics
@@litchtheshinigami8936 cope
Those photos of the babies made me cry. It is so awful that in 2020 there are children starving to death. This is horrific.
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Workers paradise.
@@GriuGriu64 the internet
@@GriuGriu64 maybe you work for the North Korean leader...we believe her story sorry chump...she's not the only one with this narrative
According to FAO there is no starvation in the DPRK, only malnutrition and this is due to the sanctions (the greatest on a single country in history)
You remind me of my daughter Lyllia, she is Korean and we adopted her from Ukraine. Her birth name was Kim Lyllia Yovonovich. The orphanage where she was was also very impoverished. We adopted her and a boy who was Ukrainian together because he had become her protector in the orphanage and she stayed close to him so they were like siblings. They are now 23 and he will be 24 soon and they get on each other’s nerves but they are very protective of each other.
Because food was so scarce in the orphanage they didn’t always have food to eat, as a result they still have behaviors resulting from that experience. After meals the boy, Coliya, would always check to see if there was any food left for the next meal. Lyllia would pile so much on her plate and if she ate it all she would pile it up again and barely touch it, it was a little frustrating to throw away so much food but it was worth it if it gave her comfort in knowing that she would not go hungry.
Thank you so much for adopting those children from an orphanage, God bless you for your righteous acts and your giving hearts!
I enjoyed reading this thanks for sharing
for GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS only begotten SON that whoever believeth in HIM should not perish but have eternal life"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 3:16."But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 1:12. hi! JESUS loves you and died for you if you accept HIM! HE rose from the dead to show us that death cant hold HIM! repent and start living your life for HIM and when the time is right HE will get you to Heaven❤
God bless you for what you did 👌
When taking a photo of everyday life is forbidden, there is something being hidden and it can't possibly be good.
This!
USA: hey guys today I’m going to blog my daily life!! :P
North Korea: take 1 picture, your dead ☠️
You don’t say!
Exactly! Great comment👍
Exactly
Thanks for this Yeonmi. This brings back memories for me. I was invited there years ago & was mainly in Pyongyang, but also traveled around the country a little (with government minders) I remember being taken down south to the DMZ and also meeting up with NK soldiers. I remember being surprised on the way to look up to hills down there to see bunkers with sandbags & maned with soldiers, as if the Korean war had just finished and they were on standby still, but I also remember being on the NK side and seeing the Americans & SK soldiers looking at me with binoculars. But what you showed in this video is true, I was surprised at how big the SK soldiers were, compared to the NK officers with me. Thanks again. Gregg (from Australia)
Its heart breaking to see children living this way - When the only thing stopping them from having a better life is a line on a map and a tyrant.
And a multiple failed -ism: socialism/communism utopia.
Those photos are amazing Yeonmi. And your stories are phenomenal. You are so beautiful and brave. I may be taller than you, but I sure look up to you.
Thank you for your kind words, James ❤️
Well said James. You speak for a lot of us.
for GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS only begotten SON that whoever believeth in HIM should not perish but have eternal life"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 3:16."But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 1:12. hi! JESUS loves you and died for you if you accept HIM! HE rose from the dead to show us that death cant hold HIM! repent and start living your life for HIM and when the time is right HE will get you to Heaven❤❤
@@YeonmiParkOfficial Watching this I'm reminded of some of the stories from my mom, from her experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto. I wonder how you manage your nightmares - Mom had nightmares well into her 90's. She passed almost 98, a few years ago.
@@userm180 your "god" allows this...so realize that there is no god and wake up to the REAL world.
Good timing, I was literally just writing your name in my university presentation. I want to inform my classmates about what's going on in NK
@Yeonmi Isthebest Yeah but Echo of Truth is NK propaganda
if they don't know what's going on by now they just don't care
There's actually someone called "F** Yeonmi"? Seriously? I suppose that account is a North Korean bot. I can't see the comment, but the name and the response say enough.
@@solar0wind strange, I'm pretty sure it wasn't called that when I first saw the comment yesterday. It might even have been iloveyeonmi or something like that. I don't remember it very well, just that it looked like a fan that wrote some nonsense
@@Kat-V Hmm okay that's odd🤔 So maybe not a bot but just a plain old troll. Or a bot that hides as a troll😂
I'm concerned for her safety because of the way she's leaking North Korean black secrets.
The sad part is her biggest threat isn't from North K but some random nut case who's never even been to north Korean.
If i may ask how would anyone from North Korean get to her? Even if north Korean paid someone to leave and get her and promise them top 10% elite status upon returning home I highly doubt they would even get close to finding this girl and kidnapping/harming her in anyway
@@denigong9708 she’s not the first person to expose north korea like this you’d be surprised how easily they just snatch up people who have escaped and spoke out against them but i think that would mostly be if she were to go somewhere close to the boarder like some people made the mistake of doing, especially if they make themselves a known resident of seoul
@@denigong9708 i heard one story of a woman who escaped and married a man in sk and they both went to the nk/chinese boarder and she was captured, sent to a camp and eventually executed, all this despite being an sk resident and citizen
Yes, Yeonmi Park is living in Koreatown, Chicago. Using Google reverse pics, its easy to find out where she lives. And then, simply call the apartment building and ask for Yeonmi Park. And get her room number🤣
@@denigong9708 The highest profile assasination done by North Korea was Kim Jong Un own brother. You didnt heard about the assasination?
But of course it is about Un being terrified of abother legitamate heir. So yes it can be done and had already been done. Whether this lady gets killed or kidnapped soley rest on the whims and temper of Kim Jonh Un and whether he feels it is worth it to do something to her.
Well likely the whole world have already know how shitty north korea is, so anyone can blab their mouth. The main thing is when North Korean realize how shitty they are living compare to outside. That is when shit gets real.
Pray for her safety because she’s putting her life in grave danger.
