Fleeing North Korea

Human migration expert Dr Jiyoung Song talks about North Korean citizens who choose to exit their homeland, putting themselves and family members they leave behind at risk. She discusses their arduous journeys across China and Southeast Asia to reach South Korea or countries in the West, how they fare in their new homes, and how their reasons for fleeing have changed over time. Presented by Clement Paligaru.

Transcript available here. More information about this and other episodes of this podcast series is found here.

An Asia Institute podcast, produced by Profactual.com.