In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hong and the second or maternal family name is Chang.
Adrian Hong Chang (b. 1983 or 1984 in Tijuana), is an activist of Korean descent, U.S. residence, and Mexican citizenship,[1] notable for his human rights activism, and leadership in a North Korean provisional government based in Los Angeles.[2]
Hong serves as managing director of the political group Free Joseon and was previously head of Pegasus Strategies LLC, "a strategic advisory firm." His commentary calling attention to North Korean human rights abuses has been published in many American newspapers and magazines, including The Christian Science Monitor. He is a co-founder of the Street Symphony, a classical music group based in Los Angeles.[3]
Hong's father, Joseph, was a Christian missionary and taekwondo champion, who immigrated to Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. He taught martial arts in Tijuana under the name 'El Tigre'.[4] Hong was born in Tijuana in either 1983 or 1984, making him a Mexican national by birth. In 1991, at the age of seven, he immigrated along with his family to Chula Vista, California.[4]
Hong was the co-founder and executive director of Liberty in North Korea (LiNK), an international NGO devoted to human rights in North Korea.[5] In May 2006, LINK helped arrange the first asylum to be given to North Korean refugees by the US.[6] In 2009, his work with Liberty in North Korea appears to have ended, according to a statement from that group in 2019. In 2009, Hong was selected as a TED fellow,[7] and was appointed as an Alfred Wolfers Fellow at Yale University.[8]
Arrest and deportation from Chinaedit
Hong was arrested and deported from China for his efforts to help North Korean refugees living in the country illegally.[9]
Humanitarian work in Libya and Los Angelesedit
In 2011, he traveled to Libya to "help open the door for the evacuation of tens of thousands of injured civilians and provide them with urgent medical care in Jordan."[10] He also co-founded the group Street Symphony with another TED fellow, Robert Vijay Gupta, in order to bring "live classical music to mentally ill individuals living in deeply impoverished, disenfranchised communities in Los Angeles".[11]
In February 2019, Hong was charged by Spanish authorities along with other perpetrators for invading North Korean embassy and assaulting the staff during the 2019 North Korean embassy in Madrid incident, during which he used the aliases 'Mathew Chao' and 'Oswaldo Trump'.[12]
Free Joseon and Hong have denied that this was a raid, and assert that its members were invited into the embassy compound by one or more staff members. Rather than a raid, the North Korean embassy incident was reportedly an attempted defection made to appear as a kidnapping to protect the defectors' family members in North Korea.[13]
^"North Korean Embassy Attack Suspects Fled To U.S., Spanish Court Says". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
^Kim, Suki. "The Underground Movement Trying to Topple the North Korean Regime". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
^ ab"Adrian Hong". Street Symphony. July 21, 2012. from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
^ abcTremlett, Giles (2019-09-10). "Inside the bizarre, bungled raid on North Korea's Madrid embassy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
^Paul Eckert (21 October 2006). "North Korea nuclear row sharpens humanitarian fears". Reuters. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
^"First N Korean refugees reach US". The Indian Express. Reuters. 8 May 2006. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
^. 2013-07-18. Archived from the original on 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
^. 2019-07-24. Archived from the original on 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
^Nicholas Eberstadt and Christopher Griffin (February 19, 2007). "Saving North Korea's Refugees". The New York Times. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
^"Collaborating constellations: MAPPing the TED Fellows network | TED Blog". 8 April 2014. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
^. Street Symphony. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
^Budryk, Zack (2019-03-26). "Mexican national offered FBI materials stolen from North Korean embassy in Spain: Report". The Hill. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
^Kim, Suki. "The Underground Movement Trying to Topple the North Korean Regime". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
Bibliographyedit
Hope, Bradley (2022). The Rebel and the Kingdom: The True Story of the Secret Mission to Overthrow the North Korean Regime. Crown. ISBN 9780593240656.
