I fled Pyongyang as a child under cover of night—a journey that shaped my lifelong belief in resilience and global citizenship. In 1947, Pyongyang was under Russian military authority. Life for my family had been difficult during the Japanese occupation and was about to become even harder. My mother, Song Kyung-Shyn, had surrendered her brass housewares and even her wedding ring to the Japanese army for the war effort . . . Read More