Yeonmi Park: While Time Remains

North Korean defector Yeonmi Park joins Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas to discuss her latest book WHILE TIME REMAINS. In this uniquely sobering SITC interview, Ms. Park details her early years: foraging for plants and eating bugs to stay alive in "Socialist Paradise," her family's involvement in the black market, escaping to China and being sold into slavery, and seeking freedom in South Korea by way of the Gobi Desert. The conversation then moves to Yeonmi's time studying at Columbia University in New York City. With insight from her time spent in a dictatorship filled with indoctrination, censorship, and mob rule, Park speaks to the current American landscape.

The interview took place on March 30th, 2023 — 16 years to the day of her escape from North Korea in 2007 — at the Union League Club in New York City.

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[ChristiD]

As a former refugee who escaped a communist regime. I understand her struggles, her pain, her experience. My family and I have been there and we love America. Please people don’t give up your God human rights to the government. You will regret it.

[sharonbaker]

I think that Yeonmi’s book should be mandatory reading in all schools in America so people who were born in “One Nation under God” are aware of how privileged and blessed we really are. Her life-story is captivating.

[gardenladyjimenez]

Amazing! Survivor of North Korea, China...and Columbia University. No joke. Thanks, Ms. Park, for your testimony and your gentle-strong wisdom.

[littledragon]

I have listened to her story numerous times. But still every time I listen to it I can’t help crying. What an amazing person she is. God bless you, Yeonmi! Your brave soul will give strength and courage to many of us who really love this country.

[urmumonthego]

My kids told me a lot about this brave lady and I feel absolutely blessed to have stumbled into this interview. Powerful and inspiring. May she be protected by the highest power of the Lord

[margueritelosinski]

This is incredible! Everyone in America needs to hear this message.

[judymarshall]

I heard Yeonmi's story 2 years ago in an interview and it blew me away. Thank you for this update and may God continue to bless her and may her voice be heard! America, WAKE UP!

[GenXgirl]

Americans would be wise to heed the message of this extraordinarily brave woman. God bless her for having the courage to share her story.

[joanmounteer]

Thank you, Eric Metaxas for inviting courageous brave woman to speak. Thank you Yeonmi Park.

[tmoney]

For all you people who think you have it bad, listen to this amazing human being. So for all who want everything for free, be grateful for living in a great country. This woman is a superhero for surviving along with her family.

[prettysavage]

What she's saying about the wokeness in this country is true and disturbing. Keep spreading your message, 연미!

[RurallyRetreated]

Huge respect for Ms. Park. God Bless you!

[macypalps]

So true on America being the hope for the world. As an immigrant, i can attest to that. I salute Ms. Park for her advocacy. My family, esp my father, is also fighting communism in the Philippines in our own little ways.

[aqui]

my children and I came across her book in the library. We read it and went back to the library for more books on defectors and North Korea. My children are absolutely fascinated by it and have been learning more and more about North and South Korea and their cultures. The more you learn the more you want to learn because it’s absolutely fascinating. Hard to believe the amount of real suffering going on in so many places in the world while Americans spend so much time complaining about so many trivial things.

[reginamemoriesforever-vcql]

Yeon Mi is so brave, so intelligent, so courageous, so kind, so articulate, so funny, so sweet… she is so incredibly blessed! What a true example to all of us! May God bless her and keep her always!

[angelas]

I agree that her books should be a mandatory read. We have so much to learn from her❤

[julianshalders]

She is sending a message how America is changing politically and to be careful of the future 😊

[Truth.is.Unspoken]

As long are voices like yours YP speaking out loud the world is saved..
As a man I bow to you!
🙏🔥🙏

[Oo-lfmu]

Now that the pandemic is over she is going full force to get the word out…. This is the 3rd interview in a month I have seen of hers.

[pl]

So much of respect for this young lady after all that suffering she went for an education GOD BLESS HER