An African President's Daughter, Raised In North Korea - Monica Macias (Interview)

Monica Macias is the daughter of Equatorial Guinea's first president, Francisco Macias. She was raised in North Korea by Kim Il Sung.

Monica's new book, "Black Girl from Pyongyang," chronicles her childhood in North Korea and subsequent attempts to understand her father's complicated legacy.

0:00:00 intro
0:01:01 who is Monica Macias?
0:10:10 how Monica views her current identity
0:14:02 growing up in North Korea during its economic rise
0:18:27 Monica's relationship with Kim Il Sung
0:23:19 on North Korea - "one single narrative is divisive"
0:35:18 on the role of privilege in interpreting reality
0:43:53 the journey to uncover her father's true legacy
0:59:53 Monica's next book is about her father
1:02:36 Monica's fondest memory of her father

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