8 Acts 23 Scenes 8막 23장

Testimonials 7
Prologue 21


Act 1 I Wish to Fly High in the Sky like the Clouds
Scene 1 Growing up with Strict Upbringing 37
Growing Up with My Grandmother Since Kindergarten 37
“You Need to Get 100%, Not 95” 40
Scene 2 In Love with Dancing 42
My Nickname, ‘Chairman Khrushchev’ 42
Student Director of Dance Competition 44
Scene 3 A Familiar Path and an Unfamiliar One 45
The First Taste of Freedom as a University Student 45
Preparing to Study Abroad in the U.S. 46
Beginning My Studies at FSU 47


Act 2 Receiving Professional Education in the U.S.
Scene 4 Too Focused On Studying to Noticethe Passage of Time 53
Culture Shock Across the Pacific 53
Losing Sleep for My Studies 54
Scene 5 Changing My Path to Educational Technology 57
Start-Up Founder: Educational Reformer Dr. Morgan 57
The Fateful Encounter with My Life’s Teacher Dr. Morgan 58
Savior of Korea’s Education 59
Gaining International Project Experience 60
Soldiers at Fort Benning and a Pregnant Asian Lady 61
Scene 6 Getting Married and Giving Birth Abroad 64
Getting Married in the U.S. 64
Receiving My PhD and Giving Birth 65
Scene 7 From a Professor to a Consultant 68
Dr. Morgan’s Advice to Me, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” 68
Receiving the ‘Distinguished Alumni Award’ from FSU 71
Leaving the Ivory Tower Behind to Enter the War Zone 71
Giving Education Consultation to Global Corporation AT&T 72
Taking Countless Flights 73
The Swan Pedals Ceaselessly under the Water 74
Subject of Envy of All My Colleagues 75
Getting Scouted by Another Company 75
KBS Chooses My Husband and Me
as ‘The Most Successful Koreans in America’ 76
Cooking Skills I Mastered While Living Abroad 76


Act 3 An Opportunity to Serve in My Home Country
Scene 8 A New Beginning at the Educational Development Institute 81
Back to Seoul with My Husband 81
Building My First Nest at
the Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI) 82
Busy Days Attending International Events 83
“We Need to Pay Extra Kindness
to Our Guests from Developing Countries” 84
Scene 9 Playing Multiple Roles Is Challenging 85
When in Korea, Do As the Koreans Do … 85
Father-In-Law I Admire 86


Act 4 My Beautiful Connection to Hanyang University
Scene 10 Founding the First Educational TechnologyDepartment in Korea 95
Laying Down the Bridge to Hanyang University 95
Six Months of Teaching Experience Lost 96
Founding Korea’s First
Educational Technology Department 98
Busy Spreading the Word about Educational Technology 98
Opening the Computer Educational Research Institute
and Corporate Training 99
Mistaken as a Female Employee at a Corporate Lecture 100
Developing the First Educational Software with
Hyundai Electronics’ CEO Jung Mong Hyun 100
Samsung SDS Aspires to Be EDS 103
Nothing Is Impossible.
Jerry Dawson Allows a Visit to His Company 104
Service Is More Important Than Technology 106
Completing the ‘Huh Unna Matrix’ 106
The Korean Army’s Training and
the Doctrine Command Project Cancelled
at the Last Minute 107
The Rising Status of Our Department and
Getting Our Students Employed 108
An Institute That Gives Monthly Stipend 109
Our Department’s Duumvirate, President Kim Jong Ryang 110
Many Sparrows at the University 111
One Should Never Fix Their Hat String
under a Prunaria Tree 112
Modesty Tops in Korea 113
Cutting Edge IT Equipment
Even the Airport Customs Didn’t Recognize 114
Scene 11 Enchanted by European Scent in Cambridge 115
Being a Researcher at Darwin College 115
Dinner Time Full of Live Tradition 117
Watching a Shakespeare Play in His Hometown 119
Cambridge, a Place of Formality 120
An OECD Seminar That Made Me Feel
the Pains of Coming from a Weaker Country 120
Cool Friends Edna and Martin 121
A Danish Gentleman with Three Adoptive Korean Children 122
Denmark’s Astoundingly Advanced IT Technology 123
Lego Blocks as a Creative Learning Tool 124
Wife in the Living Room and Husband in the Kitchen 125
Being with the Royal Family at the Royal Opera House 126
Looking Around English Universities 126
Once Thriving Industrial City NewCastle 127
English Doesn’t Work in Edinburgh:
Scottish and Pinchas Zukerman 128
Young Koreans at University of Edinburgh 129
Woman of Steel, Prime Minister Thatcher 129
Scene 12 Flaming the Fire of Korean Cyber Education 131
Meeting the Head of German Educational Institute
Deter Kaam at a Sydney Conference 131
A Reunion on the Way to Czechoslovakia 133
‘Online Educa Korea’ Accelerates
the Founding of Cyber University 135
Preaching the Importance of Online Education 136
Scene 13 Receiving the Presidential Nomination for the Advisory Committee and Servicing My Country 137
Taking Part in the Informatization Promotion Committee
under President Kim Young Sam’s Administration 137
A New World: Cyber-Space and EduNet 138
President Kim’s Tears That Touched My Heart 138
Touring the Country as a Member of
the President’s Educational Reform Committee 139
Sending PCs to Schools by Using Unused Coin Money
from Public Telephones 141
Working on the Presidential Advisory Committee
for Science and Technology 142
The President and I Are Alumni of Cambridge 142
Meeting Mrs. Lee Hee Ho
Through the Information Movement 143
Entering Politics as a Proportional Representative for
Information and Communication Technology 145
Act 5 Receiving My Call to Work
as a Member of the National Assembly
Scene 14 Founding the IPAIT 151
Three Objectives as Novice Congresswoman 151
Creating ‘Wednesday Forum,’ an IT Study Group
for Assembly Members 153
Enacting the Charter for Cyber Information & Culture 154
Movement to Make a Personal Webpage for
My Fellow Representatives 156
Discussing the Digital Divide with Bill Gates 156
Creating and Being the First President of IPAIT 157
Representative Jang Young Dal Whom I Admire 157
Scene 15 Conducting Congressional Diplomacy All over the World 162
Helping Small Businesses Move Abroad
Through Sales Diplomacy 162
Visiting East Timor with a ‘Friendly Delegation’ 163
Not Drinking at Social Gatherings 167
Winning with Specialty and Policy-Making Skills 168
Scene 16 Introducing the world’s FirstElectronic Voting System in Politics 170
All International Eyes on Electronic Voting for
the Presidential Primaries 170
Working from Mutual Understanding with the President 173
No Funds for the Presidential Election Campaign Committee 177
Operating the Internet Election Headquarter Has Many Costs 178
Appealing for Help to the ‘Roh Sa Mo’ Group 178
A Dramatic Decision to Have Roh as a Single Candidate 179
“Beef Up Roh’s Campaign Team!” 182
Memories of Kim Jong Pil Grow Stronger 183
The Miracle of $100K Donation 185
An Emergency on the Last Day of Election 186
Election Committee in a State of Emergency 188
Bad Luck Strikes the Night before Election 189
Turning Misfortune into Advantage 191
Korea Beats America in Having the First Internet President 192
Cautious Eyes Fall on Me after the Election 193
Being Out-Casted for Having ‘Different Credentials’ 195
Running for National Assembly
in a Grand National Party’s Territory 197
Working as the President of ICU-Information and
Communications University 199

