The Park Family
were one of the very first Korean Pioneers, arriving like earlier immigrants of the Oregon Trail, they settled in the shadow of Mt. Hood in 1904 to start a farm and raise a family.
Chuck Lusardi
stepped off a troop transport ship on his 18th birthday to help fight the Korean War. A heavy equipment operator, he travelled the countryside of Korea from the cities to small towns and up to the front, seeing first-hand the impact of the war on the civilian population.
John Lim
was 14 years old when North Korea invaded his hometown. When South Korea eventually reclaimed the village, they retaliated against anyone suspected of aiding the communists. Lim's father, chief of the fire department, was mistakenly tagged into this group and, without trial, executed. The orphaned Lim then became a "Houseboy" for GIs during the remainder of the war.
Lim is now a successful politician, former state senator, and past president of the National Korean Association.
Susan Soon-keum Cox 
was the 156th War Orphan apoted from war-ravished Korea by American parents. Her Korean mother named her Soon-keum, or "Pure Gold," her new American parents named her Susan. At the time of the first major immigration of Korean adoptees, international adooption was an untested experiment. Susan's parents were told that they must "Americanize" their new child as quickly as possible.
Susan is now a vice president for Holt International Adoption Agency, the organization that brought the first Korean adoptees to the states.
Rev. Sang J. Kim
proved to be far more than a regular minister to his congregation. He'd help new Korean immigrants find jobs, fill out applications, and pass the driving tests at the DMV.
Now retired, he is still affectionately remembered as a "Good Shepherd."
Grand Master Tae Hong Choi
earned his black belt at the age of 12. After quickly becoming the National Tae Kwon Do Champion of Korea, he was sent to train U.S Special Forces during the Vietnam War. In 1988, he took the first U.S. Tae Kwon Do team to the Olympics in Seoul, Korea.
Michelle Pak, and mother 
Michelle watched her mom work long days at the family dry-cleaning business. As she grew up, she began to realize what struggles the first generation of immigrants face. From a vantage point elevated by the struggles of the first generation, Michelle, like other second-generation Korean-Americans, begins to ask broader, more abstract, questions of being Korean-American.
Jenny Lee, and parents 
share stories of the past. Her parents tell of the struggles they went through in Korea and the hope they hold for their children. Jenny looks to her parents' sacrifices with respect, but knows she must face her own set of challenges here in the U.S.
Tony Koehn, and wife Julie 
plan for the family they want to start. Tony, an adoptee from Korea, is now hoping to become a father of a Korean Adoptee. While the first generation of Adoptees was told to Americanize, the next generation will be encouraged to seek their own identities of being Korean-American.
Osanori
blends the youthful energy of today's teens with an ancient folk music tradition. An entirely volunteer group, ages 14-20, they preserve their Korean heritage while also adapting to their American life.