We often hear about the harsh life North Koreans live under the Kim regime, from Kim Il Sung, to Kim Jong Il and now Kim Jong Un. It’s the most reclusive and closed off country on the planet. Close to 25 million people live there; many have little or no food, no money, no water, no firewood to keep warm in winter and no way to get any of it. On this episode of Target USA, you’ll hear the raw story of Grace Jo, who was one of those people. By the time she was 15, she had tried to escape three times – failing each time, until she got help from an unlikely source.

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