Park Yeon-mi

Summary

Park Yeon-mi is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Hyesan^[2]. She was born on +1993-10-04T00:00:00Z^[3]. She worked as a human rights defender^[4], journalist^[5], and writer^[6]. She ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,457 views/month, #5,514 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Park Yeon-mi's place of birth was Hyesan^[2].
• Park Yeon-mi was born on +1993-10-04T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Park Yeon-mi's father was Park Jin-sik^[8].
• Park Yeon-mi's mother was Byeon Keum-sook^[9].
• Park Yeon-mi held citizenship in South Korea^[10].
• Park Yeon-mi held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Korean was Park Yeon-mi's native language^[12].
• Park Yeon-mi's professions included human rights defender^[4].
• Park Yeon-mi's professions included journalist^[5].
• Park Yeon-mi's professions included writer^[6].
• Park Yeon-mi's field of work was human rights in North Korea^[13].
• Park Yeon-mi's field of work was human rights^[14].
• Park Yeon-mi was educated at Dongguk University^[15].
• Park Yeon-mi's education included a stint at Barnard College^[16].
• Park Yeon-mi was educated at Columbia University^[17].
• Park Yeon-mi received the BBC 100 Women^[18].
• Park Yeon-mi's image is recorded as Yeonmi Park, 2014 (cropped).JPG^[19].
• Park Yeon-mi's image is recorded as Yeonmi Park (53065489343) (cropped).jpg^[20].
• Park Yeon-mi is recorded as female^[21].
• Park Yeon-mi's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Park Yeon-mi's signature is recorded as Park Yeon-mi signature.png^[23].
• Park Yeon-mi's ISNI is recorded as 0000000457630580^[24].
• Park Yeon-mi's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 61144648379573893061^[25].
• Park Yeon-mi's GND ID is recorded as 1078129258^[26].
• Park Yeon-mi's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2015057300^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Hyesan^[2], Park Yeon-mi… she was born on +1993-10-04T00:00:00Z^[3]. Her father was Park Jin-sik^[8]. Her mother was Byeon Keum-sook^[9]. Korean was her native language^[12].

Education

Educated at Dongguk University^[15], a private university^[28], in South Korea^[29], founded in 1906^[30]; Barnard College^[16], a liberal arts college^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1889^[33]; and Columbia University^[17], a private university^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1754^[36], headquartered in Manhattan^[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include human rights defender^[4], journalist^[5], and writer^[6]. Fields of work include human rights in North Korea^[13], a human rights by country or territory^[38], in North Korea^[39] and human rights^[14], a convention^[40].

Recognition

Park Yeon-mi received the BBC 100 Women^[18].

Why It Matters

Park Yeon-mi ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,457 views/month, #5,514 of 1,000,298).^[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] She is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

FAQs

Where was Park Yeon-mi born?

Born in Hyesan^[2], Park Yeon-mi…

Who were Park Yeon-mi's parents?

Park Yeon-mi's father was Park Jin-sik^[8]. Park Yeon-mi's mother was Byeon Keum-sook^[9].

What did Park Yeon-mi do for work?

Park Yeon-mi worked as human rights defender^[4], journalist^[5], and writer^[6].

Where did Park Yeon-mi go to school?

Park Yeon-mi was educated at Dongguk University^[15], Barnard College^[16], and Columbia University^[17].

What awards did Park Yeon-mi receive?

Honors received include BBC 100 Women^[18].