Shin Eun-mi
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Amy Chung,[1] better known by her Korean name Shin Eun-mi (Korean: 신은미) (born c. 1961[2]), is a Korean-American classical singer and writer[3] who travelled to North Korea several times over 2011 to 2012.[4] She wrote a book on her experiences travelling to North Korea, which South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism named a "recommended book" in 2013.[5] She gave a series of lectures in South Korea on the topic of her travels to North Korea.[2] Her lectures, originally given a positive reception, later became locations of demonstrations by far-right conservatives.[5] Shin Eun-mi was deported from South Korea on 10 January 2015.
Shin Eun-mi's book is titled A Korean American Housewife Goes to North Korea. The book is a compilation of her travel diaries while traveling North Korea.[6]
A documentary "To Kill Alice" was made about Shin Eun-mi's experience of being deported from South Korea.[7][8][a] The film was made by director Kim Sang-kyu.