Rowland High School - Saga Yearbook (Rowland Heights, CA)

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Sheilo Pririkin Morco Quezodo n,oberr Rodrhe -sr 1 Troy Reed Suson Reeves Jeff Reid Toni Rerono The American Dream can be o reality, srared Jun Cho, rhe president of rhe senior class, I saw my mother obroin this dream and I know it is out there for me also. At one time this ideo was foreign ond distant to Jun. He was born in Seoul, Korea, and when his fother died, his mother, feeling there wos no future in Korea, decided to come to America. She hod to leave Jun behind in order to do this. During the four yeors before Jun immigrated, he lived with his grondmother and grandfather. The family was reunited or Easter of 1971 Jun feels his Korean heritoge has been very beneficial to him. Being exposed to two different cultures gives people o better idea of why one culture is better than another. The Korean educational system influenced him as for as study is concerned Long hours of study ore required of a student there. Also schools were seporote for girls and boys and both hod very strict dress codes-; Almost all of the Korean society is reguloted in some woy I am glad that when I left Korea, I wos old Enough to remember, yet young enough to adjust to o new culture The freedom offered by America is most importont, Jun stared Here, because of freedom, rhe opportunities ore unlimited, With this idea firmly implonted in his mind, Jun has roUen odvonroge of every opportunity he has been given He currently carries all college prep courses and in his time free from studying he does the work needed for the senior class Feeling also that othletics are important he has been a member of rhe Rowland JV Wresriing Team for 3 years Losr summer he rook odvonroge of on advanced science seminar or rhe Universiry of Florida, where he srudied with other outstanding students ftom all ports of rhe United States, While Jun is unsure about what college he will attend, he is not unsure about whot he wonts to be I hove wanted to be a doctor ever since my father died I hope to go into general surgery America is o vast country that offers many opportunities ro irs inhobironrs Somewhere our rhere is my Americon Dreom, wirh o lirrle luck, I will achieve ir, Lonny Richardson ■v 245 Kinn Rirtf r

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