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North korean girl biography
Lee Hyon-seo
Lee Hyeon-seo (Korean: 이현서, born January 1980)[1] is a North Korean defector and activist. She is known for her book, The Girl with Seven Names. Lee lives in Seoul, South Korea.[2] She is a student.
She escaped North Korea and later helped her family escape through China and Laos.[3]
Early life in North Korea
[change | change source]Lee Hyeon-seo grew up in Hyesan, North Korea, believing her country was the best and feeling proud, even though she saw a public execution at age seven.
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Despite her family's relative comfort, the North Korean famine caused widespread suffering and death.[4]
Escape
[change | change source]China
[change | change source]In 1997, Lee crossed the frozen Yalu River with the help of a friendly border guard.
She only meant to stay for a little while and then go back. But things got complicated, and she had to live with her relatives in China as an illegal immigrant. Lee bought the identity of