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Bethel Elder Esther Green To Receive UAF Meritorious Service Award

   The University of Alaska Fairbanks describes the Meritorious Service Award as a “high and rare honor.” “When I was told, tears came out. I was shocked,” Green said. “In my lifetime, I thought I wouldn t be in that situation.”  Green’s journey in the educational world wasn’t an easy one from the beginning.  “When I entered BIA for the very first time, I did not know any English. Somebody interpreted to me that I cannot speak my language in the classroom. So it was really, really hard not being able to speak my teacher’s language,” Green said. She dropped out of school in 6th grade and started working odd jobs to help her mother pay the bills.

YKHC Taking Personal Approach To Get Remaining Half Of Y-K Vaccinated

Bethel Koreans Seeking Second Chance At American Dream

6:06 In 1980, the U.S. Census recorded one Korean in Bethel. That number exploded over the next two decades. By the year 2000, there were 120 Koreans. They arrived in waves, due to several catalyzing events. One was the 1992 Los Angeles riots. The riots caused about $1 billion in property damage, much of that in L.A.’s Koreatown. Back then, Won Ho Lee owned a market in L.A. He had saved up for it by working at a Korean newspaper for over a decade, and he was proud of his success as an immigrant.  “Because of the rioters, I couldn’t pay the rent and I had to give up the property to the bank,” Lee said.

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