Kim Yo Jong, gender roles and office life: What it’s like ‘Being in North Korea’
Author Andray Abrahamian sheds light on everyday North Korean life after visiting the country on and off for years
North Korea is often branded as a strange and mysterious “hermit kingdom,” but those who have spent a significant amount of time there will likely say the country is actually “80% normal.”
At least that’s the case for Andray Abrahamian, author of “Being in North Korea” and a former Koret Fellow at Stanford University’s Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC).
North Korea is often branded as a strange and mysterious “hermit kingdom,” but those who have spent a significant amount of time there will likely say the country is actually “80% normal.”
At least that’s the case for Andray Abrahamian, author of “Being in North Korea” and a former Koret Fellow at Stanford University’s Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC).
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