Draft:North Korean Immigration to the United States

Introduction

North Koreans in the United States.

Add definitions and information on the topic. (Roman-ization and English translation used for Korean words).

Escaping North Korea

Mostly women who are trafficked across the North Korean-Chinese border

North Koreans in the United States
Year	Number Granted Asylum
2003	0
2011	25
2022	224

References

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Chang, Yoonok, Stephan Haggard, Joshua Kurlantzick, et al. "The North Korean Refugee Crisis: Human Rights and International Response." (2006). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/40904757_The_North_Korean_Refugee_Crisis_Human_Rights_and_International_Response.

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Lee, Shin-wha. “South Korea’s Refugee Policies: National and Human Security Perspectives." Human Security and Cross-Border Cooperation in East Asia. January 2019. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327389786_South_Korea's_Refugee_Policies_National_and_Human_Security_Perspectives.

Min, Pyong Gap. "The Immigration of Koreans to the United States: A Review of 45 Year (1965-2009) Trends." Journal of Asian Studies. Development and Society 40, no. 2 (2011): 195–223.

Kim, Na-rae. "The Making of North Korean Americans in the Afterlife of Cold War Cultural Politics." Journal of Asian American Studies 26, no. 1 ( February 2023). https://www-proquest-com.byu.idm.oclc.org/scholarly-journals/making-north-korean-americans-afterlife-cold-war/docview/2811660661/se-2?accountid=4488.

King, Robert R. “North Korean Refugees and the Imminent Danger of Forced Repatriation from China.” Center For Strategic & International Studies. June 14, 2023. https://www.csis.org/analysis/north-korean-refugees-and-imminent-danger-forced-repatriation-china.

King, Robert R. “Number of North Korean Defectors Drops to Lowest Level in Two Decades.” Center For Strategic & International Studies. January 27, 2021. https://www.csis.org/analysis/number-north-korean-defectors-drops-lowest-level-two-decades.

Ryu, Eric. "Why the Number of North Korean Refugees in the United States is so Low”. August 9, 2021. https://www.nkhiddengulag.org/blog/why-the-number-of-north-korean-refugees-in-the-united-states-is-so-low.

North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, Pub. L. No. 108-333, 118 Stat. 1287.