Yeonmi Park

Nov 1, 2024 | washingtonexaminer.com | Yeonmi Park

While Vice President Kamala Harris champions green energy, the current administration’s preferential treatment of companies such as South Korea’s Hanwha QCells, despite ties to slave labor, raises serious questions about the sincerity of additional commitments to human rights. For many consumers, installing rooftop solar that generates enough surplus power to sell back to the grid for a profit seems like a win-win. Lower power bills, cleaner energy — everybody wins. Well, almost everybody.

Oct 20, 2023 | livemint.com | Tara Westover |Yeonmi Park |Maggie Smith |Mike Schultz

Summary Selected by Lindsey Jaobellis, the two-time Olympic gold medalist in snowboarding and the author of ‘Unforgiving: Lessons From the Fall.’ Educated By Tara Westover (2018) 1. In her intense memoir, Tara Westover recounts coming of age in the volatile environment created by her survivalist father and his doomsday conspiracies. Growing up in rural Idaho, she never received the compassion or support—or schooling—a child needs.

May 13, 2023 | simonandschuster.com | Jordan Peterson |Yeonmi Park |Brinda Charry |Michelle Sterling

“Mai Nguyen has proven herself to be a real standout.” —Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author A tender, humorous, and page-turning debut about a Vietnamese Canadian family in Toronto who will do whatever it takes to protect their no-frills nail salon after a new high end salon opens up—even if it tears the family apart. Perfect for readers of Olga Dies Dreaming and The Fortunes of Jaded Women.

Mar 22, 2023 | thefp.com | Yeonmi Park

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Mar 22, 2023 | thefp.com | Yeonmi Park

Nothing I have ever read about the slave state of North Korea has affected me more than Yeonmi Park’s bestselling book, “In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom.” Her account makes it clear that that phrase—slave state—is not hyperbole. Park grew up believing that Kim Jong-il was so powerful that he could read her mind.