Acting and Activism with Minnie Mills

Acting and Activism with Minnie Mills

Author: The Korea Society April 17, 2025 Duration: 35:55

April 16, 2025 - Join us for a conversation on acting and activism with actress and North Korean human rights activist Minnie Mills and Korea Society policy program officer Chelsie Alexandre. Exploring the origin and development of her professional acting career, Minnie discusses roles on "The Summer I Turned Pretty," "Obliterated," and future projects. She then describes her passion for supporting North Korean refugees through volunteering for the nongovernmental organization Liberty in North Korea (LiNK). How does she balance work with school and volunteering? What has she learned from North Korean refugees? An introduction is provided by Dr. Victor Cha, Distinguished University Professor, Georgetown University, and President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department, CSIS.

This program is made possible by the generous support of the Kim Koo Foundation.

For more information, please visit the link below:
https://www.koreasociety.org/policy-and-corporate-programs/item/1987-acting-and-activism-with-minnie-mills


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