1. Kenneth Bae was born on Bae Jun-ho; born August 1,1968 and is a South Korean-born American Evangelical Christian missionary.
16 Facts About Kenneth Bae
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Kenneth Bae moved to the United States at age 16 with his family in 1985, first settling in San Jose, California then later relocating to Torrance, California, in the Los Angeles district.
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Kenneth Bae graduated from West High School in Torrance in 1988, when he was 20 years old.
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Kenneth Bae studied at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon for two years, majoring in psychology and minoring in Chinese in preparation for possible ministerial work in China.
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Kenneth Bae left schooling altogether for a time in order to support his family.
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Kenneth Bae met his wife, Lydia, two weeks after starting at the University of Oregon, and got married a year later.
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Kenneth Bae later moved to Dalian, China in 2006, and then to Dandong, China, near neighboring North Korea.
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Kenneth Bae has a sister, Terri Chung, who is stated to live in Lynnwood and in Edmonds, which is in Snohomish County.
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Kenneth Bae created a tourism company called "Nations Tour" for North Korean special economic zone visits that were stated to be Christian missionary trips.
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Kenneth Bae sent hand-written letters to his family claiming that he was going blind and that help was needed.
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On July 3,2013, an interview with Kenneth Bae was released, in which he spoke of health problems including diabetes, high blood pressure, fatty liver, and a back problem.
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In February 2014, Kenneth Bae left the hospital and returned to the work camp.
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On July 3,2013, an interview with Kenneth Bae was released, in which he begged for forgiveness from his captors and for the United States' help.
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Kenneth Bae was released by North Korean authorities on Saturday, November 8,2014 along with fellow American Matthew Todd Miller.
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In 2016, Kenneth Bae published a book about his ordeal: Not Forgotten: The True Story of My Imprisonment in North Korea.
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In 2017, Kenneth Bae decided to found a NGO to help North Korean refugees and raise the awareness of people around the world about the situation in North Korea.