The Truth About Communism | Yeonmi Park LIVE at Wake Forest University

Yeonmi Park was born in a country where liberty and human rights do not exist. She has seen and experienced firsthand the tragedy and devastation of life under communist rule. Now, Park is at Wake Forest University to shed light on the American Left’s growing fascination with communism and stand up for freedom in the face of this dangerous ideology. -- Yeonmi Park is a North Korean defector and human rights activist who has become a leading voice for freedom around the world. In her viral talks, viewed online nearly 350 million times, Park urges young people to recognize—and resist—the true oppression that exists in North Korea and around the world in communist and socialist countries. Park is the author of While Time Remains: A North Korean Defector's Search for Freedom in America, published on February 14, 2023. This event is part of YAF's Preserving American Liberty & Freedom Lecture Series and is hosted by YAF’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Free Enterprise.