A Quote by Lee Hyeon-seo
I defected to South Korea in search of freedom of speech and movement. I had longed to put my feet on this soil, even in my dreams.
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My parents fled from North Korea during the Korean War because they despised the North Korean Communist regime. They fled to seek freedom and came to South Korea.
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