Asia Hands Society is pleased to relay an invitation for its members to attend the Korea Society’s March 31 hybrid program entitled “Pyonghattan: Escapees from North Korea's Capital”.  The program will be both in-person and live-streamed starting at 6 p.m. 

Sibling defectors from Pyongyang Seohyun Lee and Hyun-Seung Lee discuss their life in North Korea, their journey to escape, and their transition to life in the United States, alongside Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) President & CEO Hannah Song, in conversation with Korea Society policy director Jonathan Corrado. Hyunseung and Seohyun Lee are prominent North Korean activists and siblings. They're the children of Ri Jong-ho, a high ranking North Korean defector who worked for decades in “Office 39,” which generates revenue for the North Korean leadership. Hyun-Seung and Seohyun were raised in Pyongyang, educated in China, and escaped North Korea in 2014 with their family after witnessing a series of brutal purges by Kim Jong Un. They speak to their experience as millennials from Pyongyang and share the true nature of the Kim regime and the reality of life in North Korea. The event marks the anniversary of the February 2014 publication of the historic UN Commission of Inquiry report on human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

The cost of the in-person program is $25 for non-members, and there is no charge for the live stream. All participants must sign up in advance through this link: https://www.koreasociety.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1548. A limited number of in-person spaces are available.

The Koreas Society is located at:

350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor 
New York, NY 10017