Susie Maria Han

Volunteer Service for North Korean Refugees and Defectors in the USA Susie Maria Han

This book is about my volunteering experience for NKinUSA, a non-profit organization for North Korean refugees and resettlers in America. I hope my story would encourage you to join the volunteer service for North Korean refugees and defectors in America.



My interest in the unification of Korea and the human rights of North Koreans have begun since when I was the 5th grader in Seoul, Korea.



The DMZ tour that I took as a student reporter sponsored by Korean White House and the conversations that I had with my grandparents and grandparents-in-law greatly motivated me to look out for something that I could do for North Koreans who suffer from persecution.



I organized a student group in California and a club at Woodbridge High School to help North Korean refugees, conducted a survey about the perception of American high school students on North Korean refugees in America, translated fundraising announcement from Korean to English, made posters and flyers to inform fundraising music concerts for escaping North Korean refugees and to welcome new volunteers.



I participated in making a manual for North Korean refugees to adjust themselves to American lives such as translating the website of ORR (Office of Refugee Resettlement), the role of state governments to assist refugee resettlement including California and recording a video to explain Healthcare program for refugees.



You must have a lot of questions before you start volunteer service for refugees and the community in need.



What kind of volunteer service can you participate in?
Where to find non-profit organizations for volunteer service?
How to connect your major in college with volunteer service in high school?
How to get the certificate from the non-profit organizations?
How to be a leader of a volunteer group?
How to make a club for volunteer service in high school?
Who can receive a President's Volunteer Service Award (PVSA)?




I hope you find the answers to the above-mentioned questions through this book.



Time goes fast and life is short. There are no rooms for hesitation. North Korean refugees need your help.