North Korean Migrants in China

Whether Illegal Migrants, Refugees, or Human Trafficking Victims

Hyoungah Park (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

196 Seiten

2024
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-2754-4 (ISBN)

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North Korean Migrants in China follows the journey of North Koreans who escaped from North Korea and traveled to China and eventually to South Korea. Hyoungah Park interviews fifty-eight North Korean migrants in China and analyzes their stories, exploring why they decided to escape North Korea despite the risks, how they escaped, and their experiences being victimized by human trafficking. Many of these migrants were deceived, forced, and coerced by traffickers—they were sold as brides to unknown males in China, had to work in brothels and video chat rooms, and had to endure labor exploitation. Fear of being deported, language barriers, geographic unfamiliarity, and lack of knowledge made these individuals vulnerable to human trafficking. By parsing through contributing factors to these victimizations, Park is able to present policy implications to prevent future human trafficking.

Hyoungah Park is an assistant professor at Saint Peter's University and leads an artificial intelligence and criminal justice division in KOSCA (Korean Society of Criminology in America).

Contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1. Brain Washed and Deceived
Chapter 2. Interviewing North Koreans
Chapter 3. Life in North Korea and the Decision to Migrate
Chapter 4. Crossing the Border
Chapter 5. Trafficked Lives in China
Chapter 6. Leaving China for South Korea
Chapter 7. Human Trafficking of North Koreans
Conclusion
Appendix A. Interview Questionnaire
References
About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	29.03.2024
Zusatzinfo	8 BW Illustrations, 14 Tables
Sprache	englisch
Maße	159 x 236 mm
Gewicht	499 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-7936-2754-1 / 1793627541
ISBN-13	978-1-7936-2754-4 / 9781793627544
Zustand	Neuware