Kim, Bill and Kim, Myung Soon "Mary"
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content: Allison, David Kite
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content: Velasquez, Steve
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content: Yeingst, William
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content: National Museum of American History (U.S.)
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content: Family of Voices Oral History Collection
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content: Family of Voices Oral History Collection / Born-Digital Interviews / Audio Interviews
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content: 60.5 Megabytes (Total Running Time: 01:06:04, audio/mp3)
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content: 2014-11-19
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content: Item NMAH-AC1365-BDA0012
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content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Oral history interview with Bill Kim, Founding Chair and CEO of Louis Raphael/Kizan International, Inc., and his wife Myung Soon "Mary" Kim. Originally from South Korea, Bill Kim recounts immigrating to Los Angeles and working to pay for his education; coming from a Confucian family; growing up in a small town during the Korean War before moving to Seoul; studying at El Camino College, the University of California, Los Angeles and Stanford University; founding Kizan International; and philanthropic work. Also originally from South Korea, Mary Kim recounts immigrating from Seoul to California; working in an assembly factory while completing six associates degrees; working with the Korean American Community Foundation; and feeling more American after 9/11 while still connecting to Korean food, clothing and holidays. Together, the Kims recount meeting each other; growing up with desires to move to the United States; philanthropic work; evolving identities; experiences with prejudice; and passing traditions to their children and grandchildren in a multi-racial family.