Background
Cho, Lee-Jay was born on July 5, 1936 in Kyoto, Japan. Son of Sam-Soo and Kyung-Doo (Park) Cho. came to the United States, 1959.
Cho, Lee-Jay was born on July 5, 1936 in Kyoto, Japan. Son of Sam-Soo and Kyung-Doo (Park) Cho. came to the United States, 1959.
Bachelor, Korea University Foreign Studies, Seoul, Korea, 1959. Master of Arts in Government, George Washington University, 1962. Master of Arts in Sociology, University Chicago, 1964.
Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, University Chicago, 1965. Doctor in Economics (honorary), Dong-A University, 1982. Doctor of Science in Demography, Tokyo University, 1983.
Doctor in Economics, Keio University, Tokyo, 1989. Doctor in Economics (honorary), Russian Academy of Sciences, 2000.
Statistician, Korean Census Council, 1958-1961; research associate, assistant professor sociology, Population Research and Training Center, University of Chicago, 1965-1966; associate director, Community and Family Study Center, 1969-1970; senior demographic advisory to, Malaysian Government, 1967-1969; associate professor, U. Hawaii, 1969-1973; professor, U. Hawaii, 1973-1978; assistant director, East-West Population Institute, East-West Center, Honolulu, 1971-1974; director, East-West Population Institute, East-West Center, 1974-1992; president pro tem, East-West Center, 1980-1981; vice president, East-West Center, 1987-1998; senior advisor, East-West Center, since 1998. Consultant in field; member National Academy Sciences Committee on Population and Demography. Member United States 1980 Census Advisory Committee, Department Commerce.
Board directors Planned Parenthood Association, Hawaii, 1976-1977. Member International Statistical Institute (technical advisory committee World Fertility Survey), International Union Science Study Population, Population Association American, American Statistical Association, American Sociological Association, Northeast Asia Economic Forum (founding chairman).
Married Eun-Ja Chun, May 20, 1973. Children: Yun-Kyong Nuy, Sang-Mun Ray, Han-Jae Jeremy.