Freedom Quote by Moon Jae-in

My parents were South Korean immigrants who came to America in the early 80s for the hope of a better life for their children.

— Jonny Kim

My father came by himself across the North Korean border when he was seventeen. And hasn't seen his brothers or sisters or parents since…

— Jim Yong Kim

My parents are Vietnamese refugees; they left Vietnam after the war. They were part of the boat people, and they ended up in a…

— Hong Chau

Before I came to Korea, my family worried about me because I came here when I was very young.

— Momo Hirai

In North Korea, it was actually an oppressive regime and that's why I escaped with my life.

— Park Yeon-mi

My parents fled from a Cuban dictatorship in search of freedom. Growing up, I saw my parents struggle... I am here today because of…

— Alexander Acosta

Fleeing from a country where one feared the communist soldier, my parents brought us to a nation whose men and women in uniform risk…

— Alejandro Mayorkas

North Korea publicly denounced me as an enemy of my people and punished all my relatives. They have this guilty by association policy and…

— Park Yeon-mi

I lived in Korea when I was young, so it was great to be back, close to my family.

— Jennie

I remember hearing my mom saying so many times we should never have left Korea. She would see the way that I was growing…

— Lee Isaac Chung

As an immigrant from South Korea with family members who fled North Korea, supporting the North Korean people is personal to me.

— Young Kim

My family immigrated when I was 3, and our predecessors inhabited the Korean Peninsula for as long as can be recalled.

— Chang-Rae Lee