Seoul, Seoul | Fayetteville, NC
Also known as: inspiringtalk
Dr. Jin Robertson, a factory girl, immigrated to America alone at 22 as a housemaid. She spoke very little English and had only one-way ticket and $100 to her name. Then the mother of eight-month old baby girl joined the U.S. Army as a private to escape from the domestic violence. Later, she retired as a major from the U.S. Army and received MA and Ph.D. both from Harvard. Korean major TV's made documentaries of her American dreams which inspired and motivated millions of Koreans. Jin is a most sought after inspirational/motivational speaker (about 1,000 keynote speeches delivered in less than five years) and a bestselling author (having sold over a half million copies of her autobiography) in Korea. She was also a radio talk show host of Voice America/World Talk Radio in the U.S. This single mother raised her daughter, an Army Brat, to be selected as a Presidential Scholar (an honor given to only 141 of 2.5 million high school graduating seniors), graduate from Harvard (BA) and Princeton (MA), and become a U.S. Army officer.Her autobiography in English, Major Dream: From Immigrant Housemaid To Harvard PhD, is available for readers everywhere.
Also known as: ejaedesign
Jae Barclay lives in New York, New York, but has also spent time in Seoul, Seoul.