I have a hunch she laughing all the way to the bank
@@Joesmith-fu4ps laughing?
If she is making a good life for herself now that’s good
That’s the American dream
She’s been through enough
She is outside now. She is showing pics of grasshopper saleswomen and salesmen. I feel sorry for them. Maybe now they're not alive.
I don't like your tone, it feels as if you're giving her an ultimatum disguised as a compliment
@@cersaia1792 OK, I not here to please you. Like you, I have an opinion, and I'm posting it.
Don't worry about being a model what you are doing is far more important and makes you far more beautiful than any model could ever be.
Plus she is probably too intelligent and independent, to work in that world..
If you have seen some of the documentaries, about how abuse and cruelty is ripe within the fashion industry.
You might be adored by many, but it usually comes with a high cost
@@mortenfrosthansen84 Please don't say models are lack intelligence or independence, that's inaccurate, biased and cruel. Its not always a great industry to work in (like acting, full of people looking to take advantage) but the models are usually lovely people, plus very independent & brave (if you're a runway model, starting at 14-16, you might have to go to London, Paris and Milan by yourself). Most people have some unwarranted contempt for models, its not like your adored, people are jealous and turn to hate...
@@skullsaintdead
"Being validated when I didn’t deserve it meant I got incorrect feedback. People agreed with my ideas and opinions, including the bad ones. People agreed with me and validated things I said and did because they wanted me to like them. Not because I deserved it."
Quote from a fashion model
@@mortenfrosthansen84 So how does she/he lack intelligence or independence? How does one persons quote represent models? Sounds like a young person was taken advantage of, but that doesn't make them stupid, it just means they lack experience, which is not a fault of their own.
@@skullsaintdead
She is talking about being a model, makes her stupid.. since she has lost track, of what actually is correct. This particular model, makes examples.. making a suggestion, and another person makes a wiser one, but her's is taken.
Saying something stupid or wrong, and no one corrects her.
So yeah actually getting dumber
When I was young I worked as a cashier. There was a nice man from Cuba that used to go through my line. He told me the first time he went to a mall the first time, he was so overwhelmed he went outside and threw up.
My dad escaped Cuba in 1980 and he eventually went to Colorado Springs and he was so overwhelmed by the scenery... he thought it was so beautiful and he tasted peanut butter for the first time. He was 24 and underweight. He ate so much of it by the spoonful that he eventually got sick of it
@@darkprince56 when i was little, my entire family went through soda in cans like air lol. i have memories of us all crushing the cans in the backyard to take to get recycled. for years i always just thought it was just cause of how unhealthy our family used to eat and drink. a few months ago my dad, who came to America from Mexico, told me that when he first got here, his mind was blown by the concept of coca cola in cans because all they had in Mexico in his town at the time was glass bottles. so eventually cans were all he would drink out of. he doesn't drink out of them anymore, he barely even drinks soda. but it's weird looking back on those memories and knowing it was all because my dad just thought that soda cans were so cool that it was all he'd drink when he got here.
@ is that a fact? I only hear one side talking about putting our own citizens in camps. It's not republicans although I hold no lie for those spineless bastards either. Dems will put citizens in camps, Repub establishment will watch.
@@latifahgordeeva6198 WTF?!? I haven't heard anyone talking about putting citizens in camps. That's some serious troll nonsense right there.
@@tinabean713 you didn't hear Robert Reich(what's in a name?) , AOC and others talk about reeducation camps?
I never knew how bad life was in North Korea. I feel sorry for all the people that live there under that cowards rule. I'm thankful you got out of there and are now able to share your story with the world. Keep it up.
You're already a model Yeonmi... a role model ❤️
And she's actually pretty enough to be a fashion model.Thank God she chooses to aspire to something greater!!!
@@annastrong6892 I agree on both counts.
@a tavarez she's a married woman with a child
@a tavarez dude, calm down
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Unacceptable in this day and age that humans are treated like this by their leaders.
Yes terrorist cartels mobs, shouldn't dirty bomb each other's beliefs over dissatisfaction of narratives. Agreed 😒
@@iaincochrane8741 this will be the usa under the green new deal
Yet in our country people are attempting to implement communism. I can’t fathom why they think it will work differently here than it has everywhere else. I’m praying these people aren’t successful. I’m from the United States 🇺🇸 of America. Home of the free. For now.
@Ann Hanover But how far back do you want to go? Do you want to go back to the last catastrophe, or the one before that, or the one before that? The human race is a survivor of many catastrophes, his/her transition to what we are now has taken many 1000's of years, but the political bullshit that now abounds in our present system is exactly what the present bullshit of the modern system wants ... Go figure ...
Get use to the idea......the western world is heading down the same path
I didn't know you have a child. That is so awesome. I'm so glad your child has such a caring mother like you.
Yes she is married to a us soldier I believe also
@@thatgardeninggirl2864 that would make a lot of sense, with all the western propaganda i mean!!! she paints the western vision of North Korea not the reality of it...
@@brianhooper8563 The reality is the one that she is telling us about. This is no propaganda! I know what I am talking about because I come from a former communist dictatorship. Until 1989 we had the same things in our country!
@@dan.b1989 your going to have push that nonsense on someone else, its not going to work on me. i have researched these topics way to much to be fooled.. not to say that there are no problems because every country has problem but it is nothing like what is being presented in this nonsense... most of these country's problems come from the u.s.a and their sanctions and blockades!!!
@@brianhooper8563
> freaking out over 'western propaganda'
> oddly western username
> no profile picture
> comment history is solely about calling out western lies / calling out the exposure of the cruelty of N.K. No other opinions
> claims to be a researcher whilst having not-so-impressive grammar
You're ringing
all the bells for a government plant, buddy. N.Korean or Chinese or paid American, whatever. Or, you might just be an ill informed person. Whoever you are I feel for you.
