korean american

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Celina Lee is a lawyer, author, and talk show host from New York. She has recently published a book in Korea, "꿈을 이뤄드립니다" ("Live Your Dream"). In her book, Celina tells the life stories of nine Korean-Americans who have lived their dreams and their stories of overcoming failure to achieve success in diverse industries, and their unique journey to the top of each profession. Celina was born in California and moved to Korea when she was three years old and came back to California after finishing elementary school in Korea. In her career and while hosting the talk show, she has met many successful people and was inspired by those who used their skills and talent to help others and make the society a better place. She then thought for a long time, "How can I use my skills to help people and contribute to the society?" Using her bilingual and bicultural background, she decided to publish a book in Korea to tell the stories of successful Korean-Americans to inspire the young generation and encourage them to pursue their dreams. Celina started her career as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch and worked as a corporate lawyer at a law firm, Ropes & Gray LLP in New York. She is the President of Cheongwon America, Inc. and spearheads the effort for global investment for a premier real estate developer from Korea. Celina hosts a talk show on MKTV, the largest Korean American broadcasting company in the east coast region and has interviewed guests representing diverse professions including CEO, politician, writer, musician, professor, chef, filmmaker, golf coach, judge, etc. Celina graduated from MIT with a B.S. in Management Science and received her Juris Doctor degree from U.C. Berkeley School of Law. =============================================================== What is TEDxHanRiver? The Han River is one of the greatest historical significances of Korea. The Han River has been the source of inspiration for new ideas and businesses to blossom. It has also contributed to the establishment of the capital city of Korea, 'Han Yang,' which was later renamed as 'Seoul.' The TEDxHanRiver would like to serve as the foundation for Koreans to communicate and share ideas across the Globe: our goal is to spread creative ideas, foster competent professionals, and to develop a strong community that will support Koreans to make great impact in today's society. We are proud to be the first culturally focused TEDx conference in the nation! TEDxHanRiver 2012 Registration is available! Click to register! For more information visit http://www.tedxhanriver.org or http://www.facebook.com/TEDxHanRiver