I am a young Korean woman educated in Japan who now lives in America and wants very much to excel in psychology. I have fallen in love with California and hope to complete my graduate studies here. Since I majored in “Cultural Properties” or issues in Japan, I particularly enjoy studying the complex relationships, at once psychological and historical, that exist among various Asian groups here in California.

Collecting and analyzing information and data has been a major part of my professional life for many years. I’ve also been writing professionally for years, and I am not intimidated by the prospect of authoring a dissertation. Very committed and determined, I do not quit when things get difficult. An effective leader, I have led people in hostile situations with remarkable success. An effective and dedicated team player and a great listener, I remain calm under extreme duress

I was hooked by my very first college class in psychology, most of all, learning how psychology related to me personally. As I learned more about myself, I came to better understand others as well, their emotions, sadness, anger, happiness, etc. I began to understand that human suffering is a universal problem and that those who suffer are far from alone. And I became keenly interested in continuing to explore the ways in which we are alike, with similar sorts of problems, ch

I was born in San Antonio, Texas but flew to Tulsa, Oklahoma to live with my Caucasian adoptive family when I was three months old. While I would not find this out for many years, it is of central relevance to what I have become personally and my professional goals for the future. As an African American woman raised by white parents,