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About Lee Hyeon-seo
North Korean defector and activist
Lee Hyeon-seo is a North Korean defector and activist based in Seoul, South Korea. She is best known for her book, The Girl with Seven Names. She escaped North Korea and later helped guide her family out of the country through China and Laos. Her public work centers on defection, survival, and the difficult choices faced by people leaving North Korea.
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- “I don't hate the Chinese. We're brothers, and we share a border. I just hate the government, politicians, pol…”Lee Hyeon-seo
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