About the Speaker: Pastor David Choi has ministered in many diverse contexts from Asian churches to multiethnic, inner city churches to overseas missions. Pastor Dave is a graduate of Wheaton College and received his Masters of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Boston, Massachusetts. He is an active member of the Lausanne Movement for World Evangelization, a global congress of thousands of church and missions leaders from almost every country in the world, partnering and networking in a ministry towards fulfilling the Great Commission. Pastor Dave is currently serving as a member of the the North American Pastor's Host Committee for the Third Lausanne Congress in Cape Town, South Africa 2010. He is an international speaker, and has spoken in many top universities like Cornell University, the University of Chicago, and Harvard University. His desire is to see people come to know the Gospel and the love of Christ. He also enjoys hip hop, sports, and galbee.
About the Speaker: Pastor John Huh has been burdened about the mental, emotional, and spiritual health of Korean Americans. As a bilingual, bi-cultural Korean American, he is active in the church and in academia to help bring healing upon God's people. He received a B.A. (psychology and theology) from Boston College and his M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary. He is currently a doctoral candidate studying pastoral counseling at Princeton Theological Seminary and the youth pastor at All Nations Church of Cherry Hill, N.J. He is proud to be a member of the non-profit group New Jersey Youth Pastors' Network (NJYPN) and is passionate about serving afflicted families through counseling and research.
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Keynote Colloquium
Description: Our search for who we are is an ongoing process, and it is a normal part of "growing up." This process alone is complicated enough, but when you add to it cultural, racial, spiritual, social, professional, and family layers, it becomes a puzzle that seems unsolvable. The MSG 2008 Winter Conference seeks to answer the question of "Who am I?" in a quest to find our collective and individual identities. If our identity is like a multi-layered onion, let's peel away each layer together and see what is underneath each cover. Be warned that as we uncover the layers of our "onion," it will sting our eyes and make us cry. However, the growing pains might be just what we need to discover what lies at the very core of our identity.
Track: Cultural ID, Professional ID, Spiritual ID, Mental health
Description: After giving a talk to Korean American youths, one of them came up to me and said, "I really liked how you are for us and not against us." Korean American youths live in two different cultural worlds, and they have to learn to navigate through various cultural contexts. They have to learn the skills of code-switching and adjusting their behaviors, speech, and language to fit their surroundings. How do we, as people who have gone before them, become cultural brokers and mentors for Korean American youths? How can we use ourselves as instruments and agents of change to facilitate their healthy growth? We have a great responsibility to shoulder, and it begins now.
Speaker: Josephine Kim, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC
About the Speaker: Dr. Kim earned a Ph.D. in counselor education from the University of Virginia. She is a licensed mental health counselor in Massachusetts and a national certified counselor. As a bilingual and bicultural Korean-American faculty member in the Risk and Prevention program at Harvard Graduate School of Education, she has been the keynote speaker at numerous parent, teacher, and youth conferences in Korea and in the U.S. Her areas of expertise include individual, group, and family counseling, multiculturalism, Korean American mental health issues, and career development education.
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Track: Spiritual ID, Mental Health
Description: Trauma comes from the Greek word "wound." Whether from natural disasters, physical accidents, acts of violence or abuse, loss of a loved one, or experience of failure, traumatic blows from the past still haunt the present lives of many individuals. So what do you do when your world turns completely up-side-down? How can we make sense of suffering, and more importantly, how do we grow from it? How can we help those who are suffering around us? This colloquium will seek to prepare and equip the college students with the knowledge and skills to deal with past and/or future traumatic experiences by: 1) addressing the stated questions; 2) offering concrete ways to cope with such "wounds"; and 3) holding panel discussions with trauma survivors from the Virginia Tech massacre and other traumas. It is hoped that this opportunity will help us share our lives and experiences as young Christians and ultimately heal and grow from trauma.
Speaker: JeeHae Sophia Nam, Ed.M.