This is so eye opening. I feel so blessed to be living in America. Thank you for posting this informative video. My heart goes out to all the people of N Korea who are living in such a horrible situation of poverty, oppression and fear..
I too feel relieved for living in America, Mexico
The democrats ideal America
I am so glad that you got away from that awful country. You are a brave woman! God bless you!
The poor children starving to death is shocking and my heart screams for them.
I can’t imagine the pain the parents of the children feel when they look in their starving children’s eyes.
Kim don't care.
Thanks to usa sanctions this country is facing food insecurity maybe if you really cared you would protest the imperialist us government
I am speechless watching this video especially when I see the pictures of those very young children. It breaks my heart.
The photos of children rip my heart out. Yeonmi really is a miracle.
What’s even worse is that a lot of those “young” children were teenagers but they were soo malnourished they didn’t grow 😢
Me too. Kids shouldn’t have to work like that. Their work should be homework and minor house chores not manual labor. It’s too much. And knowing they barely have food in their little bellies and doing back-breaking work. It’s awful.
This is where socialism leads. Very sad to see!
That is true! 😢😔
this reminds me of the life my mother had when she was a child. We live in Portugal, Europe and until 1974 we were in a dictatorship. She did manual labor for as long as she remembers but she used to work in her family's farm and could eat the food they produced. Because of this she had to leave school at the age of 12 and this was very common in portugal back in the day. We are also quite small
You are such a beautiful soul, I'm so glad you're here.
Yeomni, Can you talk about birth/pregnancy in North Korea? With such deplorable conditions how are children even born? Is there a high mortality rate within babies/young children? Do women give birth at home with no medical help? Are there midwives? What are the social norms when it comes to pregnant women and their husbands? What happens if you become a teen mom or get pregnant out of wedlock? These are questions that have been on my mind since watching your channel as a mother of a newborn and 2 year old.
*are there
@@theurbanshaman6285 thanks lol
@@theurbanshaman6285 you egg
@@theurbanshaman6285 shut up*
Too bad North Korea has no oil. US army would be there in no time for "humanitarian relief".
The girl drying the corn made my grand-daughter cry - she felt sorry for her not having a pair of shoes. I have never thought that anyone that did this to his own people would be able to walk around like he does without someone ending him.
Not intending to sound like a jerk.. but you have a grandchild, and have never heard of this hell on earth?
Bless her heart❤
I don’t know if I should even say this...but maybe if the people could get guns and ammunition out to them somehow....JUST MAYBE...dear leader wouldn’t be walking about all fat and smug! 🙊
The problem with someone "offing" Kim is that the only person who would do that is someone who wants to take over. So often it is someone who isn't concerned for the country and its people.
He would only be replaced by more of the same I'm afraid.
I only discovered your channel yesterday. I am an Australian. Thank you so much for your enlightening videos. I PRAY for you & your Country of Nth. Korea. Keep up this very IMPORTANT work. May GOD BLESS YOU & your FAMILY! :)
Thank you for being a voice, but most importantly for being yourself. ❤
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The north Korean dictator will burn in hell.
How did u escape north Korea..
for GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS only begotten SON that whoever believeth in HIM should not perish but have eternal life"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 3:16."But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 1:12. hi! JESUS loves you and died for you if you accept HIM! HE rose from the dead to show us that death cant hold HIM! repent and start living your life for HIM and when the time is right HE will get you to Heaven❤❤
Please do your due diligence and research this woman's credibility. She has already been exposed as a fraud exaggerating/fabricating her claims. Her stories have been inconsistent and contradictory over the years, raising questions as to the veracity of her claims.
Anyone who is tempted to believe that this woman might be telling the truth should look up "The Strange Tale of Yeonmi Park" in The Diplomat. Park Yeonmi is a compulsive liar and a narcissist. (Google it!). She has been caught in a million lies and simply profits off her NK sob story and by virtue signaling. No better than Greta Thunburg!
Short version, her story is full of holes and she has changed it multiple times (she can't even remember it consistently which is a problem with people who make things up since things that actually happened are just plain easier to remember than things you made up for profit.) Also see "Why do North Korean defector testimonies so often fall apart?" in The Guardian.
The combination of cash incentives (from various political organizations as well as the government) and the media’s constant pursuit for disturbing stories encourage refugees to exaggerate for financial rewards as well as popularity which in her case, she was able to use to tour the world AND become an actress. Also look up North Korean defector Shin Dong-hyuk who wrote a bestselling book about his life in a gulag he was never actually in and admitted the fact AFTER earning vast sums of money with a memoir which he made up.
Anything about the life about her family is said to be lies. Life in North Korea may be shit. Life in many countries of the world is shit. She was never a “defector”. At most she is a refugee, at least, an economic migrant. Her mother and herself lives like princesses according to testimony of people who knew her while she lived in the DPKR. She has become a Millionaire and is living the dream.
Really sucks that TH-cam has made it so easy for con artists to create a channel with a fake bleeding heart story and get super rich off the caring public that falls for it. There's so much of this going on across many different subjects.
QUOTE from : *Yeonmi Park: The Defector Who Fooled the World*
"I’m writing this message because I care about human rights and North Korean defectors. I was initially a big supporter of Yeonmi Park until I read Mary Ann Jolley’s exposé at the Diplomat.com .Then I realized something was very wrong with Yeonmi’s story. So I began to do some research. The more I researched, the more shocked and outraged I became at the extent of her lies. Many people are still unaware of Jolley’s article or are not willing to believe that Yeonmi is misleading us. I made this document for everyone to see the truth. Ms. Park is doing serious harm to the human rights field and to North Korean defectors. After she is exposed, many people around the world are going to feel betrayed. They may not be willing to listen or care about other defectors. That would be a tragic mistake, since many other defectors are surely honest and deserve our support.
