Dr. Byoung G. Choh
Legacy Project video of Dr. Byoung G. Choh of Cleveland, Ohio interviewed by his daughter, Theresa Choh-Lee. Dr. Choh discusses how he was able to leave North Korea and escape to the South in 1950,...
View ArticleJean Kim – Part 1
Jean Kim passed away on July 3, 2021 Refugee. Survivor.Born in 1935 in what is now North Korea, Jean Kim lived through the Japanese occupation and the Korean War, losing her language, family, and home....
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“My paycheck retired in 2000, but the work never retired. Fighting poverty and homelessness never stops for Jean Kim. From creating a homeless women’s church to starting her own foundation on her 80th...
View ArticleMary Kim
Mary Kim passed away on January 5, 2022. Mary Kim, born in North Korea, grew up in Seoul during both the Japanese occupation and the breakout of the Korean War. Ms. Kim shares her memories of being...
View ArticleHee Shin Suh
Hee Shin Suh was born to a noble, or yangban, family in 1924 in Jangsu, Jeollabuk-do. Mrs. Suh grew up with hired help and openly shares she wasn’t familiar with household chores when she immigrated...
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e, our 1st Place Winner, performs her piece “The Art of Bowing” at the first live Virtual ROAR Story Slam 2021. e is an attorney with a disability affecting her speech and mobility, but not her...
View ArticleLisa (Quan) Chong
Lisa Chong passed away on March 15th, 2025. Lisa of Los Angeles, interviewed by HJ Lee, founder of KoreanAmericanStory.org in UCLA, Los Angeles on August 29th, 2013. Lisa came to the US when she was 2...
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