About the Speaker: Sophie is a graduate student at Boston College, working towards a doctorate in Counseling Psychology. She also holds a B.A. in Psychology from Wellesley College and an Ed.M. in Risk and Prevention from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Sophie considers herself to be a Third-Culture Kid, having grown up in Korea, the Czech Republic, and the U.S. From the time her relationship with God was restored through His people at Wellesley, she has been committed to working with youth and young adults in their wholesome pursuit of God and life. Stemming from a deep concern and love for the Korean people, she hopes to make a positive contribution to social justice and counseling back in her country, Korea, someday.
Track: Spiritual ID, Social ID, Cultural ID, and Mental Health
Description: Surrounding us are a plethora of images, ads, and books that make it almost impossible for us not to attribute beauty to what is seen on the outside rather than what is within. As Korean Americans, our struggles are further complicated as we grapple with the standards of beauty in both Korean and Western cultures. One of my favorite passages in Scripture, Psalm 139, reminds us that we are "fearfully and wonderfully made" by our Father. In our hearts we know that "charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting," but many times we get carried away by society's definition of beauty even to the point of harming our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual selves through unhealthy eating habits, excessive exercising and plastic surgery. My hope is that through this colloquium we may explore together the struggles that we all face in pursuit of beauty and find encouragement and wisdom from the Word to affirm our identities as beautifully crafted and fashioned daughters of God.
Speaker: Esther Cho, Ed. M. Candidate
About the Speaker: Born and raised in a suburb of Los Angeles, Esther is a wannabe FOB who has experienced many of the pressures and struggles of being a 2nd generation Korean-American. By the grace of God, she had the awesome opportunity to attend Duke University, where she majored in International Comparative Studies while preparing for medical school. But last year, she decided (after much stressing, hair-pulling and prayer) to take a different route and move across the country again to study in the Language & Literacy program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Track: Spiritual ID
Description: What is your spiritual identity? How did God lead this PK to do what I'm doing? How does my spiritual identity affect who I am? Join me as I share my spiritual identity through my personal testimony. I will reinforce my testimony with Scripturally-based interpretations on the spiritual relevance in defining one's identity in Christ.
Speaker: Simon Chang, Staff of Cornerstone Christian Fellowship at Virginia Tech
About the Speaker: Simon asked Jesus into his heart as a small child and rededicated his life in college. Simon grew up in the church, and his dad was a Southern Baptist pastor. Simon has lived in nine different states, so he's really easy to get to know after being the new kid at school most of his life. Simon graduated from Virginia Tech, and his most favorite thing was his motorcycle until he fell in love. Now he's engaged to be married in January to Samantha Baglin, who is serving alongside of him at VT. He has also staffed for three years at Cornerstone Christian Fellowship and plans on getting on track to become a full-time missionary overseas with Samantha.
Track: Spiritual ID
Description: The pressures of the world drive us to seek perfection and success. As a result, we are often crushed and distraught when things don't work out the way we plan them to. However, is this scriptural? Is this the way it's supposed to be as people of faith? Can there be beauty in failure?
Speaker: Kevin Lee, MD in training
About the Speaker: Kevin is a 4th year medical student who felt God calling Him to become a doctor even though his grades showed all evidence to the contrary. It was 13 years after the call before he was finally accepted at the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University and in between he began to experience the molding and shaping of God's hand that continues to this day.
Track: Mental Health, Social ID, Spiritual ID, Cultural ID
Description: Have you ever gotten a B+ and thought, "What did I do wrong?" or see a C and thought, "I failed!"? So much of the time, you feel inadequate and far from perfect. You are constantly trying to balance your schedule between academics, extra-curriculars, and church. You have so much on your plate and you feel overwhelmed. Don't worry, you're not alone after all, you are Korean. It seems as if we as Koreans are bred to be "model" students and anything less than perfect is simply not good enough. However, God tells us that we are already perfect, created in God's image. "How foolish can you be? After starting your Christian lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort?" (Gal 3:3). We are "fearfully and wonderfully made" (Psalm 139:14) by our Creator and nothing, not even that C, will make us anything less than perfect in His eyes.
