North Koreans escaping regime repression employ escape channels similar to those used by Harriet Tubman to help American slaves, says author Melanie Kirkpatrick. Explore the network of ethnic Koreans, brokers and missionaries who seek to aid those fleeing the North with Kirkpatrick and human rights advocate and U.S. businessman Steven Kim, founder of 318 Partners, an effort to rescue North Korean women trafficked to China.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Perilous Passage: North Korea, Human Trafficking and the Underground Railroad
with
Melanie Kirkpatrick
Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Steven Kim
Founder, 318 Partners
Moderated by Nikita Desai
Director of Policy & Corporate Programs, The Korea Society