On December 1, 2019, I joined the Harvard Club of Korea's annual alumni dinner. Of course, no one in the room knew that the event would be canceled for the next two years because of COVID. Last night we enjoyed gathering again, with about 90 Harvard alumni and their guests meeting, talking, and networking. My special guest in 2019 was North Korean refugee Songmi Han . When she joined then she had not heard of Harvard University. I didn't realize just how special that night was for Songmi until we worked together on what became Greenlight to Freedom . This time, she knew what it was and was looking forward to it. * * * Mr. Dr. Prof and now Foreign Minister Jin Park was there as a special guest. He is a former president of the Harvard Club and is a special VIP every year. He gave a short speech and also the toast for the event. He gave the most incredible testimonial about me last year . He also remembered Songmi from meeting her earlier this year when she gave him a si...
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