List of Korean Americans

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The following is a list of Korean Americans who are famous, have made significant contributions to the American culture or society politically, artistically or scientifically, or have appeared in the news numerous times.

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[edit] List

[edit] Art and design

[edit] Business & Economics

  • Youngsuk Y.S. Chi, Vice Chairman & President of Elsevier Inc., former Chairman of Random House Asia, former President of Random House Inc., Board Member of Princeton University, KACF, Association of American Publishers, Princeton University Press.
  • Jason Chon, CEO of Locus Telecommunications, Leader of the Board, former International Sales Manager for Samsung Electronics.
  • Brian Chung, CEO and President of Frontier Logistics Services
  • Wendy Lee Gramm, economics professor, former chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and wife of former Senator Phil Gramm
  • Jemo Kang, Founder and President of Princeton BioMeditech Corporation
  • David J. Kim, CEO and founder of C2 Educational Center, and son of martial arts grandmaster and star of the cult classic movie "Master Kid" Bobby J. Kim.
  • Dow Kim, Executive Vice President and President of Investment Banking and Global Markets (Merrill Lynch)
  • John Y. Kim, CEO New York Life Investment, Vice Chair of the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) Board of Directors, former President of CIGNA Retirement and Investment Services, former President, Chief Executive Officer at Aeltus Investment Management, and former Chief Investment Officer at Aetna Retirement.
  • Chong-Moon Lee, Chairman of AmBex Venture Group, Chairman of Board for Nara Bancorp, Inc., and Founder of Diamond Multimedia
  • John J. Moon, Managing Director of Riverstone Holdings LLC, and former Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Capital.
  • Lucas Roh, CEO and Founder of Hostway Corporation
  • Sung Won Sohn, CEO and President of Hanmi Financial Corporation, former Chief Economist of Wells Fargo & Co.
  • Shari Song, Founder of KAPS - Korean American Professionals Society

[edit] Entertainment

[edit] Journalism

[edit] Literature

[edit] Medicine and Public Health

[edit] Music

[edit] Politics and government

[edit] Religion

[edit] Science and technology

[edit] Sports

[edit] Other

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Lela Lee - [1] "I am Korean American. My parents immigrated and I was born here. I was actually the only daughter to be born in the U.S. I grew up in a suburb of Los Angeles, an hour east of Los Angeles. When I grew up, there were probably two other Asian families and we were made fun of. They would say, "Oh are you Chinese?" And I would say, "No." And they would say, "Are you Japanese?" And I would say, "No." And they would say, "Well, what are you then?" I would say, "I'm Korean" and they would say, "Where is that?" My parents were probably part of the first influx of Koreans to come to the U.S. at that time in the early 70s."
  2. ^ [2] "Art Space Talk: Amy Sol"
  3. ^ Bobby Lee - [3] "Korean King of Comedy: Bobby Lee"
  4. ^ Sung-Hi Lee - [4] "Korean hottie Sung Hi Lee"
  5. ^ Choi, Minsoo (2007-09-12), “Korean American Author Angela Hur to Hold Book Signing in Washington D.C.”, Dynamic Korea (Washington, D.C.: Embassy of the Republic of Korea), <http://www.dynamic-korea.com/etc/people_new.php?uid=200700037074>. Retrieved on 14 March 2008 
  6. ^ [5] "The Korean classical piano trio “Ahn Trio,”"
  7. ^ [6] "Half Korean, half African-American, Amerie has lived all over the world..."
  8. ^ [7] "Meanwhile, under the subtitle “Becoming a World-Famous Violinist,” the unit also pays tribute to Korean-American violinist Sarah Chang..."
  9. ^ [8] "Hahn, a Korean American..."
  10. ^ [9] "Korean-American sensation Crystal Kay, are among Japan's best and most established..."
  11. ^ MetaKorean » Korean American Community » Interview with John Myung, Korean Poker Pro
  12. ^ [10] "Yet with Lena Park, and a selected number of Korean artists..."
  13. ^ Kaffeine Buzz - Music Reviews - Mike Park - North Hangook Falling
  14. ^ [11] "For Emerging Korean-American Singer Susie Suh, Songs are Like Tattoos"
  15. ^ Director's Bio - Shinae Chun, United States: Department of Labor, 2001, <http://www.dol.gov/wb/SHINAE.htm>. Retrieved on 14 March 2008 
  16. ^ Jeanette Lee - [12] "As a first generation Korean American, Jeanette was raised in a bilingual household which stressed both Korean traditional values and the American ideal of opportunity."

[edit] External links

  • KAPS - Korean American Professionals Society.
  • Arirang - Interactive history of Korean Americans.
  • KoreAm Journal - News, stories, and issues of Korean Americans nationwide.
  • KorAmeLit.htm - Selection of Korean-American Literature
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