In this talk, the speaker, Euna Lee, recounts her experiences as a documentary journalist detained in North Korea while filming about North Korean refugees. She reflects on her initial perception of North Koreans as enemies, but during her captivity, she formed human connections with her captors and saw their shared humanity. Euna emphasizes the importance of recognizing the humanity in others, even in the face of political tensions and propaganda.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The speaker read about what the young generation of workers want in Harvard Business Review.
2. The speaker's goal when in college was to make an impact for those who live under injustice.
3. The speaker became a documentary journalist.
4. The speaker became a prisoner in North Korea for 140 days, starting on March 17, 2009.
5. The speaker and their team were making a documentary about North Korean refugees in China.
6. They were chased by North Korean soldiers while filming near the border.
7. The speaker made it to Chinese soil safely, but a colleague fell and couldn't walk.
8. The soldiers surrounded them and eventually took them to their army base.
9. The speaker tried to communicate and cooperate with the soldiers.
10. After about three months of detention, the speaker was sentenced to 12 years in a labor camp.
11. The speaker had interactions with two female guards, Guard A and Guard B.
12. The guards had interests beyond their ideological differences.
13. The speaker learned about the human side of the North Korean people during their captivity.
14. The speaker emphasized the importance of seeing humanity in their enemy's eyes.
15. The speaker is now back home and reflects on the blurred memory of their captors.
These facts summarize the main points of the text without including opinions.