Speaker: Karen Y. Choi, Ed. M. Candidate
About the Speaker: Karen moved from Korea to Orange County, CA with her family when she was barely 6 years old. Growing up in an area where she had 4 pages of "Kim's" in her high school yearbook, Karen battled being an "obsessive perfectionist" for most of her life. After graduating from Wellesley College with a B.A. in international relations, Karen went to teach English in Korea on a Fulbright Grant and never dreamed that she would be back in school. But here she is again, battling her way through six classes in her Ed.M. program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Track: Mental Health
Description: This colloquium will explore the different experiences and views Korean International and Korean American students have on mental health services (including counseling and clinical help). Since the Virginia Tech incident, many issues were raised regarding the inaccessibility and underutilization of mental health services among minorities in America. We will examine the overall attitudes of Korean International students and Korean Americans towards mental health services and look into the reasons why people are not able to or are reluctant to seek help. Understanding the diverse factors that affect help-seeking behavior is important because these factors deter or delay people from receiving timely and appropriate mental health care.
Speaker: Juyoen Hur, Ed. M. Candidate
About the Speaker: Juyoen Hur is currently working towards an Ed.M degree in Human Development and Psychology at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She graduated from Sogang University in Korea with a degree in Economics and Psychology. After working as a strategic consultant at IBM for two and a half years, she decided to pursue her passion in psychology at Harvard. She is particularly interested in the etiology and treatment of mental dysfunction.
Track: Racial ID, Cultural ID, Family ID
Description: Why do Korean people always ask how old you are or what your blood type is? Do your parents have a hard time expressing how much they love you? Why do Korean guys only like super feminine girls? This colloquium will give you answers to the frequent confusions and misunderstandings you had from interacting with your parents, Korean friends, and others. By exploring Confucianism and its effects on the Korean culture, you will be able to better understand your heritage and bridge the cultural gap between you and your parents. You will also learn what kind of thought processes Koreans go through and what type of language patterns they use, depending on whom they meet.
Speaker: JinSil Mok, Ed.M. Candidate
Jin Kyoung Hwang, Ed.M. Candidate
EJ Jun, Ed.M. Candidate
About the Speakers: JinSil Mock graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign with a B.A. in Elementary Education. Upon graduating, she worked as a middle school math and science teacher for three years in suburban Chicago. She is currently working towards an Ed.M. at Harvard Graduate School of Education in the Learning and Teaching program.
EJ Jun was born and raised in Korea. She got her B.A. degree in Psychology at Duke University, and she taught at an international school in China for two years. She is now at the Harvard School of Education and is enrolled in the International Education Policy program.
Jin Kyoung graduated from Sook Myung Women's University with a B.A. in English Language and Literature. She is currently working towards an Ed.M. degree at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in the Language and Literacy program. Her academic and research interests are language acquisition and language assessment of English language learners.
Track: Racial ID, Cultural ID
Description: Trying to figure out who you are and what your place is as a Korean American in Caucasia? You are not alone. Most Korean American students begin this journey of racial self-awareness during their undergraduate years. This colloquium will discuss how Asian American history, the consequences of the Model Minority Myth, as well as the Racial and Cultural Minority Identity Development scale all help to inform the actual process of Korean American racial self-awareness.
Speaker: Irene Pak, Ed.M. Candidate
About the Speaker: Irene Pak was born in Incheon, Korea, and her family immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts when she was an infant. She graduated from Bowdoin College in 2003 with a major in government and legal studies and a minor in East Asian studies. She has significant professional experience and interest in working with students of color, in particular Latino and Asian American youth, both within the context of higher education and grassroots non-profit organizations. Currently, she is simultaneously working at the Harvard Graduate School of Education while working towards a master's degree in human development and psychology. Her research interest is in Asian American adult identity formation within the college years and multicultural program development.
Track: Family ID, Cultural ID, Mental Health
Description: For better and/ or for worse, our parents have shaped our lives in a myriad of ways. As youth who have grown up in a society where our family's culture clashes with the one that surrounds us, understanding why "I love you" is not a household phrase or silence, rigidity, and no tears are often implicitly and explicitly praised is the gateway to better understanding ourselves. In this colloquium, we will first collectively examine how are parents' lives were shaped by Confucianism and war times. This time and space to reflect on our experiences will provide a base to further explore in a later discussion living with parents who have (un)diagnosed mental health conditions.
