On Saturday, July 9, the Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter and KOTESOL Social Justice Special Interest Group (SJ SIG) present
Songmi Han with Casey Lartigue Jr.
Discussing Songmi's new autobiographical book
Greenlight to Freedom: A North Korean Daughter's Search for Her Mother and Herself
Book description: What does the word “lucky” mean to you? This true story of a girl’s harrowing escape from North Korea will cause you to re-examine the meaning of the word luck. Despite enduring abuse, starvation, homelessness, surveillance, and endless hardships, Songmi feels lucky and grateful to have escaped from North Korea. She shares her account of growing up in North Korea and the series of events that led to her escape across North Korea’s border. Within her story, she learns to heal, find forgiveness and appreciation, and ultimately discover her own voice. At last, she finds her true luck, being reunited with the greenlight of her life. Greenlight to Freedom is available on Amazon.
Register here [closed]! We STRONGLY recommend reading the book in advance. Since this is an extremely personal tale for Songmi, she requests that participation in the discussion focus on the contents of her story rather than the general political situation in North Korea.
To help Songmi better prepare, we invite you to complete this short survey [closed] after reading her book! This will also automatically enter you into a draw for one of three $10 Amazon coupons (the cost of an e-book!) sponsored by the KOTESOL Social Justice Special Interest Group.
A Zoom link will be sent to registered participants around 12 p.m. (KST) on July 9, two hours prior to the start of the meeting (2 p.m. KST). Please make sure "gwangju@koreatesol.org" is on your approved list of senders.
*** Follow Songmi on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Greenlight2Freedom
*** Read more in The Korea Times: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2022/06/137_330608.html
