Background
Koo, John was born on February 1, 1932 in Seoul. Came to the United States, 1963.
Koo, John was born on February 1, 1932 in Seoul. Came to the United States, 1963.
Bachelor in English Language and Literature, Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea, 1956. Master of Arts, University Texas, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, 1970.
Assistant professor University Alaska, Fairbanks, 1969-1975, associate professor, 1975-1982, head department lingustics and foreign language, 1976-1980, 85-86, professor linguistics, from 1982, director Korean Studies Program, from 1986. Visiting professor Western Michigan University, Kalmazoo, 1973, 76, Soong Jun University, Seoul, 1983. Prin investigator in Eskimo research, University Alaska, 1973-1975.
Chairman International Exchange Program, University Alaska, 1982-1985, International Conference on Cross Cultural Communication, Seoul, 1985.
Board directors Adult Learning Program of Alaska, 1981-1988. Consultant bilingual program, Fairbanks School District, 1977-1980. Member Linguistic Society of America, Association for Asian Studies, International Association for Korean Language Education, Korean Association of Fairbanks (president 1980-1982), Rotary (chairman international service 1978-1979), International Circle of Korean Linguistics (president 1984-1986, advisor), Elks.
Married Sandra B. Sunbyuk, May 14, 1959. Children: Willie, Charlie, Sarah.