Yeonmi Park was born on October 4, 1993 in North Korea. North Korean defector and activist largely known for her advocation against human trafficking. She has been interviewed by outlets like the Guardian, the Washington Post, and has spoken at events like TEDx.
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🎂 Yeonmi Park - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

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Popular As	Yeonmi Park
Occupation	Activist
Age	31 years old
Zodiac Sign	Libra
Born	October 4, 1993 (North Korea)
Birthday	October 4
Town/City	North Korea
Nationality	North Korea

🌙 Zodiac

Yeonmi Park’s zodiac sign is Libra. According to astrologers, People born under the sign of Libra are peaceful, fair, and they hate being alone. Partnership is very important for them, as their mirror and someone giving them the ability to be the mirror themselves. These individuals are fascinated by balance and symmetry, they are in a constant chase for justice and equality, realizing through life that the only thing that should be truly important to themselves in their own inner core of personality. This is someone ready to do nearly anything to avoid conflict, keeping the peace whenever possible

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Yeonmi Park was born in the Year of the Rooster. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rooster are practical, resourceful, observant, analytical, straightforward, trusting, honest, perfectionists, neat and conservative. Compatible with Ox or Snake.

About

North Korean defector and Activist largely known for her advocation against human trafficking. She has been interviewed by outlets like the Guardian, the Washington Post, and has spoken at events like TEDx.

Before Fame

She first recognized the strict politics of North Korea after watching a pirated DVD of the film Titanic. It was after this "taste of freedom" that she began to question the oppressive policies of her home nation.

Trivia

She rose to fame in 2014 after her speech at the One Young World summit in Dublin, Ireland detailing her harrowing escape from North Korea, her family's exploitation at the hands of traffickers, and her adjustment to life beyond political oppression. She published the memoir, In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom, in September 2015.

Family Life

She was born in Hyesan, North Korea. Her father was a civil servant and her mother a nurse for the North Korean Army. Her father was imprisoned for smuggling and her elder sister Eunmi escaped to China shortly before the rest of the family. Her father died of colon cancer while she and her mother escaped to China. She eventually reunited with her mother and sister in Seoul, South Korea.