Yeonmi Park
Memoir
Park Yeon-mi is a North Korean defector and human rights activist who escaped to China in 2007 and later settled in South Korea and the United States.
Born into a politically connected family, Park experienced hardship when her father was imprisoned for smuggling during North Korea's economic collapse.
She and her mother fled to China, where they were trafficked before escaping to Mongolia.
Park gained global attention after a viral speech at the 2014 One Young World Summit, which garnered millions of views.
She now advocates for human trafficking victims and North Korean human rights.
Her memoir, published in 2015, details her journey to freedom.
