EP 6: Jihyun Park - Escaping North Korea.. Twice The SuperPower Podcast with Gian Power
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Jihyun Park's story is one of determination and courage. Jihyun was born in North Korea in 1968 and later escaped there not once but twice.
Growing up under one of the world's longest-running dictatorships, she’s seen events in her life that would break most of us. From witnessing public executions, being a victim of human trafficking and later being imprisoned. Jihyun's resilience kept her going across her 10 year journey of escaping North Korea to making it to the UK in 2008.
Jihyun continues to raise awareness of the plight of North Korean women and the criminal injustice against humanity. Jihyun's story is one that needs to be shared with the world. Join Gian Power as he interviews Jihyun Park to hear her remarkable story.
In this episode, Gian and Jihyun discuss:
⚡ Growing up in North Korea in the 70s and 80s
⚡ The devastating impact of the famine in the 90s
⚡ Overcoming adversity to escape twice
⚡ The reality of human and sex trafficking
⚡ Rebuilding your life after trauma
⚡ What it truly means to find happiness
Sources mentioned in the episode:
⚡ The Hard Road Out: One Woman’s Escape From North Korea by Jihyun Park & Seh-lynn Chai
Follow Gian:
Instagram: @gianpower
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gianpower/
Follow Jihyun:
Twitter: @JihyunPark7
Instagram: @jipark7
LinkedIn: @jihyunpark
Filmed at the luxury Pan Pacific London - https://shorturl.at/hmIW8 / @panpacificlondon
Music provided by http://spoti.fi/NCS
Produced by ID2 Media
Jihyun Park's story is one of determination and courage. Jihyun was born in North Korea in 1968 and later escaped there not once but twice.
Growing up under one of the world's longest-running dictatorships, she’s seen events in her life that would break most of us. From witnessing public executions, being a victim of human trafficking and later being imprisoned. Jihyun's resilience kept her going across her 10 year journey of escaping North Korea to making it to the UK in 2008.
Jihyun continues to raise awareness of the plight of North Korean women and the criminal injustice against humanity. Jihyun's story is one that needs to be shared with the world. Join Gian Power as he interviews Jihyun Park to hear her remarkable story.
In this episode, Gian and Jihyun discuss:
⚡ Growing up in North Korea in the 70s and 80s
⚡ The devastating impact of the famine in the 90s
⚡ Overcoming adversity to escape twice
⚡ The reality of human and sex trafficking
⚡ Rebuilding your life after trauma
⚡ What it truly means to find happiness
Sources mentioned in the episode:
⚡ The Hard Road Out: One Woman’s Escape From North Korea by Jihyun Park & Seh-lynn Chai
Follow Gian:
Instagram: @gianpower
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gianpower/
Follow Jihyun:
Twitter: @JihyunPark7
Instagram: @jipark7
LinkedIn: @jihyunpark
Filmed at the luxury Pan Pacific London - https://shorturl.at/hmIW8 / @panpacificlondon
Music provided by http://spoti.fi/NCS
Produced by ID2 Media
1 hr 21 min