External linksedit
Town Hall interview with Adrian Hong 2010-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
LiNK - Liberty in North Korea 2010-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Hong and the second or maternal family name is Chang Adrian Hong Chang b 1983 or 1984 in Tijuana is an activist of Korean descent U S residence and Mexican citizenship 1 notable for his human rights activism and leadership in a North Korean provisional government based in Los Angeles 2 Adrian Hong ChangBorn1983 or 1984Tijuana Baja California United Mexican StatesOther namesMathew Chao Adrian Hong Oswaldo TrumpCitizenshipMexicanAlma materYale UniversityOrganizationFree JoseonKnown forHuman rights activism leadership in revolutionary provisional government in North KoreaWebsitehttps www freefj is who is adrian hong Hong serves as managing director of the political group Free Joseon and was previously head of Pegasus Strategies LLC a strategic advisory firm His commentary calling attention to North Korean human rights abuses has been published in many American newspapers and magazines including The Christian Science Monitor He is a co founder of the Street Symphony a classical music group based in Los Angeles 3 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Co Founder of Liberty in North Korea 3 Arrest and deportation from China 4 Humanitarian work in Libya and Los Angeles 5 Awards and recognition 6 Involvement in 2019 North Korean embassy in Madrid incident 7 See also 8 References 9 Bibliography 10 External linksEarly life and education editHong s father Joseph was a Christian missionary and taekwondo champion who immigrated to Tijuana Baja California Mexico He taught martial arts in Tijuana under the name El Tigre 4 Hong was born in Tijuana in either 1983 or 1984 making him a Mexican national by birth In 1991 at the age of seven he immigrated along with his family to Chula Vista California 4 Hong attended Yale University 4 Co Founder of Liberty in North Korea editHong was the co founder and executive director of Liberty in North Korea LiNK an international NGO devoted to human rights in North Korea 5 In May 2006 LINK helped arrange the first asylum to be given to North Korean refugees by the US 6 In 2009 his work with Liberty in North Korea appears to have ended according to a statement from that group in 2019 In 2009 Hong was selected as a TED fellow 7 and was appointed as an Alfred Wolfers Fellow at Yale University 8 Arrest and deportation from China editHong was arrested and deported from China for his efforts to help North Korean refugees living in the country illegally 9 Humanitarian work in Libya and Los Angeles editIn 2011 he traveled to Libya to help open the door for the evacuation of tens of thousands of injured civilians and provide them with urgent medical care in Jordan 10 He also co founded the group Street Symphony with another TED fellow Robert Vijay Gupta in order to bring live classical music to mentally ill individuals living in deeply impoverished disenfranchised communities in Los Angeles 11 Awards and recognition editIn 2012 Hong was the co recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant 3 Involvement in 2019 North Korean embassy in Madrid incident editMain article 2019 North Korean Embassy in Madrid incident In February 2019 Hong was charged by Spanish authorities along with other perpetrators for invading North Korean embassy and assaulting the staff during the 2019 North Korean embassy in Madrid incident during which he used the aliases Mathew Chao and Oswaldo Trump 12 Free Joseon and Hong have denied that this was a raid and assert that its members were invited into the embassy compound by one or more staff members Rather than a raid the North Korean embassy incident was reportedly an attempted defection made to appear as a kidnapping to protect the defectors family members in North Korea 13 See also editHuman rights in North Korea Phillip Buck TED Fellows Ahn ChanghoReferences edit North Korean Embassy Attack Suspects Fled To U S Spanish Court Says NPR org Retrieved 2020 07 16 Kim Suki The Underground Movement Trying to Topple the North Korean Regime The New Yorker Retrieved 2020 11 22 a b Adrian Hong Street Symphony July 21 2012 Archived from the original on 22 April 2012 Retrieved 8 November 2012 a b c Tremlett Giles 2019 09 10 Inside the bizarre bungled raid on North Korea s Madrid embassy The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 2020 07 16 Paul Eckert 21 October 2006 North Korea nuclear row sharpens humanitarian fears Reuters Retrieved 6 August 2012 First N Korean refugees reach US The Indian Express Reuters 8 May 2006 Retrieved 6 August 2012 TED Fellows Adrian Hong 2013 07 18 Archived from the original on 2013 07 18 Retrieved 2021 10 12 Adrian Hong Fine Acts 2019 07 24 Archived from the original on 2019 07 24 Retrieved 2021 10 12 Nicholas Eberstadt and Christopher Griffin February 19 2007 Saving North Korea s Refugees The New York Times Retrieved August 6 2012 Collaborating constellations MAPPing the TED Fellows network TED Blog 8 April 2014 Retrieved 2021 10 12 Our Approach Street Symphony Archived from the original on 22 April 2012 Retrieved 8 November 2012 Budryk Zack 2019 03 26 Mexican national offered FBI materials stolen from North Korean embassy in Spain Report The Hill Retrieved 2020 07 16 Kim Suki The Underground Movement Trying to Topple the North Korean Regime The New Yorker Retrieved 2020 11 22 Bibliography editHope Bradley 2022 The Rebel and the Kingdom The True Story of the Secret Mission to Overthrow the North Korean Regime Crown ISBN 9780593240656 External links editTED Fellow Adrian Hong Town Hall interview with Adrian Hong Archived 2010 12 06 at the Wayback Machine LiNK Liberty in North Korea Archived 2010 02 15 at the Wayback Machine 1 2 3 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adrian Hong amp oldid 1209638675, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
