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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.36,0:00:01.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was little,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.71,0:00:05.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought my country was the best on the planet,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.07,0:00:08.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I grew up singing a song called "Nothing To Envy."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.44,0:00:11.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was very proud.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.08,0:00:12.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In school, we spent a lot of time
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.87,0:00:14.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,studying the history of Kim Il-Sung,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.63,0:00:18.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we never learned much about the outside world,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.57,0:00:23.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,except that America, South Korea, Japan are the enemies.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.52,0:00:26.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although I often wondered about the outside world,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.74,0:00:30.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought I would spend my entire life in North Korea,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.88,0:00:34.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until everything suddenly changed.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.59,0:00:39.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was seven years old, I saw my first public execution,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.35,0:00:42.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I thought my life in North Korea was normal.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.60,0:00:44.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My family was not poor,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.72,0:00:48.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and myself, I had never experienced hunger.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.25,0:00:52.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But one day, in 1995, my mom brought home a letter
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.75,0:00:54.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from a coworker's sister.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.82,0:00:59.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It read, "When you read this, all five family members
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.95,0:01:02.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will not exist in this world,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.69,0:01:06.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we haven't eaten for the past two weeks.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.84,0:01:09.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are lying on the floor together,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.31,0:01:18.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and our bodies are so weak we are ready to die."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.02,0:01:21.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was so shocked.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.33,0:01:23.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was the first time I heard
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.48,0:01:27.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that people in my country were suffering.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.71,0:01:31.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Soon after, when I was walking past a train station,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.02,0:01:32.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw something terrible
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.41,0:01:36.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I can't erase from my memory.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.23,0:01:39.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lifeless woman was lying on the ground,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.40,0:01:42.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while an emaciated child in her arms
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.59,0:01:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just stared helpessly at his mother's face.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.00,0:01:51.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But nobody helped them, because they were so focused
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.24,0:01:55.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on taking care of themselves and their families.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.86,0:01:59.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A huge famine hit North Korea in the mid-1990s.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.98,0:02:02.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ultimately, more than a million North Koreans
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.72,0:02:06.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,died during the famine, and many only survived
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.03,0:02:11.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by eating grass, bugs and tree bark.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.68,0:02:14.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Power outages also became more and more frequent,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.97,0:02:19.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so everything around me was completely dark at night
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.32,0:02:21.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,except for the sea of lights in China,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.88,0:02:24.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just across the river from my home.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.36,0:02:29.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I always wondered why they had lights but we didn't.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.68,0:02:34.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a satellite picture showing North Korea at night
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.02,0:02:37.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,compared to neighbors.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.44,0:02:39.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the Amrok River,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.38,0:02:41.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which serves as a part of the border
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.75,0:02:44.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between North Korea and China.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.43,0:02:46.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you can see, the river can be very narrow
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.90,0:02:52.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at certain points, allowing North Koreans to secretly cross.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.89,0:02:54.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But many die.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.52,0:03:01.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes, I saw dead bodies floating down the river.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.98,0:03:06.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't reveal many details [about] how I left North Korea,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.92,0:03:11.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I only can say that during the ugly years of the famine
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.19,0:03:16.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was sent to China to live with distant relatives.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.49,0:03:18.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I only thought
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.19,0:03:22.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I would be separated from my family for a short time.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.48,0:03:24.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could have never imagined
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.17,0:03:28.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it would take 14 years to live together.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.66,0:03:33.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In China, it was hard living as a young girl without my family.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.09,0:03:36.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had no idea what life was going to be like
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.43,0:03:38.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a North Korean refugee,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.27,0:03:41.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I soon learned it's not only extremely difficult,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.80,0:03:44.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's also very dangerous,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.45,0:03:49.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since North Korean refugees are considered in China
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.34,0:03:52.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as illegal migrants.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.18,0:03:54.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I was living in constant fear
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.45,0:03:56.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that my identity could be revealed,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.100,0:04:00.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I would be repatriated to a horrible fate
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.13,0:04:02.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back in North Korea.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.89,0:04:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day, my worst nightmare came true,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.60,0:04:08.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I was caught by the Chinese police
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.44,0:04:12.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and brought to the police station for interrogation.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.44,0:04:15.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Someone had accused me of being North Korean,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.88,0:04:19.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they tested my Chinese language abilities
