Bomi Im is currently a senior in Korea University in Seoul, South Korea, majoring in Sociology. She is also an Asan Washington Young Fellow, a member of the Asan Academy, which offers the combination of PPE (Philosophy, Politics, Economics) education and a D.C. internship program.
Her prior work experience includes an internship at Dong-a Daily, a major Korean newspaper. As a student preparing to be a journalist, she developed her interest in HRNK while reading news articles and has been interested in North Korea related issues, especially human rights.