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Casey Lartigue JrThe Korea Times |
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...
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...
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...
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...
North Korean refugee Sharon Jang, center, poses with her book “Girl with Black Makeup” with FSI co-founders Casey Lartigue Jr., left, and Lee...
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,...
North Korean refugee Sharon Jang, center, poses with her book “Girl with Black Makeup” with FSI co-founders Casey Lartigue Jr., left, and Lee...
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...
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...
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...
Casey Lartigue speaking to the Harvard Club of Broward County on March 27. Courtesy of Freedom Speakers International Last year, I was listening to...
Gettyimagesbank I experienced a familiar yet profound moment two weeks ago — welcoming a recently accepted student to the Harvard Graduate School of...
Gettyimagesbank I experienced a familiar yet profound moment two weeks ago — welcoming a recently accepted student to the Harvard Graduate School of...
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...
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...
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...