VOA Asia Weekly - Voice of America

VOA Asia Weekly - Voice of America


Abandoned and Alone: A North Korean Defector's Story - VOA Asia Weekly - September 08, 2016

September 08, 2016

Sungju Lee is probably a name you’ve never heard before. He’s the son of a former North Korean military official, whose family fell out of favor. Relegated outside of Pyongyang, his parents abandoned him on the streets. So… how did he manage to defect to South Korea while on his own? Listen to his story in this week’s podcast and you’ll be able to read his full account in the new book, Every Falling Star, available beginning September 13, 2016.