Mike Kim

Mike Kim (born December 11, 1976) is a business consultant, author, inspirational speaker, and nonprofit founder. He is a Korean-American who lived at the China–North Korea border from 2003-2006 and founded Crossing Borders, a nonprofit dedicated to providing humanitarian assistance to North Korean refugees. He is the author of the [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121971195765671401 Wall Street Journal featured] book ''Escaping North Korea: Defiance and Hope in the World’s Most Repressive Country'', a current events memoir published in 2008 by Rowman & Littlefield, about his experiences at the China-North Korea border when taking time off from business to help North Korean refugees and human trafficking victims through the modern-day 6,000 mile underground railroad in Asia. Escaping North Korea has been translated into Turkish and Polish. Provided by Wikipedia