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Mike Kim
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Mike Kim (born December 11, 1976) is a bestselling author, inspirational speaker, consultant, NGO founder, and North Korea specialist. He is a Korean-American who lived at the China-North Korea border from 2003-2006 and founded Crossing Borders,[1] a nonprofit dedicated to providing humanitarian assistance to North Korean refugees. He is the author of the Wall Street Journal featured book Escaping North Korea: Defiance and Hope in the World’s Most Repressive Country, a current events memoir published in 2008 by Rowman & Littlefield, about his experiences at the China-North Korea border when taking time off from business to help North Korean refugees and human trafficking victims through the modern-day 6,000 mile underground railroad in Asia. Escaping North Korea has been translated into Turkish and Polish.
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Born | (1976-12-11) December 11, 1976 (age 47) |
Nationality | Korean-American |
Occupation(s) | Consultant, Author, Public Speaker |