John

John asked Suki Kim:

Did you ever fear that the North Korean Government might suspect that your weren't really there to teach and would detain you?

Suki Kim Yes, that fear was constant, which you will see clearly in the book.

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Jason Howell

Jason Howell asked Suki Kim:

Suki... Do you think you're more vulnerable in your fiction or in your personal life? What obstacles to vulnerability are there for you in either of those areas? And why do you think you're able to be more open in one than in the other? Thanks, Jason

John

John asked Suki Kim:

What is different about the North Korean system that keeps it from experiencing the same types of uprisings that occur in places like Myanmar, Venezuela or Saudi Arabia?

Erica Sutter

Erica Sutter asked Suki Kim:

Related to one of your other answers: Do you think it is a realistic possibility that since PUST is training the sons of the elite - the ones likely to have "power" next - that the subtle exposures you and other PUST teachers exposed them to of the outside world will cause them to seek change in the regime?

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