The other reason I made this document was the suspicious Yeonmi Park Foundation website. Mary Ann Jolley pointed out that the website had a PayPal donate button, but there was no mention of how the money would be used. I was concerned that honest people who want to help defectors might be sending their money into the wrong hands. I was relieved when Yeonmi responded to the Diplomat.com article by taking her foundation website down. Her explanation (“it was a dummy website made by a friend that accidentally went live and couldn’t really receive donations”) is obviously very dubious. We should thank Jolley for helping to ensure that donations to defectors go through reputable charities, with oversight and clear guidelines for how the money will be used.I’m still very concerned that Yeonmi and some of the people around her have a high potential to mislead others and harm North Korean defector causes. So I’m sending this document out in the hopes that you will help spread the truth."
you are so brave. loads of love from El Salvador. My country is this poor but at least we don't hide it and people can aspire for a better future.
I don’t know much about El Salvador.
Perhaps the people are poor, but you have more freedom than the people in North Korea? You can do many things in El Salvador that would be illegal in North Korea?
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I love how your subscribers are growing cause it means the word is spreading about the living hell of North Korea
for GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS only begotten SON that whoever believeth in HIM should not perish but have eternal life"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 3:16."But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 1:12. hi! JESUS loves you and died for you if you accept HIM! HE rose from the dead to show us that death cant hold HIM! repent and start living your life for HIM and when the time is right HE will get you to Heaven❤
@@userm180 SHUT UP
@n o r a is that a problem is it affecting you
Please do your due diligence and research this woman's credibility. She has already been exposed as a fraud exaggerating/fabricating her claims. Her stories have been inconsistent and contradictory over the years, raising questions as to the veracity of her claims.
Anyone who is tempted to believe that this woman might be telling the truth should look up "The Strange Tale of Yeonmi Park" in The Diplomat. Park Yeonmi is a compulsive liar and a narcissist. (Google it!). She has been caught in a million lies and simply profits off her NK sob story and by virtue signaling. No better than Greta Thunburg!
Short version, her story is full of holes and she has changed it multiple times (she can't even remember it consistently which is a problem with people who make things up since things that actually happened are just plain easier to remember than things you made up for profit.) Also see "Why do North Korean defector testimonies so often fall apart?" in The Guardian.
The combination of cash incentives (from various political organizations as well as the government) and the media’s constant pursuit for disturbing stories encourage refugees to exaggerate for financial rewards as well as popularity which in her case, she was able to use to tour the world AND become an actress. Also look up North Korean defector Shin Dong-hyuk who wrote a bestselling book about his life in a gulag he was never actually in and admitted the fact AFTER earning vast sums of money with a memoir which he made up.
Anything about the life about her family is said to be lies. Life in North Korea may be shit. Life in many countries of the world is shit. She was never a “defector”. At most she is a refugee, at least, an economic migrant. Her mother and herself lives like princesses according to testimony of people who knew her while she lived in the DPKR. She has become a Millionaire and is living the dream.
Really sucks that TH-cam has made it so easy for con artists to create a channel with a fake bleeding heart story and get super rich off the caring public that falls for it. There's so much of this going on across many different subjects.
QUOTE from : *Yeonmi Park: The Defector Who Fooled the World*
"I’m writing this message because I care about human rights and North Korean defectors. I was initially a big supporter of Yeonmi Park until I read Mary Ann Jolley’s exposé at the Diplomat.com .Then I realized something was very wrong with Yeonmi’s story. So I began to do some research. The more I researched, the more shocked and outraged I became at the extent of her lies. Many people are still unaware of Jolley’s article or are not willing to believe that Yeonmi is misleading us. I made this document for everyone to see the truth. Ms. Park is doing serious harm to the human rights field and to North Korean defectors. After she is exposed, many people around the world are going to feel betrayed. They may not be willing to listen or care about other defectors. That would be a tragic mistake, since many other defectors are surely honest and deserve our support.
The other reason I made this document was the suspicious Yeonmi Park Foundation website. Mary Ann Jolley pointed out that the website had a PayPal donate button, but there was no mention of how the money would be used. I was concerned that honest people who want to help defectors might be sending their money into the wrong hands. I was relieved when Yeonmi responded to the Diplomat.com article by taking her foundation website down. Her explanation (“it was a dummy website made by a friend that accidentally went live and couldn’t really receive donations”) is obviously very dubious. We should thank Jolley for helping to ensure that donations to defectors go through reputable charities, with oversight and clear guidelines for how the money will be used.I’m still very concerned that Yeonmi and some of the people around her have a high potential to mislead others and harm North Korean defector causes. So I’m sending this document out in the hopes that you will help spread the truth."
*A trained 'SCAM ACTRESS'*
Yeonmi has the most hilarious channel on TH-cam. The woman who runs that channel seems to use a lot of baseless slander to express her deep seated hatred. The funniest part is reading the comments & seeing how gullible & naIve people are.
We also know that America loves to destabilize regions under the guise of "nation building" and "National Security bullshit". This seems to be a propaganda channel for this women who seems to try to make you believe she knows what's going on in NK. She doesn't!. She knows she can play Americans on anything labeled communism. What she is doing is manipulating young people in America, because those who control her want to go to war in NK.
Do a bit of homework. And she is certainly a pawn of the South Korean Intelligence (NIS) and Right Wing American forces. She is funded by Atlas Network. She along with other famous defectors are paid handsomely to speak on atrocities and human rights violations through their heart breaking stories that the western audience is so sympathetic towards. How can you question such a cute victim of a horrible regime right?
She's a trained 'activist actor' who was schooled at the Oslo Freedom Forum. Her job is to trigger emotional hatred with the usual propaganda the west uses to villainize any country that dares to say "no thank you" to handing it's resources over to the Zionist controlled City of London Bankers/Military Industrial Complex.
