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title: "13 Korean Defectors Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 13 Korean Defectors quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Korean Defectors sayings and thoughts."
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> [I watched a lot of documentaries about North Korean defectors. I also practiced speaking in a North Korean accent with a teacher,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hoyeon-jung/i-watched-a-lot-of-documentaries-about-north-korean-defectors-i-also/)

[HoYeon Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hoyeon-jung/)

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> [“Author interview with Chun Jung-hee, head nurse at Hanawon resettlement centre in South Korea. The government-funded centre has measured and weighed North…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/author-interview-with-chun-jung-hee-head-nurse-at-hanawon/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [North Korean defectors can usually tell when other defectors are lying about their past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-hyeon-seo/north-korean-defectors-can-usually-tell-when-other-defectors-are/)

[Lee Hyeon-seo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-hyeon-seo/)

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> [I don't think the current regime of South Korea will deal actively with the issue of North Korean defectors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-young-sam/i-don-t-think-the-current-regime-of-south-korea-will-deal-actively/)

[Kim Young-sam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-young-sam/)

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> [I am one of the lucky North Koreans who made it out of China. North Korean defectors in the country are terrified…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-hyeon-seo/i-am-one-of-the-lucky-north-koreans-who-made-it-out-of-china-north/)

[Lee Hyeon-seo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-hyeon-seo/)

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> [South Koreans often don't think of North Korean defectors as Korean. While we have been granted citizenship, the locals don't consider us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/park-yeon-mi/south-koreans-often-don-t-think-of-north-korean-defectors-as-korean/)

[Park Yeon-mi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/park-yeon-mi/)

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> [Here in South Korea, I'm continuing to learn English in order to boost my prospects. When North Korean defectors try to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-hyeon-seo/here-in-south-korea-i-m-continuing-to-learn-english-in-order-to-boost/)

[Lee Hyeon-seo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-hyeon-seo/)

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> [It is natural for us to pay attention to North Korea and human rights issues of North Korean defectors but I wish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hark-joon-lee/it-is-natural-for-us-to-pay-attention-to-north-korea-and-human-rights/)

[Hark-Joon Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hark-joon-lee/)

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> [I hate the Chinese government. If you do not want to embrace North Korean defectors in your country, I understand. But we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-hyeon-seo/i-hate-the-chinese-government-if-you-do-not-want-to-embrace-north/)

[Lee Hyeon-seo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-hyeon-seo/)

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> [I feel very sorry for the one or two North Korean defectors who were caught by Chinese police while entering South Korean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-young-sam/i-feel-very-sorry-for-the-one-or-two-north-korean-defectors-who-were/)

[Kim Young-sam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-young-sam/)

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> [Living in China, I found out that the bright new world was not for me, not for defectors. My life in North…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-hyeon-seo/living-in-china-i-found-out-that-the-bright-new-world-was-not-for-me/)

[Lee Hyeon-seo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-hyeon-seo/)

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> [North Korean defectors who speak out against the regime always feel nervous. We never know what the North Korean government is planning.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-hyeon-seo/north-korean-defectors-who-speak-out-against-the-regime-always-feel/)

[Lee Hyeon-seo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-hyeon-seo/)

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> [North Korean defectors often find it hard to settle down. It is not easy for somebody who’s escaped a totalitarian country to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-demick/north-korean-defectors-often-find-it-hard-to-settle-down-it-is-not/)

[Barbara Demick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-demick/)

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## Top authors on Korean Defectors

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lee-hyeonseo-59291.jpg) Lee Hyeon-seo 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/korean-defectors/lee-hyeon-seo/)

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