New York Media reported Grace Jo's life in North Korea and in the USA
Grace Jo, Vice-president of NKinUSA grew up in North Korea with her mother, father, maternal grandmother, and five siblings.
Her father died while he was transferred to a prison camp. Her grandmother, older brother, and youngest brother died of starvation. her older sister disappeared attempting to cross into China, Grace Jo's mother decided to flee with Grace Jo, her sister, and her last surviving brother to China.
Her mother could not manage three kids crossing the river, so she left Grace Jo's brother behind with friends, planning to retrieve him in North Korea days later. Grace Jo's mother could not make it back in time, and her family found out that Grace Jo's brother had also died.
Grace Jo was captured and repatriated to North Korea twice. On the third attempt, with the help of a Korean-American pastor, her mother and older sister came to the United States in 2008.
Grace Jo is now vice-president of the North Korean refugees in the United States (www.nkinusa.org), a non-profit organization., based in Washington, DC, which aims to help North Korean refugees escape safely from North Korea through China, assist with their resettlement in America, and spread awareness about persecution and severe human rights crisis of North Korean refugees.
https://www.nkinusa.org/updates/2017/10/what-its-like-to-escape-from-north-korea/
Grace Jo, Vice-president of NKinUSA grew up in North Korea with her mother, father, maternal grandmother, and five siblings.
Her father died while he was transferred to a prison camp. Her grandmother, older brother, and youngest brother died of starvation. her older sister disappeared attempting to cross into China, Grace Jo's mother decided to flee with Grace Jo, her sister, and her last surviving brother to China.
Her mother could not manage three kids crossing the river, so she left Grace Jo's brother behind with friends, planning to retrieve him in North Korea days later. Grace Jo's mother could not make it back in time, and her family found out that Grace Jo's brother had also died.
Grace Jo was captured and repatriated to North Korea twice. On the third attempt, with the help of a Korean-American pastor, her mother and older sister came to the United States in 2008.
Grace Jo is now vice-president of the North Korean refugees in the United States (www.nkinusa.org), a non-profit organization., based in Washington, DC, which aims to help North Korean refugees escape safely from North Korea through China, assist with their resettlement in America, and spread awareness about persecution and severe human rights crisis of North Korean refugees.
https://www.nkinusa.org/updates/2017/10/what-its-like-to-escape-from-north-korea/
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