And here it is, the propaganda's effect in full force. Got to convince the populous the enemy exists and is monstrous before war can be sanctioned. This entire story she spouts is bullshit and is providing the precedent for invasion. Do we not learn from Afghanistan, Iraq and Co?
Yes never stop lying for the sake of capitalists and especially for the biggest criminal in history, United States. Lying on your own COUNTRY to make money to spend on cosmetic surgery.
So keep em coming Yeonmi, you've certainly earned your 30 pieces of silver & 15 minutes of fame (& much much more) because that's all you're interested in - the $ & attention. Don’t worry the sheep on here will appalled you
Take the time to look at the links below :
Using Human Rights for Right-Wing Politics
truthout.org/articles/using-human-rights-for-right-wing-politics/
Atlas Network, the right-wing libertarians
peoplesdispatch.org/2018/08/29/atlas-network-the-right-wing-libertarians/
Yeonmi, I watch all your videos and some are heartbreaking but what touched me most was how you described birthdays. When you said only the birthday person got some white rice and the guests congratulated him and her - the generosity of those starving people who watched someone enjoy a (pitiful) meal while they had nothing. I'm ashamed to admit that I often throw out leftover food. You are a true beautiful angel, may you be 🙌 blessed.
Yeonmi, so much of what you say resonates with what my family experienced and lived through in both East and West Germany. Russia, via the CCCP/USSR sucked the life out of East German citizens. So many if the things that you say evoke memories of my family members telling me their experiences. It even sparks memories of when I went with my uncle through East Germany... and eventually through Checkpoint Charlie.
I genuinely don't know how anyone can be so mentally blind as to not see the threat of Leftist, Socialist, Communist Fascism. It's truly insane!
It warms my heart to know that someone as young, intelligent, personable and beautiful as you will carry the torch of the fight for freedom in our world.
God bless you, Yeonmi! From the bottom of my heart, thank you!
I continue to be amazed at the resilience and ingenuity of the North Korean people. I hope that in my lifetime I can see them be free.
I hope they become free too, soon, but for decades the rest of the world has turned a blind eye to North Korea or even assisted to keep that horrible regime in power. It’s as much a shame on the entire Human civilization as it is on the evil dictators within that country. Shame on modern civilization. Shame on humanism. All talk no action.
for GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS only begotten SON that whoever believeth in HIM should not perish but have eternal life"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 3:16."But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 1:12. hi! JESUS loves you and died for you if you accept HIM! HE rose from the dead to show us that death cant hold HIM! repent and start living your life for HIM and when the time is right HE will get you to Heaven❤
You won't..They have to want it themselves..
Even set free is only the beginning. They will need help, lots of it. Im pretty sure if fatty “disapeared” some1 els is happenly take his place.
If they would not be so brain-washed they would have resurrected already.
The pictures of the children broke my heart, no child in this world should ever have to live in those awful conditions.
Thank you for sharing your experiences. My heart breaks for what you lived through and what we know a whole country is still living through right now. I hope that life will get better for north korea within my lifetime and I see that you are doing what you can to spread awareness. No one deserves to live like that without basic human necessities like food.
You're the voice to the voiceless, what you're doing is amazing :)
Yeonmi, your channel is growing everyday! Last week it was 319k and now its 326k!
I am so glad that your goal of spreading awareness is slowly becoming successful!
(Excuse my English please)
your English was perfect!
@@pinklotus2443 is it? Tysm♡
Thank you for your support ❤️
@@YeonmiParkOfficial love and support from India♡
She is heading for TH-cam Goldplay
So crazy how those little children are working!! And those babies, having no sense of how to keep your baby safe is so mind blowing to me!!
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Nothing new, been going on since 1953. Where is the U.N. now? They/we fought a War once but today NK is just ignored. Crimes Against Humanity-The U.N.
for GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS only begotten SON that whoever believeth in HIM should not perish but have eternal life"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 3:16."But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 1:12. hi! JESUS loves you and died for you if you accept HIM! HE rose from the dead to show us that death cant hold HIM! repent and start living your life for HIM and when the time is right HE will get you to Heaven❤
@@userm180 thank you!
The shear breadth of how much education, language, social customs and everything else that this young woman has managed to absorb is astounding. And to be able to articulate how things are in N Korea vs Western civilization.... it's just amazing! What a journey she has been on for someone so young!
Wow. Another glimpse into a part of the world no one should ever have to live in. God bless you, Yeonmi.
for GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS only begotten SON that whoever believeth in HIM should not perish but have eternal life"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 3:16."But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 1:12. hi! JESUS loves you and died for you if you accept HIM! HE rose from the dead to show us that death cant hold HIM! repent and start living your life for HIM and when the time is right HE will get you to Heaven❤
As an African, I can tell you that your natural skin color is beautiful. We don't need to use skin cream to lighten our skin as if to say lighter skin is more beautiful. When we change who we are it is like saying that we are not beautiful the way we are. Besides, you have to ask yourself who told "you" that that is beautiful, and that is ugly? Like you said in another video, some Korean men like women with more rounder faces, while here in the west it appears that triangular faces are liked more. Beauty is in the heart of the person whose eyes are full of love and whose eyes are watching God.
I got my mom your book for Christmas. She says children should be taught about NK at school. Keep up the great work!
Oh, no! They want to teach (indoctrinate) children from kindergarten up with Critical Race Theory, not with the truth about Marxist countries.
It isn't taught because of the warning signs can be seen in North Korea fore telling the direction this country is heading. All power to the elite.
I was taught about North Korea in school. That one lesson still stuck with me my entire life, it is what caused my hatred for North Korea, and one of the few lessons I learned in school that I still vividly remember.
I’m glad I found your channel. Your so inspiring. I’m so happy for you that you were able to get out of North Korea!
I feel there’s some irony when you say, “if I don’t use baby safety seat in freedom [The West] I could go to jail.”
