{"id":11177,"date":"2011-11-13T22:11:57","date_gmt":"2011-11-13T22:11:57","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-11-13T22:11:57","modified_gmt":"2011-11-13T22:11:57","slug":"North-Korea-bibliography-and-what-I-will-write-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=11177","title":{"rendered":"North Korea bibliography and what I will write about"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continuing writing about my North Korea trip<\/a>…<\/p>\n

Since returning I’ve found people incredibly interested in North Korea. For better or worse, many people ask what human rights issues I saw there, if any.<\/p>\n

People far more experienced than I have investigated and reported on North Korea beyond what I could observe. If you want to learn about their experiences, you can find them. See below for a short bibliography.<\/p>\n

I will write on what I saw, doing my best to avoid exaggeration and speculation, or at least note where I do so. I know plenty happened outside the field of view the North Korean government permitted us, perhaps outside Pyongyang or far from us, but maybe right under our noses.<\/p>\n

I don’t intend to write about politics or human rights. Those topics are important. But what I cover has meaning too. I cover what my group and I saw with our own eyes and I will tell what happens when Americans interacted with North Koreans — rare occurrences.<\/p>\n

In going we also presented Americans to them. I don’t know how they received or perceived us, but I went thinking my presence showed them the best of what America could offer. And I believe them seeing the best America has to offer — us — helps improve understanding and communication better than anything. If you think you can present better, by all means go.<\/p>\n