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.56,0:04:22.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and asked me tons of questions.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.88,0:04:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was so scared,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.16,0:04:28.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought my heart was going to explode.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.16,0:04:31.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If anything seemed unnatural, I could be imprisoned
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.66,0:04:33.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and repatriated.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.85,0:04:36.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought my life was over,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.29,0:04:39.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I managed to control all the emotions inside me
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.53,0:04:41.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and answer the questions.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.49,0:04:43.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After they finished questioning me,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.66,0:04:45.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one official said to another,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.79,0:04:47.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"This was a false report.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.86,0:04:49.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She's not North Korean."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.80,0:04:54.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they let me go. It was a miracle.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.02,0:04:56.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some North Koreans in China seek asylum
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.89,0:04:59.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in foreign embassies,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.21,0:05:02.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but many can be caught by the Chinese police
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.53,0:05:03.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and repatriated.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.99,0:05:06.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These girls were so lucky.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.17,0:05:07.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even though they were caught,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.78,0:05:09.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they were eventually released
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.14,0:05:12.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after heavy international pressure.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.48,0:05:15.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These North Koreans were not so lucky.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.82,0:05:19.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every year, countless North Koreans are caught in China
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.74,0:05:22.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and repatriated to North Korea,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.45,0:05:25.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where they can be tortured, imprisoned
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.99,0:05:28.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or publicly executed.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.78,0:05:31.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even though I was really fortunate to get out,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.88,0:05:34.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many other North Koreans have not been so lucky.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.94,0:05:38.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's tragic that North Koreans have to hide their identities
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.74,0:05:42.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and struggle so hard just to survive.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.93,0:05:45.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even after learning a new language and getting a job,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.97,0:05:49.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their whole world can be turned upside down in an instant.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.85,0:05:53.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why, after 10 years of hiding my identity,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.59,0:05:57.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I decided to risk going to South Korea,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.87,0:06:00.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I started a new life yet again.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.95,0:06:04.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Settling down in South Korea was a lot more challenging
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.09,0:06:06.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than I had expected.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.15,0:06:09.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,English was so important in South Korea,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.58,0:06:12.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I had to start learning my third language.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.86,0:06:16.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also, I realized there was a wide gap
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.04,0:06:18.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between North and South.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.02,0:06:20.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are all Korean, but inside,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.20,0:06:22.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have become very different
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.04,0:06:25.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,due to 67 years of division.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.63,0:06:29.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I even went through an identity crisis.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.67,0:06:32.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Am I South Korean or North Korean?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.91,0:06:35.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where am I from? Who am I?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.87,0:06:37.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Suddenly, there was no country
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.90,0:06:43.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could proudly call my own.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.32,0:06:47.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even though adjusting to life in South Korea was not easy,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.31,0:06:48.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I made a plan.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.48,0:06:51.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started studying for the university entrance exam.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.94,0:06:55.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just as I was starting to get used to my new life,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.95,0:06:58.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I received a shocking phone call.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.49,0:06:59.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The North Korean authorities
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.91,0:07:02.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,intercepted some money that I sent to my family,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.63,0:07:05.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, as a punishment, my family was going
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.36,0:07:07.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be forcibly removed
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.70,0:07:11.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a desolate location in the countryside.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.16,0:07:13.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They had to get out quickly,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.88,0:07:17.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I started planning how to help them escape.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.45,0:07:20.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,North Koreans have to travel incredible distances
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.93,0:07:23.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the path to freedom.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.56,0:07:26.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's almost impossible to cross the border
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.38,0:07:29.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between North Korea and South Korea,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.24,0:07:32.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so, ironically, I took a flight back to China
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.71,0:07:36.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I headed toward the North Korean border.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.33,0:07:39.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since my family couldn't speak Chinese,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.19,0:07:41.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to guide them,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.41,0:07:45.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,somehow, through more than 2,000 miles in China
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.21,0:07:48.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then into Southeast Asia.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.47,0:07:51.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The journey by bus took one week,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.02,0:07:54.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we were almost caught several times.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.03,0:07:56.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One time, our bus was stopped
