Giving Back
Dr. William K. Lee’s career took him from Yonsei classrooms to a successful medical practice in northern New Jersey. His commitment to Yonsei and the United Board shows he believes in giving back to organizations that have helped him.
Korea
Dr. Charlie Huh and Yonsei Class of 1962
A Key to Their Future
“We were poor, we were proud and we had dreams.” That is how Dr. Charlie Jung Huh, an orthopedic surgeon, recalls his days as a student at Yonsei University. When he and his classmates began their studies, South Korea was still experiencing harsh deprivation in the aftermath of the Korean conflict.
Seoul Women’s University
Diverse Connectivity
When students at Seoul Women’s University (SWU) broaden their perspective from Korean women to Asian women, they encounter new possibilities for understanding the impacts of globalization and for serving as peacemakers. That idea guided Dr. Gui-woo Lee as she and her colleagues designed the elective course “Women for Trans-Asian Peace,” with the support of a United Board grant.