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Korean defector fights for her dreams - 24 Nov 2008

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Since the division of North and South Korea more than five decades ago, many North Koreans have risked their lives to cross the border and defect to the South for a better life.

Al Jazeera's David Hawkins met one such family who have literally been fighting for a new life in Seoul.

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  • she better go back to North Korea and PUNCH KIM JONG ILL OUT FROM THIS WORLD!

  • This story is very near and dear to me. My father and his family as well as my korean part ancestors were from a region in North Korea. My father and his family were able to make it to the south okay, but had to restart everything. My father soon came to the USA and sent for his family. He often spoke of those times.

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  • No wonder they think DPRK defectors are socially awkward, she's a Korean who likes HIP HOP!!! WTF was Kim Jong Il spiking her rations with?!?!

  • LOL she beat a Chinese girl to get the title, go Korea XD

  • @jwh30385 try to visit Cuba from USA, you moron.

  • Oh, what a beautiful story. I cry tears of joy for this fighter.

  • @jwh30385 Yeah I know that.

  • @asian897 There are no "South Korean defectors", South Koreans are allowed to leave South Korea as they please. It's called freedom of movement.

  • @jwh30385 They're not South Korean defectors, they're North Korean.

  • @yamani907

    Looks like US is still much more liberal and understanding towards the emigrating people of North Korea than the myopic and biased South Korea that discriminates against them - who are also Koreans. Shame on South Korea.

  • @jwh30385 Well in the case of trying to defect from NK, concider yourself dead before you even think of crossing that border. The restrictions and penalties that apply are severe, which affects your whole family and sometimes even results in executions. It is just about impossible without substancial bribes for guards to even just look the other way. Not quite as easy as calling it "migrating".

  • she's so pretty!

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