We’ve gone beyond keeping children safe and actually started criminalizing poverty. And then older people get upset when younger people say, “it’s too expensive to have children!”
Criminalizing poverty? This is an example of criminalizing being an irresponsible parent. Yes children are expensive in developed countries. That's why most people wait until they have a stable income to have children. If you can't afford a baby safety seat don't drive your baby with your car. 99% of people who can't afford that wouldn't have cars anyway, they're expensive as well
Yes I agree poverty has become criminalized. Rich people who have the means to hire a good lawyer and who have connections avoid prison ! Look at all those who are in poverty and end up in prison . Sad
I cry when you mention your father he must of loved you and your family so much to take such risks to feed you.
Well... he would get drunk and beat her mother. But you’re right, it doesn’t mean he didn’t love his family when he was sober.
There are so many of us who would not know the truth without you, so thank you Yeonmi. Even explaining the photos is so very informative. We would not know they are as old as you indicated since they look years younger by their size. Thank you for telling us and thank you for coming to the U.S..
I love how you always say "we" "us"
You still fell a part of them.
Love you❤💋
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I noticed that as well. I’m sure she misses her people
After watching this I feel like such a spoiled brat! even as an adult I have rarely known hunger, or cold, or being uncomfortable, a lot of things that the people of North Korea experience daily. Thank you for opening my eyes to the reality of what happens and just how blessed we are as a country.
@yanceytarver5101.
That is dictatorial countries.
I’m at a loss for words. It’s truly so heartbreaking what happens in NK. I hope one day they can be liberated
You are a courageous and brave soul. May light of protection be around you. Your story reminded me of one that I heard from a co-worker 20 years ago in Portland, Ore. I worked for a company that was worldwide and you could actually transfer to other companies. Dimitri, my co worker, was from Romania. He brought his mother to visit for a month. He said when she walked into Fred Myers, (grocery chain) she stopped and was frozen in shock. She started crying. She could not believe the fresh produce of all kinds. The meats, everything was too much for her. They had to take her outside to recover before going back in. What you said and what she went through, is a very powerful story. Yes, we are blessed here in America and yes, the majority of us work very hard for these choices. Americans should not look at other countries with less as the citizens fault. They work ten times as hard as us for no pay or little pay. When you complain because Walmart is out of your favorite scented toilet paper, you have no idea what this world is about...
Yeonmi, your hair looks lovely. Please wear it that way more often. The photos you showed and explained are heartbreaking. How blessed we are to live in a free country like America.
I agree, i feel like i sometimes forget how lucky i am to even have freedom to buy my own food or even have water at home. it's not right how north korean people are treated
You're one of the most amazing people I've ever come across on TH-cam. Every natural-born American woman I've ever met has had it easy street compared to the things you've experienced, and your mission is so noble it makes me feel like there's still hope. Keep being awesome, Yeonmi!
Notice she isn't covered in tattoos, piercings and died green or pink hair either?
any leader, who treats his people like in N. Korea - don't deserve to live and even his death shouldn't be peacuful
Deserving is a tricky thing.
If a dictator would step down in exchange for living his life in luxury and protected, would he deserve the luxury in exchange of stepping down, or would you have his people pay even more to have one man suffer his due?
You will notice "deserve" is a term that is used to make yourself feel better, not a function of justice or help.
killing Kim Jong-Un in a cruel way will not make all these thing unhappen.
Everyone has such painful expressions in those pictures, it's so heartbreaking. Nobody should be living like that, the world is so unfair.
Can you do a video of a “day in the life” of like a rural NK vs urban NK vs officials in NK?
for GOD so loved the world that HE gave HIS only begotten SON that whoever believeth in HIM should not perish but have eternal life"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 3:16."But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"-the Gospel of JESUS written by john 1:12. hi! JESUS loves you and died for you if you accept HIM! HE rose from the dead to show us that death cant hold HIM! repent and start living your life for HIM and when the time is right HE will get you to Heaven❤
@@userm180 well, neither God or his son has done anything to ease the suffering of the people of North Korea. He either knows about it, and doesn't care, or he isn't aware of their suffering, or he's powerless. Quit insulting these people with bible quotes. Do something productive, like spreading awareness.
@@buttkid3548 GOD cares, but people don't want HIS help. HE helps those who want HIS help
@@buttkid3548 💯
Thank you for spreading your experience and knowledge about your birthplace that a lot of people wouldn’t even know if not for your videos!
It’s such a miracle that you survived and escaped. These photos speak volumes. I’ve watched your videos daily and I’m constantly shocked and horrified. I’m so sorry for what you’ve had to endure and what the North Korean people are still dealing with. I’m glad for your channel because I’ve learned SO much.
I just love the way you present the issues❤❤❤❤
Your channel is addictive and I love you! You’re a representation of America that I could never be.
Just ordered your book! I’m so fascinated by your story! I’m so happy you were able to successfully defect and I can’t wait to read your experience!
My lord! Those babies! This is beyond heartbreaking for all those men, women, and children! This is against every human right! It is honestly hard to comprehend ecpesially in the day and age we are in!
Most of this is caused by a lack of resources
Why don’t you ask your own government to lift sanctions that only hurt the poor people
The photos of the babies and children are heartbreaking all North Korean people are in my prayers God bless you all.
I read your book a couple of years ago and I have to say that you are such a brave, intelligent and determined woman. The inner strength you have awed me. I wish you all the best, and thank you for shedding some light on such an oppressive regime.
The picture of the guy, collecting the gras left me really heartbroken! You Yeonmi are such an inspiration, you are very brave to educate the western world to take a look to Northkorea and his suffering, starving people. It's a shame, that the high ranked politics can't do anything about this situation. The people suffered since so many years and every single refugee from NK is telling the exact same thing. How could someone close his eyes for a emergency like this? Thankfully even after brainwashing since the early childhood there are some brave people, who try to escape and raise their voice against the country to tell the truth! Please don't stop to talk about it. Sometimes, history proves it, you have to tell the same story many times again, until the right person are able to really understand it's meaning and stand up to fight the crime against humanity!!!
