Kim Jong Un's secret American relatives

Nearly two decades ago, the aunt and uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un quietly defected to the U.S. Now, they want to reconnect with their dictator nephew.

Kim Jong Un’s maternal aunt and her husband in New York’s Times Square.
(Image credit: (Yana Paskova/For The Washington Post))

Wandering through Times Square, past the Naked Cowboy and the ticket touts, she could be any immigrant trying to live the American dream.

A 60-year-old Korean woman with a soft perm and conservative clothes, she's taking a weekend off from pressing shirts and hemming pants at the dry-cleaning business she runs with her husband.

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