While Time Remains: A North Korean Defector´s Search for Freedom in America – Parková Yeonmi (2023)

In While Time Remains, North Korean defector, human rights advocate and author Yeonmi Park sounds the alarm about the culture wars, identity politics and authoritarian tendencies she believes are tearing America apart. After defecting from North Korea, Park found liberty and freedom in America, but also encountered what she describes as a chilling crackdown on self-expression and thought that reminded her of the brutal regime she risked her life to escape. When she spoke out about the mass political indoctrination she saw around her in the United States, she faced censorship and even death threats. Park highlights what she sees as dangerous hypocrisies, mob tactics and authoritarian tendencies speaking in the name of wokeness and social justice. Her account includes the elites who claim to care for poor and working-class people but turn their backs on anyone who dares to think independently. Having arrived in America eight years earlier with no preconceptions, political aims or partisan agenda, Park offers an urgent perspective on the fragility of freedom and what must be done to preserve it. The contents are in English.