Just heartbreaking to see those children in such a state.
I have no words... 😢
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Thank you Yeonmi. I doubt that anyone outside North Korea can imagine what living under such an oppressive regime is like. Thank you for bringing light to your people's plight.
I just received ur book today from Amazon and am so excited to read it. The pictures and stories are unbelievable. My heart aches for the people of NK.
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I cannot believe how sweet this North Korean woman is after all the horrors she had to endure in her life. Alone with regards to this aspects Yeonmi is my hero!
Question: Are fair skinned women seen as highly beautiful in NK? Like it would mean her family was rich enough to not have her working.
Usually Asians see porcelain skin as beautiful - it also means they don’t have to work on the farms so they are better off. Some Asians go so far as to bleach their skin and some have horrible effects.
I wonder the same thing! It's def possible that their appearance and outfits will give away their status as well.
I think yes, because maybe fair skin represents or symbols wealthy people because of their status since they (maybe) don't need to work Many hours in the sun much than the people that are poor. Well, that's my theory.
I have always found North Korean people to be pretty chill. I somehow was hip to the DPRK's nuclear program and paid attention ever since years ago. May God bless them.
North Koreans are awesome people I mean seriously do you have the fortitude to tolerate their indiscretions? I don't.
Thank you Yeonmi for your insight!
I think they don't care as much as other countries
I was able to find my way from a man that did mean things to me. Some days I still feel sadness even though I am free. Here’s a hug for the days you are still sad. 💓
Stay strong. I don't know if I can say that "time heals all wounds," but it definitely takes the edge off. My dad used to say " 'nuff time'll change a rock." Sometimes we have to just keep livin, and let time work its magic. Then, one day you notice it- how the sad days are getting further and further apart, and even when they do come, they don't hurt quite as much as they used to. Whatever you do, no matter how hard it gets, please, please, don't go back. It really does get better- I promise it does.
Looks like THE DEAR LEADER isnt missing out on any crumbs..
Should we not be referencing the leader's actions, rather than his girth???!
Nicely done. Very sad but a real eye-opener. Best of luck to you and thank you.
Without people like Yeonmi we would not know how bad things are
for the people of N. Korea. Change will come and let's hope soon.
I really admire your activism. Your videos are so informative and spread awareness about the people themselves in North Korea. Keep up the great work ❤️
I watch your videos every night . Thank you for educating the world 💖💖
Be proud that you are getting this message out right always wins eventually
One of the things I was struck by was the skin color of the North Korean people. So much darker because of working outside so much!! I stumbled across this channel and I'm so glad I did. This is so interesting because we "westerners" have never known the truth about what we hear. Yeonmi is so brave for telling us about REAL life in North Korea. I'm afraid for her family who probably still live there.
Yeonmi has said in multiple videos that her dad died while she was still in North Korea, it was just her and her mother and they both have escaped.
What's wrong with working outside and getting tanned?
Thank you Yeonmi for your videos! Please people, share her videos with others and buy Yeomi’s book to show her support and love.
Yeonmi, what can we, average people who watch your videos and are heart sickened by the conditions we see especially with the children, what can we do? How can we make a difference for the people of North Korea?
Yeonmi, you are so amazing and heroic to bring this information to Americans who would otherwise never know. Blessings to you and your family, precious!
Indeed these pictures say more than thousands of words. Oh, those poor children and the sadness in the eyes of that woman in the last picture...
I command you for sharing your story and the story of your people with the rest of the world. I wish there would come a day when such pictures are just a sad memory and the people living there are freed.
We are so blessed In America to have the freedoms to be anything we want to be> My heart is broken seeing these photos of the children of N.K. Thank you Yeonmi for sharing with us about these atrocities that your people have to go through your opening are eyes to the way of the N.K. PEOPLE!!!
I could listen to your stories all day. You’re amazing Yeonmi! Thank you for being the voice for your people.
How the Spectre of Communism is RULING the world
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Yeonmi you are a lost treasure of North Korea and a True Asset to everyone back home.
With brave and proud North Koreans such as yourself spreading the truth, one day, enough pressure will come to bare to change life for all North Koreans.
Stay Safe..... Stay Vigil !!! ❣️
What an enlightening video ! Bravo to you for showing it to the world!
I'm from the UK 🇬🇧 and, I can't even find the words to describe how, not only heart breaking this is but, extremely disgusting and upsetting about how the photos show, how bad things are in North Korea. 🇰🇵 The children having to work manually, children being seriously malnourished, people living in poverty, it's absolutely disgusting and makes me sick to my stomach. How the Kim Dynasty, can just sit back and watch their own people suffer is, please forgive me for my language, fucked up. Yeonmi, you are a role model and an inspiration to your people and the world. I thank you for revealing the photos that, reveal the truth about, how bad things are in North Korea. Continue to fight for freedom of North Korea and North Koreans.
Compelling stories. I’m inspired by your courage and modesty. Keep sharing 😍
I'm Dutch, was in Minsk, Belarus once.
Saw those oppressed faces, actually made me cry after a few days.
Yeonmi, I hope you have a long and healty life in a free and safe country and your family prosper. I hurt for your people. .No one should have to live like they have to do.
Keep it up! Your making a difference.
Thanks
Thank you!
It is a horror!
Inhuman having children enslaved like that.
Thank you so much for sharing all of this! I've learned so much from you and seriously commend the adversity you had to overcome to get here. I wish more Americans would listen to you and realize this isn't the hell the media makes people think it is! Keep speaking out and may you always be protected.
