Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
A Discussion with Joseph Kim
UNDER THE SAME SKY:
From Starvation in North Korea to Salvation in America
Please join us for a presentation and roundtable discussion featuring Joseph Kim, author of a new book titled Under the Same Sky: From Starvation in North Korea to Salvation in America. He will share his story of escape from the brutal North Korean regime and his current advocacy efforts on behalf of those still in his homeland.
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
10:00am – 11:30am
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
1300 19th St. NW, Suite 750
Washington D.C. 20036
Light refreshments provided
RSVP at http://bit.ly/JKimSameSky or to Dan Aum ( [email protected])
Program
Opening remarks: Hannah Song, President and CEO, Liberty in North Korea
Keynote remarks: Joseph Kim, Author, Under the Same Sky: From Starvation in North Korea to Salvation in America
Moderator: Daniel Aum, Donald Wilson Fellow, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Joseph Kim was orphaned during the great famine of the 1990s in North Korea, which killed more than a million people, including his father. His mother and sister fled to China in search of food and work despite the risk of being jailed, sold into slavery, or shot on sight; he never saw them again. In 2006, Joseph escaped to China, ultimately finding his way to one of the modern-day “underground railroads,” where a network of activists guided him to refuge in the United States.
Today, while attending college in New York City, he remains a leading voice calling for change to the wide-scale suffering in North Korea. He has worked closely with Liberty in North Korea (LiNK), has appeared in numerous documentaries, and has shared the plight of North Koreans to audiences in the U.S., South Korea, and abroad. His TED Talk has earned over a million views. He was a featured guest for the annual Human Rights Day at U.S. State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in 2014 and spoke at the United Nations in April 2015 as part of a U.S. sponsored event.
He wrote his memoir, Under the Same Sky: From Starvation in North Korea to Salvation in America, to educate policymakers and advocates about the human rights situation in North Korea.
Read an excerpt from his book in Foreign Policy here.
Follow the discussion on Twitter at @RFKHumanRights.
