Harvard graduate students visiting South Korea hold up copies of “Greenlight to Freedom,” which they purchased and had co-authors Han Song-mi and Casey Lartigue Jr. sign, Jan. 13. Courtesy of Freedom Speakers International

On Jan. 7, I met with Harvard graduate students visiting South Korea, thanks to a fellow Harvard alum informing me about their visit. After hearing about my work with North Korean refugees, the organizers of the Harvard Korea Trek invited me to return with a North Korean refugee the following Monday for a meeting at the Ministry of Unification.

I was delighted to accept their invitation and even more thrilled when my co-author, Han Song-mi, and my Freedom Speakers International (FSI) co-founder, Lee Eun-koo, agreed to join me.

The meeting was a powerful moment of connection. The students listened intently as I shared FSI’s mission of empowering North Korean refugees through English education and........

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