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Casey Lartigue

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Casey Lartigue is the co-founder and co-president of Freedom Speakers International in South Korea, alongside South Korean researcher Lee Eunkoo.

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* Co-author with Songmi Han, "Greenlight to Freedom: A North Korean Daughter's Search for Her Mother and Herself."
* Co-editor with Eunkoo Lee, "Escape from North Korea, New Beginnings in South Korea: 20 North Korean Refugees Reflect on the Hanawon Resettlement Center."
* Co-editor, "Educational Freedom in Urban America: Brown v. Board after Half a Century."

Awards and Recognitions:
* 2017 Special Contribution Award by the Hansarang Rural Cultural Foundation
* 2018 Challenge Korea (Global) Award
* 2019 Challenge Maker Award by Challenge Korea
* 2021 Social Contribution Award from the Korea Hana Fo
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Casey Lartigue Writer’s block? What’s that? I can’t recall ever having writer’s block. That may be because I am writing non-fiction. If I were engaged in fantasy wri…moreWriter’s block? What’s that? I can’t recall ever having writer’s block. That may be because I am writing non-fiction. If I were engaged in fantasy writing then I could understand why I might struggle with coming up with something new, especially with readers who have read and watched many creative stories.

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Girl with Black Makeup by Sharon Jang (North Korean refugee)

If you haven't already read it, check out "Girl with Black Makeup" by North Korean refugee Sharon Jang.
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Greenlight to Freedom by Songmi Han
"Greenlight to Freedom

This four star read is a heartbreaking story of growing up in North Korea, and the search for the authors mom.
As a mom, I couldn't imagine leaving my child for any length of time in search for something better. My heart breaks " Read more of this review »
Greenlight to Freedom by Songmi Han
"This compelling memoir is brutally honest, heart wrenching, and insightful. A story of courage, strength and resilience in her search for her mother, but more in the search for herself. A truly moving novel."
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" Thanks for the review, four stars is great, but... you are not correct about this: "She was definitely one of the more privileged North Koreans to esc ...more "
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"writing is okay; simple but good since the lady's first language is Korean. However, the content is meaningful and worth reading. I appreciated the honest, raw account of her abusive family member and his contradictory actions. I always wondered if a" Read more of this review »
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