Chung-Sook Charlotte Hong

Background

Hong, Chung-Sook Charlotte was born on April 15, 1940 in Seoul. Came to the United States, 1963. Daughter of Soon-Kyung and Un-Yun (Kim) Hong.

Education

Bachelor, Yonsei University, Seoul, 1962. Master of Education, Duquesne University, 1967. Master of Library Science, University Pittsburgh, 1968.

Certified management development program, Pennsylvania State University, 1978.

Career

Assistant librarian, Whitehall Public Library., Pittsburgh, 1965-1966; children's librarian, Whitehall Public Library., Pittsburgh, 1966-1967; assistant children's librarian, Carnegie Library. of Pittsburgh, 1968-1969; children's librarian, Carnegie Library. of Pittsburgh, 1969-1971; branch librarian, Carnegie Library. of Pittsburgh, 1971-1976; division head, Carnegie Library. of Pittsburgh, 1976-1985; branch head Albany Park branch, Chicago Public Library., since 1986. Principal Korean Language School Pittsburgh, 1980-1985. Co-chair Korean-American Educators Association Special Project Committee, since 1987, Chicago Korean Women's Association, since 1988.

Trustee Korean-American Community Services, Chicago, since 1988.

Achievements

• Chung-Sook Charlotte Hong has been listed as a noteworthy Librarian by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Deaconness Korean Central Church of Pittsburgh, 1980-1985, editor, 1983-1984. Historian Pittsburgh Folk Festival Pittsburgh Korean Association, 1983-1984. Member panel Americans, National Conference of Christians and Jews, since 1984.

Member American Library Association, Pennsylvania Library. Association (company-chairman annual conference reception committee 1981, chairman annual conference hospitality committee 1983, chairman public relations committee Southwest chapter 1984, program committee spring conference 1984, chairman public, public relations and NLW committee Southwest chapter 1984), Public Library. Association (member standing committee Multilingual Material and Library.

Service), Yonsei University Alumni Association (trustee Chicago chapter since 1988), Altrusa (chairman international relations committee 1982-1984).

Connections

Married Samuel Cynn-Sung Kang, December 19, 1964 (divorced August 1978). Married Ben H. (Bong-Hyun) Kim, November 17, 1985. Children: Patricia Jean, Claudia Suk-Jin.

Father:

Soon-Kyung Hong

Mother:

Un-Yun (Kim) Hong

Spouse:

Ben H.

Spouse:

Samuel Cynn-Sung Kang

child:

Patricia Jean Hong

child:

Claudia Suk-Jin Hong