Inside the Lives of Two Young North Korean Defectors | TIME

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Inside the Lives of Two Young North Korean Defectors

Thousands of North Korean refugees live in South Korea

via Time: http://time.com/4340884/north-korea-refugees/

Kyoung-ok was only 12 when her mother decided to make a dream of a better life a reality, fleeing with her youngest daughter to China. Now 21, Kyoung-ok detailed the treacherous journey of defecting from North Korea and re-settling in South Korea to photographer Caitlin O’Hara, who documented her life in Seoul last year.