Young-Ho Kim

Background

Kim, Young-Ho was born on July 23, 1945 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of Haeng-Ryun and Soon-Im Kim.

Education

Bachelor, Hankuk U. Foreign Studies, Seoul, 1973; Master of Arts, University of Illinois, 1980; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1985.

Career

Professor, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California, 1982-1984; professor, Soong Sil U., Seoul, 1985-1987; professor, Soong Sil U., Seoul, since 1985. Visiting professor U. Hawaii, Manoa, 1985. Chairman graduate school English Soong SilU., Seoul, since 1991.

Achievements

• Young-Ho Kim has been listed as a noteworthy English educator, poet by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Elder Presbyterian Church, Seoul. Sergeant Korean Army, 1967-1970. Member Modern Language Association, Korean Association English Language and Literature, Korean Society Comparative Literature, Asian Society Literature and Religion (board directors since 1991).

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, classical music.

Connections

Married Ae-Duck Park, October 2, 1976. Children: John Arum, James Boram.

Father:

Haeng-Ryun Kim

Mother:

Soon-Im Kim

Spouse:

Ae-Duck Park

child:

James Boram Kim

child:

John Arum Kim