NKinUSA (North Korean Refugees in the United States)

NKinUSA (North Korean refugees in the United States) was founded in September 2010 by a group of former North Korean defectors resettled in the USA.

  
Jin Hye Jo, President of NKinUSA and Grace Jo, Vice-President of NKinUSA (North Korean refugees in the United States)

Three main roles of NKinUSA, a non-profit organization for North

NKinUSA's mission is three-fold: to raise awareness of the human rights crisis in North Korea, to help facilitate escape and safe passage for North Korean refugees, and to provide them with resettlement assistance in a third country. NKinUSA is committed to improving the human rights situation in North Korea and to bring other North Koreans to freedom.

With George Bush, Former President of the USA

 

Testifying the human rights crisis in North Korea




Fundraising for rescuing North Korean refugees




Street Demonstration



Documentary Movies



Online English Education for North Korean refugees

The main goal of this blog is to participate in the awareness movement of the human rights crisis in North Korea.

NKinUSA (www.nkinusa.org) in a non-profit organization, based in Washington, DC, which aims to help North Korean refugees escape safely from North Korea through China, assist with the resettlement of refugees currently living in the United States, and spread awareness about the persecution and severe human rights crisis of the North Korean people.

Working Group on North Korean Women

Who is Working Group on North Korean Women?

The Working Group on North Korean Women a non-profit organization and it is comprised of organizations, human rights activists, and experts dedicated to engaging and educating the international community on the grave human rights abuses suffered by North Korean Women.

The main goal of the Working Group on North Korean Women is to make North Korean Women’s Rights a mainstream issue at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

• A statement prepared by the Working Group on North Korean Women was submitted by Jubilee Campaign to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and made part of the Commission’s official record. This furthers the Working Group’s objective of bringing the plight of North Korean women to the attention of the CSW.

• On March 17, 2017, the Working Group on North Korean Women held an event at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York City. The event was titled North Korean Women: Destitution and Human Trafficking in China. 

• As part of our efforts to raise awareness about the situation faced by North Korean Women in North Korea and China, our working group will be submitting communications to the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

http://www.nkwomen.com/

As of May, 2017 about 30,490 North Koreans successfully arrived at South Korean.  Among them 71 percentage is women. Some North Korean refugees are still suffering from human trafficking and slavery at suburban areas in China where have difficulty in finding brides or labors. 

Working Group on North Korean Women is especially working to raise awareness of human rights violations of North Korean women.

Source: https://www.voakorea.com/a/3835827.html

High heels are one of the more popular fashion items in North Korea.

High heels are one of the more popular fashion items in North Korea.

North Korean women refuse to wear heels less than 5 cm (2 inches).
Especially younger ones wear high heels.

The new trend towards women wearing high heels is likely being influenced by Ri Sol Ju, Kim Jong Un's wife) and the Moranbong band.

https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/high-heels-are-all-the-rage-in-north-korea/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2307290/North-Korea-deploys-girl-power-West-complete-military-issue-heels.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2950718/North-Korean-fashion-changing-thanks-country-s-Spice-Girls.html

You can rent trains and mines by bribes to highrank official in North Korea.

You can rent trains and mines by bribes to highrank official in North Korea.
In America you can only buy seats in the trains for a temporary period to go somewhere. After the arrives at the destination, you have to get off the grain.

Privates cannot own trains and mines in North Korea. Trains and minds belong to North Koren regime, but they rent trains and mines after they receive bribes.

These phenomena resemble when Russia collapsed in 1990s.

http://www.newdaily.co.kr/news/article.html?no=358709

North Koreans prefer Chinese currency or US Dollars, but Jim Rogers advised that if you have a lot of North Korean currencies, you will be rich someday.

North Koreans prefer Chinese currency or US Dollars, but Jim Rogers advised that if you have a lot of North Korean currencies, you will be rich someday.

Sellers in the local black markets in North Korea refuse to accept North Korean currency. They want US Dollars or Chinese currencies.

Why?

He said that the current situation in North Korea resembles that of China in 1981.

http://www.huffingtonpost.kr/2016/08/30/story_n_11768626.html

How much money do ordinary North Koreans make a month?

How much money do ordinary North Koreans make a month?

The average monthly income of a worker is between USD 30 to 40. The owner of a small-to-medium sized restaurant would normally make USD 200 to 400 a month.
Workers in Kaesong Industrial Complex received about USD 80 a month. Factories paid USD 130 to workers, but USD 50 was taken by North Korean regime.

https://www.nknews.org/2014/03/how-much-money-do-north-koreans-make/
https://www.voakorea.com/a/1870362.html

North Korean workers in Pyongyang are forced to have and use cash cards.

North Korean workers in Pyongyang are forced to have and use cash cards.

Workers have to pay 2000 North Korean Won (equal to USD 0.25) to receive cash cards.
North Korean regime encourages its people to use cash cards for deposits and withdrawals.

Even though having a cash card has been considered a symbol of wealth in North Korea, ordinary residents who have cash cards are worried about being ripped off by Kim Jong Un.

North Korean regime is forcing managers and workers in factories and firms to have cash cards issued, even though managers and workers do not understand the necessity of cash cards because they are accustomed to dealing with cash.

Does North Korea have credit cards?

http://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/north-korean-workers-forced-to-get-cash-cards-07202017153153.html

Smoking rate in North Korea is one of the top 10 countries in the world

The smoking rate in North Korea is 43.9%.  The smoking rate in North Korea is one of the top 10 countries in the world.

