Some North Korean refugees are learning leadership skills to use their voices for change.
e W. Bush Institute on Wednesday, morning coffee came with a wake-up call."We are talking about human rights," Ambassador Julie Turner told those gathered around tables, some of whom escaped from North Korea ."Many of you had to make that difficult trek."
Kim escaped North Korea. He was among the first recipients of the Bush Institute's Lindsay Lloyd North Korea Freedom Scholarship. Since 2017, $350,000 in scholarships has gone to 84 North Korean refugee scholars.Kim is currently getting into the Masters program at Harvard while working part-time for the Bush Institute. In college, Kim had a dream of getting refugees like him together to empower them. At the Bush Institute, Kim made his workshop dream a reality.
"One thing President Bush really prioritized was human rights," Turner said."Specifically human rights in North Korea."
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
George W. Bush Institute hosts North Korean refugees for 3rd annual North Korean Human Rights WorkshopSome North Korean refugees are learning leadership skills to use their voices for change.
Read more »
Jenna Bush Hager shares photo of son she says looks just like dad George W. BushFans have previously pointed out the resemblance between the “Today” show personality’s youngest son and her dad, former President George W. Bush.
Read more »
Jenna Bush Hager Gifts Hoda Kotb A Family Portrait Painted By George W. BushJenna Bush Hager surprises Hoda Kotb for her 60th birthday with a painting of Hoda with her two daughters — painted by her father, George W. Bush!
Read more »
Jenna Bush Hager On Barbara Bush Giving Birth To SonJenna Bush Hager reveals her sister Barbara recently welcomed her second child, a baby boy named Edward Finn. 'I got home and raced straight to the hospital,' Jenna says.
Read more »
Jenna Bush Hager Announces Birth of Sister Barbara Pierce Bush's Second Child: 'Madly in Love'Jenna Bush Hager shared the first photos of Barbara Pierce Bush's newborn son, Edward Finn.
Read more »
Tim Walz fabricated key details of political 'origin story' involving George W. Bush rally, records showRecords undercut Tim Walz’s political ‘origin story’ at George W. Bush rally
Read more »