Short summary
Her story involves family separation, torture and slavery, before she eventually found safety and happiness in the UK. The 52-year-old mother-of-three is running to be a councillor in her adopted hometown of Bury and says she wants to 'give back' to the country which welcomed her in her hour of need. Mrs Park's new life was not without challenges, and she faced difficulties with housing and the language barrier. But she embraced her new home and later found work as a human rights activist.
Date of publication
Author
Thomas George
What do we learn
Overcame lots of hardship to escape native country. welcomed by community which she finally settled in Wants to "give back" to the country by becoming a councillor and fight for human rights
keywords
overcoming hardships, fight for human rights, giving back to the country
City
Manchester