Speaker: Kathy Yang, Ed. M. candidate
About the Speaker: Kathy grew up in Bronx, New York. Because of difficult family situations, she and her sister were later re-united with family in Arkansas. There, she began and finished junior high before moving to Tennessee, then went on to Bates College in Maine. She majored in Spanish with a minor in education. Upon graduation, she served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Costa Rica. After finishing her service, she taught ESL at a local elementary school in NW Arkansas. By many miracles of God, she is pursuing an Ed.M. at Harvard Graduate School of Education. She hopes to pursue a career working with lower-socioeconomic immigrant families and equipping them access to higher education.
Track: Family ID, Spiritual ID, Cultural ID
Description: Stop with the responsibilities! Why is he given so much more attention? Does anyone see me? Why does he always get more rice from grandma? If only I were the only child. You are so annoying! I don't want to take her with! Why do I get all the hand me downs?
If these expressions resonate with you, you are most likely impacted by the birth order and gender roles that exist in our Korean families. In this colloquium, we will discuss the relationships between siblings and how they have been developed. We will look deeper into the contribution of birth order and gender roles in forming our relationships within the family structure. We hope to provide a safe environment to welcome discussion in promoting awareness of factors in our personal families. This will be a great time of understanding and encouraging one another in the mending of our relationships with our siblings. Further discussion will take place in examining how our identity as Christians can be used by God in our families.
Speaker: Susan Han, Ed.M. Candidate
SongEun Han, Ed.M. Candidate
About the Speaker: Susan Han grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. Growing up in a traditional Korean family in the mist of a predominately white neighborhood, she grew to love and appreciate the Korean-American culture that embodied all aspects of her life. She went on to study at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to obtain a B.A in Elementary Education. After graduating, she worked as a 2nd and 3rd grade teacher for three years in suburban Chicago. She is currently working towards an Ed.M. at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in Language and Literacy Program for Reading Specialist Licensure.
Song Eun Han was born and raised in Korea until middle school and continued her high school education in New Jersey as her family moved to the States. Growing up in a family-oriented environment helped her see the value and importance of family relationships. Her family is a vital part of her life. Wanting to impact children in their early ages, she studied Elementary Education at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. By God's unpredictable plan and grace, she was accepted into Harvard Graduate School of Education and is currently working towards an Ed.M. in the Learning and Teaching Program.
Track: Professional ID, Vocational ID, Social ID
Description: There is always this person, among your friends, who seems to know everyone in your school as well as the school next door, next city, and maybe next country. She is the one who can set up the best blind dates for you and find you the best roommates. But knowing everyone is not just about being friends with everyone. It is about being able to connect two different peoples in two different worlds. When you go to college, you will meet new friends with different ethnicities, nationalities, and cultural backgrounds. Every one of them is your opportunity to gain greater perspective about the world as well as the chance to connect the new world to yours. In this seminar, we will talk about the power of knowing everyone (a.k.a. networking) in your career development. Also, we will look at how your social network can impact the lives of people around you in many significant ways.
Speaker: Seoul Han, Ph.D. candidate
About the Speaker: Seol came to US when she was in 9th grade. She graduated from Cornell Univesity with degrees in Sociology, Government, and Organizational Studies. She worked at a law firm for awhile, believing that she should become a lawyer. After pondering where her true passion was lying for some time, she chose to pursue the career in academia. Currently, Seol is studying Sociology in a Ph.D. program at Brown University. Her interests are Asian American immigrants, ethnic economy in urban settings, and organizational behavior.
Track: Professional ID, Vocational ID, Family ID
Description: This colloquium will explore the importance of discovering one's true passion when it comes to career choices and the steps necessary to pursue it. The Korean-American youth often face a conflict between what they want to do and what they believe they should do. While the culture they live in emphasizes self-discovery and encourages exploration of all options, the culture they are brought up in emphasizes respect for their parents and obedience. As the culture of individuality collides with the culture of conformity the Korean-American youth often feel that they are forced to either choose for themselves at the cost of their parent's expectations and happiness, or choose for their parents at the cost of their own expectations and happiness. This seminar will focus on learning to understand both sides of the argument and discovering that it doesn't have to be either or, it could be both.
