Mike Kim is: ...the author of Wall Street Journal featured book "Escaping North Korea" ...the founder of NGO Crossing Borders ...a consultant and term member of the (U.S.) Council on Foreign Relations ...a North Korea specialist ...a former missionary ...an expert on human trafficking and illicit networks. and coming to Dartmouth MONDAY, APRIL 23RD! Come meet Mike Kim at a special session: Monday, April 23rd 2-3:30 PM Morrison Commons, Rockefeller Center **FREE KAF TIRAMISU and CAKE** *Sponsored by the Modern Abolition Initiative, Korean Student Association and Agape Christian Fellowship* Also, there will be no meeting Monday night. -------------------------------------------------------- Additional events hosted by the Rockefeller Center on Monday, April 23rd: Lecture: "North Korea - China: A Modern Day Underground Railroad" 4:30-6:00 pm, Rockefeller Room 003 Booksigning: 6:00-6:30 pm, outside Rockefeller Room 003 Student dinner**: 6:30-7:30 pm, Morrison Commons, Rockefeller Center **Seating is limited so please register early at the following link: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3369493245 -------------------------------------------------------- Mike Kim is an author, consultant, NGO founder, and North Korea specialist based in Washington DC. He is the author of the Wall Street Journal featured book "Escaping North Korea", a current events memoir about his experiences at the China-North Korea border helping North Koreans escape the regime. On New Year's Day 2003, Mike gave up his financial planning business in Chicago, Illinois and left for China on a one-way ticket carrying little more than two duffle bags. While living near the North Korean border, he operated undercover as a student of North Korean taekwondo, training and competing under two famous North Korean masters from Pyongyang--eventually receiving a second-degree blackbelt. During his time in China, he learned of the hundreds of thousands of North Koreans fleeing to China through a 6,000-mile modern-day underground railroad, which runs from Pyongyang to Bangkok, in search of food and freedom. He founded Crossing Borders, a nonprofit dedicated to providing humanitarian assistance to North Korean refugees which has testified at a US congressional hearing and has been a long time contributor of the State Department's annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Mike frequently appears in the media: He has appeared on CNN Anderson Cooper 360 and it was after his interview on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart that there was interest from Hollywood in turning Escaping North Korea into a motion picture. A team of producers and writers are currently developing the script, with the book-to-film project represented by William Morris Endeavor. Mike lectures to audiences worldwide about his experiences at the China-North Korea border and has now shared his stories of inspiration, courage, and hope on five continents. Mike resides in Washington DC where he is a consultant and term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Website: http://www.escapingnorthkorea.com/