He was born in Hamhung, Korea and came to the United States several times before settling in Pennsylvania in the 1950s. He has been active in Asian American organizations and has served as President of the Korean Medical Association of America, and trustee of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia and of the Yenching Institute of Harvard University. The papers include clippings and other printed materials from the Korean American Students Conference (KASCON), in which Hyun was active, and from a retirement dinner given in Hyun's honor by the Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center, and uncataloged photographs. In English and Korean.