Speaker: Thomas Baek, Ed. M. Candidate
About the Speaker: Thomas Baek was born in Korea and immigrated to the United States at the age of 8. He graduated from UCLA with a B.S. in Psychobiology with minors in Applied Developmental Psychology and East-Asian Languages. After graduation he spent three years in Korea teaching English to reconsider his original pursuit of medicine. His experience in the educational field in Korea helped him realize his passion for education, so he returned to the United States to pursue an Ed.M. in Human Development and Psychology at the Harvard GSE. Currently, he is interested in incorporation of developmental psychology in education reform.
Track: Professional ID, Vocational ID
Description: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of Knowledge..." Proverbs 1:7 (NIV) According to Dr. Howard Gardner and his theory on Multiple Intelligences, there are broader realms of intelligences other than what is often emphasized in schools or in the cultural settings in the forms of linguistic or logical/mathematical intelligences. He identified different kinds of intelligences in the following categories:
1. Bodily-Kinesthetic
2. Interpersonal
3. Verbal-Linguistic
4. Logical-Mathematical
5. Naturalistic
6. Intrapersonal
7. Spatial
8. Musical
9. Other intelligences
Perhaps now is the time for us to challenge the ways of labeling individual intrinsic values according to a single measure, and search for our niche toward the society that celebrates diversity. We will begin by introducing the conceptual frameworks of Multiple Intelligences and will proceed to interactive discussions discovering different kinds of intelligence each of us possesses to varying degrees. It is an important first step to remind ourselves that no individual is intrinsically better or superior in the eyes of the Lord, and by discovering where our strength lies, we may make "optimal use of our type of highly developed intelligence." This colloquium will be helpful in pursuing our future goals and in serving one another.
Speaker: Hyun Joo Helen Lee, Ed. M.
About the Speaker: Hyun Joo was born in the United Kingdom and raised in Korea during her childhood; however, her adolescence was spent in the U.K. After completing college in Korea, she came to the United States for her graduate studies. Her experience from different cultural settings gave her a heart and willingness to understand culture and human development in depth. Her B.A. in English Language and Literature is from Korea University, and she received her Ed. M. in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard Graduate School of Education. She also earned a M.A. in English and American Literature from Boston University. Since childhood, she has been an avid reader of books and literature, especially on human emotion and history. What has fascinated her in literature has been the pursuit of human values, which she believes is most pertinent in the studies of Human Development and Education. She is currently involved in researching educational mentoring and is planning to study further in order to contribute to the field of human development and education.
Track: Social ID, Professional ID, Vocational ID
Description: God has placed each of us in the body of Christ with special abilities, functions, spiritual gifts, and personality traits. We need each other to realize our individual potential in Christ, and together, we can accomplish far more than what we can do alone. God has made us like separate pieces of a puzzle, in our different sizes and shapes, He wants us to come together for the glory of Jesus Christ. He exhorts us to "be perfectly joined together in mind and thought" (1 Corinthians 1:10, NKJV). During this colloquium, you'll learn new insights about yourself and those close to you, and you will discover the unique assets you bring to every relationship. You'll learn about your own God-given strengths and talents. The insights you'll gain will reveal more about yourself than you've ever learned before. Gain a greater understanding and appreciation of your own personal style and others' temperaments. You'll see how these are illustrated in the lives of Paul, Peter, Abraham, and Moses in the Bible. You'll gain a clearer understanding of the basic personality types and how each is motivated most effectively. You'll discover why those closest to you react the way they do. You'll add to the knowledge you already have about the people in your life and discover how to help all your relationships grow and flourish.
Speaker: Mee Kyoung Kim, Ed.M.
About the Speaker: Mee Kyoung Kim graduated from Harvard Graduate School of Education with an Ed. M. in Human Development and Psychology. There, she developed her passion to further study religious identity development and Christian education. Throughout her international life, she has benefited from the good works done by other Christians and became strongly motivated to introduce Korean children and adolescents to God and life's deeper meaning, as they grow to become future leaders. She finds it deeply rewarding to help young learners discover their individual relationship with God, their God-given potential, and the deep happiness arising from companionship with Jesus Christ.
