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The Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee
4.0
“Am I North Korean? That's where I was born and raised. Or am I Chinese? I became an adult there, didn't I? Or am I South Korean? I have the same blood as people here, the same ethnicity. But how does my South Korean ID make me South Korean? People here treat North Koreans as servants, as inferior?”
Hyeonseo Lee went through so many harrowing journeys, it was hard to put this book down. At the same time, her descriptions of her own self-loathing and the horrible choices she had to make were difficult to read. This was an incredible look at the struggles of North and South Koreans, and a timely reminder that asylum is never an easy process and need protecting everywhere.
Hyeonseo Lee went through so many harrowing journeys, it was hard to put this book down. At the same time, her descriptions of her own self-loathing and the horrible choices she had to make were difficult to read. This was an incredible look at the struggles of North and South Koreans, and a timely reminder that asylum is never an easy process and need protecting everywhere.