Laos: 52.3%
Indonesia: 56.7%
Bangladesh: 54.8%
China: 52.9%

Smoking is prohibited in hospitals, schools, and public transportations, but smoking at colleges, official buildings, and restaurants are allowed in North Korea.

Why do so many North Koreans smoke?
Is the quality of cigarettes as good as that of South Korea?
Are they short of hobbies?

https://www.voakorea.com/a/3356072.html

North Korean regime requested Chinese businessmen to pay extra pass fee.

North Korean regime requested Chinese businessmen to pay extra pass fee.

11 Dollars for border pass tax
100 Dollars for international trade tax
30 Dollars for invitation
8 Dollars for issuing entry and exit certificate

This extra fee was not imposed until April 2017.
All the Chinese businessmen should pay this extra fee whenever they enter into North Korea.
If they do not pay the extra fee, they are not allowed to enter into North Korea.

In order to improve international trade, North Korean regime should keep promise with international investors, but North Korean regime does not make efforts to keep the promise with foreign investors and make good enviroments for foreign investors.

Who wants to keep business with North Korean regime if they break promises.

http://www.rfa.org/korean/in_focus/food_international_org/ne-jw-07112017153521.html

Plastic surgery during summer vacation is popular in North Korea.

Plastic surgery during summer vacation is popular in North Korea.
Double eyelid surgery, eyebrow surgery, lips surgery are the most popular surgeries.

North Korean young women do not feel ashamed of plastic surgery anymore.
They do not take surgery at the hospital but at home.

What if there is an adverse effect after the surgery?

http://www.dailynk.com/korean/read.php?cataId=nk04505&num=104401

Private lessons in North Korea.

Private lessons in North Korea.

Do North Korea also have private lessons?
In South Korea there are many private lessons for good GPA at school, but in North Korea most private lessons are for musical instruments and Chinese language.

http://nk.chosun.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=156573

How many television channels North Korea has?

How many television channels North Korea has?

There are 4 television channels in North Korea.

Chosun Central television broadcasting (1963)
Mandudae television broadcasting (December 1, 1983)
Ryongnamsan television broadcasting (September 2012)
Chosun liberation television broadcasting (August 15, 2015)

I think television programs are very boring because all the television programs are made to praise Kim's family.

http://mediaus.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=50709

President Moon said "If North Korea gives up nuclear weapons, North Korea will have a lot of opportunities to attract investment in North Korea."

President Moon said "If North Korea gives up nuclear weapons, North Korea will have a lot of opportunities to attract investment in North Korea."

Many South Korean companies consider North Korea as a new chance to grow. If North Korean regime abandons nuclear weapons, South Korea is ready to invest in North Korea.

https://www.voakorea.com/a/3921210.html

What kinds of electric products do North Korean children want to buy?

What kinds of electric products do North Korean children want to buy?

Elementary school students in North Korea want to have a television set.
They want to watch movies, animations, and television dramas.

Middle school students in North Korea want to have a VTR.
They want to watch foreign movies and television dramas.
Even though it is prohibited to watch foreign movies, they are interested in the outside world.

Korean movies are imported from China to North Korea.
Recorders are also popular to young kids.

http://nk.chosun.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=151897

The GNI (Gross National Income) of North Korea is steadily increasing regardless of sanctions from the USA and the world.

What is GNI?

The gross national income (GNI) is the total domestic and foreign output claimed by residents of a country, consisting of gross domestic product (GDP), plus factor incomes earned by foreign residents, minus income earned in the domestic economy by nonresidents

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_national_income

The GNI (Gross National Income) of North Korea is steadily increasing regardless of sanctions from the USA and the world.

How is it possible?

I think it is because of smuggling, international trade between China, and local black markets in North Korea.
Illegal business supports North Korean economy.
Is it good for the future of North Korea?

North Korean people are getting used to the illegal business.

http://kosis.kr/bukhan/statisticsList/statisticsList_01List.jsp?parentId=101_101BUKHANB01.1;101_101BUKHANB01_AA16.2;101_101BUKHANB01_AA16.3#SubCont

International trade between South Korea and North Korea had increased from 195 million dollars to 2.7 billion dollars between 1994 and 2015.

International trade between South Korea and North Korea had increased from 195 million dollars to 2.7 billion dollars between 1994 and 2015.

It will be prohibited to export to North Korea and import from North Korea as long as Kim Jong Un and his North Korean regime continue to test nuclear weapons and shoot missiles.

How long can North Korea survive without international trade with the world?

North Korea can produce enough rice to supply North Korean people?
Can they produce enough oil?

North Korea is getting more and more isolated if they keep nuclear weapons to threat the world peace.

How much is the monthly payment of North Korean workers from Chinese factories?

How much is the monthly payment of North Korean workers from Chinese factories?

Chinese factories pay about 1000 Yuan (150 US dollars ) to each North Korean worker, but North Korean workers receive 45 to 60 UD dollars and the rest of payment is sent to North Korean regime.

Chinese factories prefer North Korean workers to Chinese ones because North Korean workers do not leave the factory and do not request the increase of payment.

http://www.rfa.org/korean/weekly_program/c27dac8c-d480c5b4bcf4b294-bd81d55c-bb3cac00/ne-jy-10162017111709.html

North Korean department stores also recently do sales promotion.

North Korea does not show advertisement in the newspaper or television.

There are only three advertising boards in the streets of Pyongyang City.
I want to see what they are like and where they are.

But Recently department stores do some sales promotions like "If you buy one, another is free."

http://m.post.naver.com/viewer/postView.nhn?volumeNo=9449307&memberNo=4841206