Link Reflection Paper

On the 6th of October, I attended a presentation at six o’clock in the Union ballroom. This presentation was about an organization called LiNK. In less than one hour, I learned what exactly LiNK is and what it does as an organization. Throughout this paper, I hope to inform you on the basis of why I attended this presentation, what happened at the presentation, what I learned, and how I feel from attending this presentation. First of all, I attended this presentation, because I thought it was a perfect example for one of my student engagement assignments under political science. In addition, I thought it seemed quite interesting after I researched a little about it before hand.

At the presentation, a group of people talked about LiNK through a PowerPoint and a couple of videos. In result, I learned that LiNK stands for “Liberty in North Korea.” Also, I learned that some university students developed LiNK in 2004, however it did not officially start investing funds until the year of 2009. In addition, it is known as a nonprofit and independent organization, which means they do not have any partnership with

On the other hand, these refugees face even more dangers if they make it to China. I say this, because the Chinese government forcibly repatriates North Korean refugees. If sent back, they go through a process of interrogations and are at risk of even more punishments including torture, compelled into labor, and imprisoned in one of the five political prison camps in North Korea. However, if stuck in China, their illegal status drives them to work in undetectable industries and leaves them defenseless to unfair treatment by sex traffickers. In these kind of circumstances, many North Korean refugees do not have the help and support to get themselves out of China and to a safe haven. In result, that is where the organization LiNK comes in and rescues