"Now what? The aftermath of personality type test (MBTI Part II)"
Track: Professional ID, Vocational ID, Social ID
Description:
MBTI Part I
For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function... since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly" (Romans 12:4-6 NASB).
So then, how can we effectively use the gifts that God so graciously gave to each and every one of us? The answer: we first must have a clear understanding of who we are as the gift-bearers. In this colloquium, attendees will take the Myers-Briggs type Inventory (MBTI) to determine their personality type as a first step towards self-discovery. The MBTI will give insight into their sources of energy and styles of information gathering, decision making, and personal preferences or orientation. With the use of the MBTI, this seminar will provide perspective on the kinds of occupations that are more likely to be a match or mismatch.
MBTI Part II
The results are in and you are now officially categorized as one of the MBTI personality types. Now what? How will that extra piece of information about yourself be useful in your life? Well! Come and find out in this new and exciting MBTI Part II colloquium! In this seminar, we will explore in groups what leadership styles the different personality types possess. In addition, we will survey the benefits as well as the challenges of the various personality types and how best we can interact with one another as uniquely different 16 MBTI profiles.
Speaker: Narae Lee, Ed. M.
About the Speaker: Narae came to the States when she was eight years old and lived in NYC ever since. She graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Human Biology, Health and Society and completed the Human Development and Psychology master's program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Currently, Narae is in Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary with her husband studying counseling and enjoying existential psychology.
Track: Spiritual ID
Description: Many of us have such a distorted view on the concept of evangelism. We fear it because we do not know how God wants it to be perceived. God has intended evangelism to be the most natural and supernatural part of each and everyone of our lives. In this colloquium, we will try to explore what it means to live as sons and daughters of God and how it is incorporated into bringing the kingdom of God on earth. This colloquium will consist of worship, teaching, and group-processing time.
Speaker: Danny Kang
About the Speaker: Danny Kang graduated from Liberty University in 2002 with a major in Advertising and Broadcasting management and earned his Master's degree in Communications (concentration in Film distribution) from Yonsei University in 2005. While he was serving as a military officer in Korea, God put a burning passion in his heart for the media industry in which the enemy has claimed victory for a long time. His passion is to reclaim it for God and to begin worship from the very core of the enemy's strong hold. God has given him a vision to bring justice in celebrity management (film and broadcasting) and to speak life and blessing over those who are broken, restoring their view of themselves and the world as children of God.
*Men Only
Track: Social ID, Mental Health, Spiritual ID
Description: Psalm 139:13-14 states "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful I know that full well."
What are you looking for in a future mate? What's your type? Thin, short, and cute? Tall, pale, and ugly? You've probably asked yourself these questions when thinking about finding your mate. However, without understanding and accepting yourself first, finding the perfect match is going to be nearly impossible. At the same time, we also know that it is difficult to accept who we are and what we look like. So, many times, we choose to believe in the definition of what it means to be a man that the world chooses to portray instead of the truths that are clearly illustrated in the Bible. Therefore, we seek fads, diets, exercise routines, and unhealthy eating habits that ultimately hurt our bodies and degrade God's handiwork in order to conform to the world's views on beauty, masculinity, and relationships. This colloquium focuses on understanding our identity as God's dearly loved children. We will discuss what it means to "know fully well" how wonderfully and intricately God shaped us, despite the way we may think and feel about ourselves. Finally, we will spend time discussing how the way we perceive ourselves affects the way we perceive the world, our relationships with others, and ultimately, our purpose in it.
Speaker: Catherine Hwang, Ed. M.
About the Speaker: At an early age, Catherine Hwang developed a passion for teaching. As a Golden Apple Scholar of Illinois, she learned from award-winning educators the importance of positively impacting the lives of disadvantaged children and their families. With a strong conviction for working with inner city youngsters, Catherine worked as a third grade classroom teacher in a struggling school in North Chicago. Stemming from a deep commitment and love for youth, she served as the youth group leader/counselor and as the director of the Sunday school program at her church. During this time, she developed a heart for Korean-American young women and youth who struggle with their identity and body image issues. She graduated from Harvard Graduate School of Education with a Masters in International Education Policy.