It makes you realize how much we take for granted when you see how little others have 😞
Awww those poor kids. Broke my heart to see that. 😔
How the hell are they getting away with this 😡
same reason nazi germany would get away with it if the UN allready existed. theres nothing in it for the elite. nazi germany only was created, annd attacked to have the UN and later NWO. they want whole world to resemble NK.
China, cause China doesn't want it to end. They're the ones propping up the corrupt Kim regime. China has a vested interest in keeping North Korea around.
@@ramonantoniodejuanbennett6239 The Chinese could stop it tomorrow if they wanted to - it's a pity they don't annex NK like they did Tibet. It might not be an ideal solution, but it'd be better than the current situation.
@@justingovak3632 Maybe - Germany's mistake was to invade neighbouring countries. If they'd stuck to their own borders they may have continued to exist for decades, and that is why NK exists, they've stayed within their borders. ..... The moment that they "try anything", such as lobbing an armed missile at another country, the game will likely be over for NK, and I believe that the NK military leaders _know_ that, even if Kim Jong-un is deluding himself otherwise.
@@pulaski1 yep, it would
I didn’t know you were a mom until this video. ♥️
She allready showed her baby son in another video. Yes she is a mama.
New subscriber here 🙋♀️😁
Thank you so very much for sharing these sad real life photos with your viewers 😊.
It really shocks me seeing these pictures and hearing your stories about NK, as much as it shocked you seeing the opposite, like the choices in all stores and the very different culture in SK and America. We do have "dirt poor" people here in America that have no money, no job, no electricity. But here there are churches that will help you out and each state has government (called Social Services) that will help you -- you just have to ask. Also, since 1865 😲 The Salvation Army has been on a mission to feed and help people of every religion or race. They have offices world wide and just about every county in the US.
I'm so very glad that you are one of us now.
All I can say is Welcome to Freedom.
Welcome to freedom as some try to tear it down.
What surprise me is how most South Koreans I know aren’t interested in what is going on crossing the bother.
Sadly they don't, especially if they don't have any lost family members stuck in NK... As selfish as it may sound, they're less reluctant to get rid of the border in fear that their economy will worsen if they have to compete for the workforce with North Koreans.
Personally, I can understand both sides. SK's low birth rate is due to the high cost of raising a child. But if I was a Korean citizen, I would still be for taking down the wall and getting rid of Kim Jong Un
That's is being very very selfish. They were all ONE, at one time.
The modern day east and west Germany
They can't do anything...you really don't know how it works. If USA can't help them...nobody can.
Please do your due diligence and research this woman's credibility. She has already been exposed as a fraud exaggerating/fabricating her claims. Her stories have been inconsistent and contradictory over the years, raising questions as to the veracity of her claims.
Anyone who is tempted to believe that this woman might be telling the truth should look up "The Strange Tale of Yeonmi Park" in The Diplomat. Park Yeonmi is a compulsive liar and a narcissist. (Google it!). She has been caught in a million lies and simply profits off her NK sob story and by virtue signaling. No better than Greta Thunburg!
Short version, her story is full of holes and she has changed it multiple times (she can't even remember it consistently which is a problem with people who make things up since things that actually happened are just plain easier to remember than things you made up for profit.) Also see "Why do North Korean defector testimonies so often fall apart?" in The Guardian.
The combination of cash incentives (from various political organizations as well as the government) and the media’s constant pursuit for disturbing stories encourage refugees to exaggerate for financial rewards as well as popularity which in her case, she was able to use to tour the world AND become an actress. Also look up North Korean defector Shin Dong-hyuk who wrote a bestselling book about his life in a gulag he was never actually in and admitted the fact AFTER earning vast sums of money with a memoir which he made up.
Anything about the life about her family is said to be lies. Life in North Korea may be shit. Life in many countries of the world is shit. She was never a “defector”. At most she is a refugee, at least, an economic migrant. Her mother and herself lives like princesses according to testimony of people who knew her while she lived in the DPKR. She has become a Millionaire and is living the dream.
Really sucks that TH-cam has made it so easy for con artists to create a channel with a fake bleeding heart story and get super rich off the caring public that falls for it. There's so much of this going on across many different subjects.
QUOTE from : *Yeonmi Park: The Defector Who Fooled the World*
"I’m writing this message because I care about human rights and North Korean defectors. I was initially a big supporter of Yeonmi Park until I read Mary Ann Jolley’s exposé at the Diplomat.com .Then I realized something was very wrong with Yeonmi’s story. So I began to do some research. The more I researched, the more shocked and outraged I became at the extent of her lies. Many people are still unaware of Jolley’s article or are not willing to believe that Yeonmi is misleading us. I made this document for everyone to see the truth. Ms. Park is doing serious harm to the human rights field and to North Korean defectors. After she is exposed, many people around the world are going to feel betrayed. They may not be willing to listen or care about other defectors. That would be a tragic mistake, since many other defectors are surely honest and deserve our support.
The other reason I made this document was the suspicious Yeonmi Park Foundation website. Mary Ann Jolley pointed out that the website had a PayPal donate button, but there was no mention of how the money would be used. I was concerned that honest people who want to help defectors might be sending their money into the wrong hands. I was relieved when Yeonmi responded to the Diplomat.com article by taking her foundation website down. Her explanation (“it was a dummy website made by a friend that accidentally went live and couldn’t really receive donations”) is obviously very dubious. We should thank Jolley for helping to ensure that donations to defectors go through reputable charities, with oversight and clear guidelines for how the money will be used.I’m still very concerned that Yeonmi and some of the people around her have a high potential to mislead others and harm North Korean defector causes. So I’m sending this document out in the hopes that you will help spread the truth."
No one should ever have to live this way. My heart breaks for the North Korean people. I really wish that things would get better for them. You are so lucky to have survived what you've been through and I hope that more people can successfully escape North Korea.
I grew up in Hungary and Finland but the selection of products in the US stores also shocked me.