New Book Reveals Life Inside North Korea & Reports Shared With Pope John Paul II
A new book offers a rare glimpse inside North Korea through the eyes of a woman who spent nearly three decades working there. Author Kathi Zellweger, former Caritas Hong Kong North Korea director, and Mike Chinoy, a non-resident scholar at the 21st Century China Center, discuss their new book about Zellweger’s experiences. She shares what
How a crime-fighting Brooklyn prosecutor landed a key role in ‘Goodfellas’
It was the role of his lifetime. In the late 1980s, New York prosecutor Edward McDonald was an informal advisor on “Goodfellas.” He told director Martin Scorsese’s team about his work, in real life, with mobster Henry Hill — the protagonist in the film who is played by Ray Liotta — and helped them get
Stop Performing Yourself: Pam Sherman on Closing the Believability Gap
Lawyer-turned-actor-turned-leadership coach Pam Sherman says the exhausting feeling of playing a version of yourself has a name — the believability gap — and her new book, Play You, The Role of a Lifetime, uses actors’ techniques to close it. Her fastest fix costs about a dollar: a Post-it Note. Most of us know the feeling.
Kidnapped by her father at 7, Lauren Burns shares story of rescue, redemption
Lauren Burns had resigned herself to the possibility that she would never see her mother again. Three months after her father took her from Texas to Jordan when she was 7 years old, Burns was sitting on a school bus on her way to class when a commotion erupted outside. Then, through the window, she
Never-before-seen images from inside North Korea reveal haunting devastation of 90s famine
Harrowing images from inside North Korea revealed the abject poverty and widespread starvation that hit the Hermit Kingdom during the 1990s famine — including children who wasted away quietly inside their homes. The photos, captured by humanitarian Kathi Zellweger and journalist Mike Chinoy, included images of orphans so malnourished that their ribs were clearly visible
Swiss Aid Worker’s Rare Footage Reveals Hidden Life Inside North Korea
For nearly a quarter-century, Swiss aid worker Kathi Zellweger traveled to one of the world’s most closed-off countries, delivering food, seeds and medical supplies while quietly documenting life far beyond the polished image North Korea presents to the outside world. Now, previously unseen footage she captured during those years is offering a rare look inside
Erin Burnett Speaks With Kathi Zellweger
CNN’s Erin Burnett recently had Kathi Zellweger on OutFront to discuss her recently published book chronicling her life providing aid to North Korea. Miss Kathi is available in bookstores now. Click here to watch the full interview. Click here to learn more about the book.
Focusing on the vulnerable
For everyone who has worked in and around North Korea, Kathi Zellweger has been a role model. As the director of international operations at the Catholic charity, Caritas, she oversaw food aid to North Korea in the 1990s when it was overwhelmed by famine. Later, she worked in Pyongyang for the Swiss government on various
7-Year-Old Was Abducted by Dad on Halloween Outing, Then Rescued by Commandos Hired by Mom
Don Feeney knew he was running out of time. It was Jan. 28, 1988, and early that morning he and JD Roberts, another retired U.S. Special Forces soldier, had grabbed 7-year-old Lauren Burns from a school bus in the small city of Jerash, Jordan. The men were hired by Burns’ mother, Cathy Mahone, to retrieve
America’s Next Top Model Contestant Shannon Stewart Reveals New Book Out of Focus
Former America’s Next Top Model runner-up Shannon Stewart is shedding light on her life behind the show’s facade. Stewart’s new memoir, Out of Focus, details her de facto identity on ANTM as the “good girl,” a young woman with “big dreams, strong faith and a picture-perfect identity to protect,” a synopsis reads. But beneath the