Act 6 Working with Young Geniuses in Daejeon
Scene 17 Specialization and GlobalizationAre the Key 205
Giving Away My Campaign Donation and
Returning to Being an Educator 205
Becoming the President at the Same University
I once Lectured at 207
Bringing Corporate Funds to Build a Joint Research Center 208
Focusing Greatly on Students’ Character Development 210
Scene 18 Daejeon into the World, and World into Daejeon 212
Korea Can Be a Mentor to Developing Countries 212
Recruiting Talents from Resource-Rich Countries 213
Exporting Video Education
to Sultan Qaboos University in Oman 214
King Saud University Is Off-Limits to Women 215
Receiving the So Called ‘Indian Nobel Prize,’
the Priyadarshni Award 217
A True Intellectual Is Not Prejudiced 219
The Brazilian Ambassador Approves of
ICU’s Foreigner Degree Program 221
Launching the International Forum for Presidents on
Information and Communication Technology 222
Scene 19 A Veteran Doesn’t Die but Just Moves Backstage 223
Political Community Questions ICU’s Identity 223
“ICU Cannot Be Integrated into KAIST” 225
Asking For Support from the Prime Minister 227
KAIST’s President Eyes ICU 227
ICU Is Finally Integrated into KAIST 228


Act 7 You Need a Comma in Life
Scene 20 Good Times with Good People 239
Finally Having a Break at 60 239
Meeting with My Students from Hanyang:
Huh-She and Huh-Dang 240
The Huh Sa Mo Group 242
Daejeon Blues Meetings 244
Ex-Assembly Members’ Meeting 245
SNU’s Enlglish Literature Major Alumni Meeting 246
Gyunggi Girls High School Alumna Meeting:
Hue (休) De Mong (夢) 246
Mijisu (美知秀) Meeting 247
SNU AIP Meeting 248
SPC (Seoul Photo Club) Meeting 248
‘Kolon Sporex Aerobics’ Meeting 249
Becoming the Chairman of National Patriot and
Veterans Culture and Arts Association 249
Fabulous Times Spent with Artists 250
Lamenting Resident Roh’s Death 251


Act 8 Making New Contributions to Songdo International City
Scene 21 Educating Young Leaders at Chadwick International School 261
A Letter from California 261
Deciding to Help Open the Chadwick International School 264
Moving Through Ups and Downs
to Lay the School’s Foundations 265
Finally Getting the Approval 268
Becoming a Full-Time Advisor to
Chadwick International School 269
Chadwick’s Student-Centered Learning 271
Students as Owners of Their Own Learning 271
Emphasizing Core Values 272
“Never Stop Asking Questions to Yourself” 273
Korea Needs This Kind of Advanced Education 274
Scene 22 Making My Contribution to Songdo’s Development 276
Songdo as an Ideal Future City 276
Mayor Song, a Reliable Advocate for
All of Incheon Residents 279
Scene 23 Life Is about Learning and Loving 281
Starting and Chairing Start-Up Forum 281
Selecting the Top Ten Start-Ups to Support 284
Dreaming of a Life of Service 285


Huh Unna That I Know 287
Epilogue 305