WINGS OF JUSTICE AWARD LEARN MORE Wednesday, July 15, 2009 Mike Kim Imagine an underground railroad similar to the one in the mid-1800s in the United States. But now imagine that the route is 6,000 miles long, and the journey can be as much about food as it is freedom. This is no mythical adventure, but the sad reality of those trying to escape from North Korea. And one person who is there to help them is Mike Kim. Kim, a Korean-American, founded Crossing Borders in 2003 to provide humanitarian assistance to North Korean refugees. Kim spent four years helping and listening to the stories of what life was like in North Korea. Kim is also the author of Escaping North Korea: Defiance and Hope in the World's Most Repressive Country, where he talks about the complex paths to freedom for these North Koreans striving for a better life. In the 6,000 mile journey that stretches from Pyongyang, North Korea to Bangkok, Thailand, their worries don't stop just because they are out of North Korea. Much of the journey involves crossing through China, which as Kim notes, has "zero tolerance," returning caught North Koreans back to their homeland to face severe punishment and dishing out harsh penalties for their own citizens who give aid to fleeing North Koreans. Read More >>> http://blog.buzzflash.com/honors/193

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