Kon Ho Cho

His Dad, 1938

His Mom, 1940

With sister, Kwinim, in 1955

As a sophomore at Seoul National University, 1957

Serving in the U.S. 8th Army headquarters as an attached Korean soldier

Winning the Rotary Club Travel Award at Auburn University, 1964

At the Grand Canyon, 1964

With the Purdy’s of Grosse Pointe, MI, who hosted him during his Rotary Club tour of the U.S., 1964

With Professor Melius at Auburn University, 1964

At Princeton University, 1968

With Walter Kauzmann, his thesis advisor at Princeton, 1968

Representing Princeton at the annual International Collegiate tuna fishing contest in Nova Scotia, 1969

With colleagues from AT&T, 1977

With family, 2013

With his wife, Chan Soon Cho, and his grandchildren, on Cape Cod, 2014

Kon Ho Cho was born in 1937 on Kanghwa Island, Korea. He studied Chemical Engineering at Seoul National University and immigrated to the United States in 1964. He received a Masters Degree from Auburn University and a PhD in Chemistry from Princeton University. He made his career as an engineer at AT&T and also pursued other business ventures in South Korea and the United States. He now lives in Holmdel, NJ with his wife, Chan S. Cho. He has two children and three grandchildren.

Click on a video below to learn about some of Kon Ho Cho's experiences:

Kon Ho Cho shares some of his family's experiences during World War II (1940-45), which was at the end of the Japanese Colonial Period. Running time 4:34.

Interview date 11/03/15

Kon Ho Cho shares his experiences as a boy soldier during the Korean War. Running time 4:49.
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Interview date 11/03/15

Kon Ho Cho reflects on the effects of the Korean War on his village, South Korea and his own life. Running time 4:11.

Interview date 12/15/15

Kon Ho Cho, along with four other narrators, reflects on his Korean-American identity today. Running time 5:10.

KH Cho interview date 2/29/16