Evelyn’s story 정소연

Evelyn Jeong or Jeong So-yeon (Korean: 정소연; (born:)https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/18171805/escape-north-korea-mother-prison-execution/ is a North Korean defector and influencer. She is well known to create a food vlog and travel vlog.
==History==
===Life In North Korea===
Evelyn was born in Cheongjin, a North Korean town close to the Chinese border to middle-class family. Her Mother was a businesswoman who fluent in information about other countries including United States. Her mother often travelled to China and other cities of North Korea for trade. Evelyn’s parents divorced when she was little, and Evelyn was raised by her mother.
When North Korea restricted selling of goods from abroad in North Korea were brought inside to the country, Evelyn's mother was become an outlaw and arrested when she tried to make illegal border crossings to the China and sending her mother to the prison for four years. When her mother prisoned, Evelyn shocked when she saw her mother swollen and beaten even forced to sign false confessions under threat of further torture.
After her mother was released from prison, her mother decided to get out Evelyn from North Korea. Evelyn escaped from North Korea to China when she was 15 years old. Evelyn enjoyed her life in China before she escaped and continued along to Laos and Thailand. In Thailand, she applied for a travel visa to US however she was imprisoned for ten months before she continued live in US.https://www.rfa.org/korean/weekly_program/bbf8ad6d-c815cc29-d0c8bd81bbfcb4e4/usdefectors-02032022101142.html
===Life in United States and South Korea===
In US, Evelyn was adopted by foster family in Colorado and begin continued her study in high school. Her foster family was very strict and they also vegetarian. Later, Evelyn reunited with her mother in South Korea since then she lived there with her mother. Evelyn frequently updated her content on her Instagram. 
==Youtube ==
Evelyn created her YouTube Channel on June 9, 2020 and she uploaded her first video on July 27, 2020, her first video is about her vlog on Chicago. She later introduced her foster family on same year. In 2021, she created and uploaded a video of she flights to South Korea for her first time. In ENG Behind-the-scenes story of Jeong Soyeon, who I met on a show after 7 years, she speaks Korean on her channel for first time.
Evelyn has collab with Yeon-mi Park in 2020 and creating a channel that consists of duo themselves.https://www.youtube.com/@yeonmievelyn7556/videos
==Personal Life==
Evelyn chooses to go to United States instead South Korea, she stated that she wants to learn and study as her mom strongly recommended. When she lived in United States with her foster family, she unable to speak English but studied and learned quickly with help of her foster family. https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2023/12/715_308037.html
After Evelyn finished her high school, she continued her study in Chicago. Her mother was escaped to China before going to South Korea and reunite with Evelyn. https://www.voakorea.com/a/korea_korea-social-issues_young-defectors-american-dream/6051402.html
== References==
Category:North Korean YouTubers
Category:South Korean YouTubers
Category:Commentary YouTubers
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Category:Users who joined in 2020