Joseph Kim -- painted by President Bush in Out of Many, One: Portraits of America's Immigrants -- was born in North Korea, one of the least free places on earth. But unlike so many of his fellow North Koreans, he was able to escape the brutal dictatorship. Joseph shares with us the incredible hardships of life in North Korea, how he was able to escape to the U.S., and how he stays optimistic through it all.

Related

• Out of Many, One: Portraits of America's Immigrants by President George W. Bush
• Freedom in North Korea program at the George W. Bush Institute
• The Strategerist with Hannah Song, CEO of Liberty in North Korea