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.67,0:08:01.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and boarded by a Chinese police officer.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.13,0:08:03.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He took everyone's I.D. cards,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.23,0:08:05.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he started asking them questions.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.87,0:08:09.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since my family couldn't understand Chinese,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.46,0:08:13.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought my family was going to be arrested.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.60,0:08:16.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the Chinese officer approached my family,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.58,0:08:19.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I impulsively stood up, and I told him
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.09,0:08:21.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that these are deaf and dumb people
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.75,0:08:23.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I was chaperoning.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.96,0:08:26.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He looked at me suspiciously,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.13,0:08:30.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but luckily he believed me.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.02,0:08:33.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We made it all the way to the border of Laos,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.13,0:08:37.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I had to spend almost all my money
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.75,0:08:40.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to bribe the border guards in Laos.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.50,0:08:43.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But even after we got past the border,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.35,0:08:46.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my family was arrested and jailed
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.26,0:08:48.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for illegal border crossing.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.76,0:08:50.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After I paid the fine and bribe,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.98,0:08:54.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my family was released in one month,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.57,0:08:58.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but soon after, my family was arrested and jailed again
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.39,0:09:00.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the capital of Laos.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.82,0:09:05.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was one of the lowest points in my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.39,0:09:10.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I did everything to get my family to freedom,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.78,0:09:13.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we came so close,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.16,0:09:15.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but my family was thrown in jail
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.45,0:09:18.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just a short distance from the South Korean embassy.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.100,0:09:22.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I went back and forth between the immigration office
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.02,0:09:23.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the police station,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.75,0:09:26.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,desperately trying to get my family out,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.78,0:09:28.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I didn't have enough money
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.23,0:09:30.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to pay a bribe or fine anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.86,0:09:32.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I lost all hope.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.66,0:09:36.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At that moment, I heard one man's voice ask me,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.36,0:09:37.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What's wrong?"
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.85,0:09:39.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was so surprised
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.44,0:09:43.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that a total stranger cared enough to ask.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.38,0:09:45.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my broken English, and with a dictionary,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.93,0:09:49.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I explained the situation, and without hesitating,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.88,0:09:51.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the man went to the ATM
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.94,0:09:54.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he paid the rest of the money for my family
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.93,0:09:58.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and two other North Koreans to get out of jail.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.100,0:10:02.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thanked him with all my heart, and I asked him,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.40,0:10:04.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Why are you helping me?"
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.78,0:10:07.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I'm not helping you," he said.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.07,0:10:10.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I'm helping the North Korean people."
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.32,0:10:14.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realized that this was a symbolic moment in my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.82,0:10:18.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The kind stranger symbolized new hope for me
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.41,0:10:21.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the North Korean people when we needed it most,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.81,0:10:25.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he showed me the kindness of strangers
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.06,0:10:27.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the support of the international community
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.67,0:10:32.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are truly the rays of hope we North Korean people need.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.89,0:10:35.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eventually, after our long journey,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.37,0:10:38.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my family and I were reunited in South Korea,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.77,0:10:42.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but getting to freedom is only half the battle.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.22,0:10:45.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many North Koreans are separated from their families,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.85,0:10:48.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when they arrive in a new country,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.66,0:10:52.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they start with little or no money.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.30,0:10:55.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we can benefit from the international community
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.33,0:10:58.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for education, English language training,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.34,0:11:00.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,job training, and more.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.70,0:11:02.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can also act as a bridge
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.81,0:11:04.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between the people inside North Korea
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.94,0:11:06.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the outside world,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.92,0:11:09.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because many of us stay in contact
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.64,0:11:12.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with family members still inside,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.41,0:11:14.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we send information and money
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.59,0:11:19.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is helping to change North Korea from inside.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.16,0:11:22.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been so lucky, received so much help
Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.20,0:11:24.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and inspiration in my life,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.40,0:11:27.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I want to help give aspiring North Koreans
Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.75,0:11:30.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a chance to prosper
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.52,0:11:33.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with international support.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.56,0:11:36.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm confident that you will see more and more
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.05,0:11:38.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,North Koreans succeeding all over the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.80,0:11:41.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including the TED stage.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.16,0:11:43.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.78,0:11:53.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)