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'Manel' monitors: critics or catalysts?

Reactions were swift, fierce and cynical after it was reported that an all-men speaker lineup had been organized for a conference on North Korean...

31.08.2024 10

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Casey Lartigue Jr

'Manel' monitors: critics or catalysts?

Reactions were swift, fierce and cynical after it was reported that an all-men speaker lineup had been organized for a conference on North Korean...

27.08.2024 40

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Defector or refugee? Does it matter?

Shakespeare didn’t have former North Koreans in mind but his words are appropriate: “That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as...

23.07.2024 30

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Why I don't have favorites

The non-profit organization I co-founded in Seoul will have about 100 events this year featuring North Korean refugees giving speeches in English to...

24.06.2024 30

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Sharon Jang: from voiceless in North Korea to author in South Korea

North Korean refugee Sharon Jang, center, poses with her book “Girl with Black Makeup” with FSI co-founders Casey Lartigue Jr., left, and Lee...

31.05.2024 10

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Lose hope, please

Hello and welcome to today's ESL Empowerment lesson. Our theme today is: "Stop hoping and start doing!" We will compare three similar words — hope,...

13.05.2024 70

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Sharon Jang: from voiceless in North Korea to author in South Korea

North Korean refugee Sharon Jang, center, poses with her book “Girl with Black Makeup” with FSI co-founders Casey Lartigue Jr., left, and Lee...

12.05.2024 80

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Reciprocal relationships with North Korean refugees

North Korean refugee Kim Myeong-hee during a TV interview at the Freedom Speakers International in Seoul’s Mapo District, May 3. Courtesy of Freedom...

11.05.2024 80

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Relationships more valuable than prize money

Gettyimagesbank It might sound like an overly dramatic plot twist in a low-budget spy thriller, but it’s true: some Westerners in South Korea went...

30.04.2024 10

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Relationships more valuable than prize money

Gettyimagesbank It might sound like an overly dramatic plot twist in a low-budget spy thriller, but it’s true: some Westerners in South Korea went...

28.04.2024 40

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Changing people around me, and vice-versa

Casey Lartigue speaking to the Harvard Club of Broward County on March 27. Courtesy of Freedom Speakers International Last year, I was listening to...

07.04.2024 40

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Is anyone seeking your counsel?

Gettyimagesbank I experienced a familiar yet profound moment two weeks ago — welcoming a recently accepted student to the Harvard Graduate School of...

31.03.2024 10

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Casey Lartigue Jr

Is anyone seeking your counsel?

Gettyimagesbank I experienced a familiar yet profound moment two weeks ago — welcoming a recently accepted student to the Harvard Graduate School of...

27.03.2024 10

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My victory lap

North Korean refugee authors Han Song-mi, left, and Park Yeon-mi appear live on YouTube with Casey Lartigue Jr., co-founder of Freedom Speakers...

18.03.2024 30

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'Pretty Flower Man'

For my birthday in 2010, my first North Korean refugee friend gave me a cap with the words “Pretty Flower Man” written in Korean, which translates...

18.03.2024 30

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Digital immortality

Gettyimagesbank It's not unusual for me to receive messages from people who have stumbled across my work and words from years gone by. But 21 years...

10.03.2024 20

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