Joanna Choi oral history interview, August 30, 2018

Item — othertype: Oral History

Identifier: Y019_ChoiJ_20180830

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Joanna Choi oral history interview

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Scope and Contents

Interviewed by Jessie Lian. In this interview, Joanna Choi explains her Korean roots and how her family came to Atlanta, Georgia. She also discusses studying abroad in college and her difficulties identifying with Koreans in Korea and her American friends in the United States.

Dates

Creation: August 30, 2018

Creator

From the Collection: We Love BuHi, Inc. (Organization)
From the Collection: Liou, Marian (Interviewer) (Interviewer, Person)
From the Collection: Vega, Muriel (Interviewer, Person)
From the Collection: Donastorg, Mirtha (Interviewer) (Interviewer, Person)

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Oral history available for research.

Biographical Note

Joanna Choi was born in Los Angeles, California in 1991, but her family moved to Atlanta, Georgia roughly 1-2 years after her birth. She explains what growing up in Atlanta was like for her and how she visited family in South Korea as a child. She talks about how she studied abroad in South Korea during her time in college. She was interested in the relations between North and South Korea. She explains how she focused on non-profit work after college, which did not work out. She ended up going into media and advertising.