2021 FSI media

Breen's column that outraged Samsung

“What People Got for Christmas” Michael Breen The Korea Times December 25, 2009 At this time of year when Seoul’s bare winter trees are wrapped in beckoning lights ― blue and white are the in colors ― and Merry Xmas signs at hotels and department stores are really saying come-hither-gentle-reveler-and-empty-your-purse, and when expensive restaurants belch noisy year-end office party groups onto every street and the karaoke rooms are full, it is tempting to declare that Christmas has lost its soul. But that would be a mistake. Christmas is a time for giving, and, before they can be given, gifts have to be bought. Commerce is good. Here, as proof, is a round up of some of the gifts given and received today by people in the news. Samsung, the world’s largest conglomerate and the rock upon which the Korean economy rests, sent traditional year-end cards offering best wishes for 2010 to the country’s politicians, prosecutors and journalists, along with 50 million w...

2015-01-09 Asia Liberty Forum (Kathmandu, Nepal)

I was pleased to be one of the speakers at the 3rd Asia Liberty Forum, held this time in Kathmandu, Nepal. Freedom Speakers International has presented at the Asia Liberty Forum several times. I was invited in 2014 and have been able to invite North Korean refugees to also speak at the forum. 2014, New Delhi, India Speakers: Chanyang Ju, Casey Lartigue Jr. https://caseylartigue.blogspot.com/2014/01/07-09-ALF-India.html http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2014/01/137_149698.html https://www.facebook.com/CaseyLartigue/posts/1308010646009594 2015, Kathmandu, Nepal Speaker: Casey Lartigue https://caseylartigue.blogspot.com/2015/01/2015-01-09-asia-liberty-forum-kathmandu.html 2018 Jakarta, Indonesia Speakers: Eunhee Park, Casey Lartigue FSI was named a finalist for the Asia Liberty Award https://caseylartigue.blogspot.com/2021/01/11-Asia-liberty-award.html https://www.atlasnetwork.org/news/article/organizations-from-afghanistan-nepal-south-korea-named-finalists-for-asia-l 2019, Colomb...

Michael Jackson & Prince

Michael Jackson, born August 29, 1958 Prince (Rogers Nelson), born June 7, 1958 Note: Originally posted 1/31/05; reposted in honor of Prince performing at the Super Bowl this weekend... Once upon a time, I wanted to be Mike. Michael Jackson was the lovable lead singer of the Jackson 5 during the 1960s and 1970s. His family had been poor, so it is no surprise that they were releasing at least one album a year. Michael was the family's lottery ticket. I was a big-time fan. I was a member of the Jackson 5 fan club. My brothers and I tried to be just like Mike. I'm the tallest of the three. Check me out, I was so C-O-O-L ! Look at that 'Fro. Could there have been a cooler Bible-carrying kid? I could have hid entire African villages under that cap. And the African villages that could not have fit in that Afro could have squeezed into my bell bottoms. You'd have to pay me money to wear those beads today, but I was stylin' then. But it was clear that I was destined to beco...

Does a flower turn to the sun?

I tend not to address points raised by people commenting on posts. In the back-and-forth of such discussions, people sometimes say things they don't mean or take extreme positions. In other cases they are just trying to be provocative, especially when they can remain anonymous. But a discussion on Greg Mankiw's blog caught my attention. That's because a couple of the folks suggested that parents don't really have the knowledge to make decisions about the quality of schools. Between 2002-2004 I was actively involved in the fight to get school vouchers for families in DC. I often heard the argument that parents don't know how to choose between good and bad schools and that, anyway, parents had enough choices with the school system's "out-of-boundary" options and charters (that had also been opposed). Without getting too deep into the out-of-boundary program, I'll point out that Woodrow Wilson HS, considered one of the best schools in the city, recei...

How not to get your ass beat by the police

The black president of the United States stupidly commented on the arrest of a black Harvard professor in his own home by a white police officer. Some random thoughts and memories: * I'm sure most people are still trying to figure out who Prof. Gates is. As G.K. Chesterton once wrote: "Journalism consists largely in saying 'Lord Jones is dead' to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive." * Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said Gates' arrest was "every black man's nightmare." Perhaps. But having a criminal in my house is even more of a nightmare. Also, having the president of the United States talk off the cuff about me about something he doesn't know is pretty bad. And getting shot by a cop after I escalated a situation would also be worse than getting arrested. Anyway, I have had my own dealings with the police over the years: * Back when I was a college student many many moons ago, one of my brothers and I got stopped by police in Bro...

Freedom Speakers International Media, 2021
Article or Column	Publication	Date
The power of giving (Eunhee Park)	The Korea Times	01-16
The world needs more Casey Lartigues (Adam Borowski)	The Korea Times	01-20
'Workable words' (Casey Lartigue column)	The Korea Times	01-25
Students to host panel featuring refugees \| The Manitoban	The Manitoban	01-26
UM Today \| A Conversation with North Korean Refugees (umanitoba.ca)	The Manitoban	01-27
I escaped from North Korea thanks to the foreign media (Chanyang Ju)	The Korea Times	02-06
Smile: A North Korean refugee's dream (Yena Han)	The Korea Times	02-13
Pay heed to North Koreans (Casey Lartigue column)	The Korea Times	02-17
The faces of North Koreans (Lee Jeong-cheol)	The Korea Times	02-21
My mother was tortured by North Korean authorities (Lee Yul-seong)	The Korea Times	02-27
My experience of teaching English to North Korean defectors (Jenny and Brenden)	The Korea Times	03-06
탈북민 영어 유튜버 증가..."북한 실상 전달 파급력 커"	Voice of America	03-17
'I Am the Man' (Casey Lartigue column)	The Korea Times	03-18
North Korean defectors talk about escape, new life in South in English (Korea Times reporter)	The Korea Times	03-21
Finding the Voices of North Korean defectors	TBS eFM	03-24
Voice of America News (11:45 mark)	Voice of America	03-25
When I escaped to South Korea, I felt guilt (Park Sung-ae)	The Korea Times	03-21
삶을 바꿀 수 있는 기회(1)	Radio Free Asia	03-30
“영어로 북한 실상 알리겠다”.. 유튜브에 뛰어든 탈북민들	Chosun Ilbo	04-06,
Young Defectors Take to YouTube	Chosun Ilbo	04-06
삶을 바꿀 수 있는 기회 (2)	Radio Free Asia	04-06
I was in a North Korean propaganda video (Cherie Yang)	The Korea Times	04-10
Crocodiles of Pyongyang (Casey Lartigue column)	The Korea Times	04-15
North Korean defectors are getting invited to events	Voice of America	04-16
North Korean voices (Feature)	Voice of America	04-16
Ruling or fleeing North Korea’s hell	The Korea Times	04-18
코로나 속 온라인 '탈북민 돕기' 다양한 모금행사	Radio Free Asia	04-23

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