Meet our professional interviewees and advisory board

Ruth Chung, Ph.D.


Associate Professor of Clinical Education at University of Southern California Rossier School of Education


Expertise: An expert on Asian American cultural identity, mental health and intergenerational conflict...additional information


Curriculum Vitae & Publications:
Ruth Gim Chung's research interests are acculturation and mental health of Asian Americans, cross-cultural conceptualizations of healthy family functioning, and career development of racial and ethnic minorities. She has published in the Journal of Counseling Psychology and in the field of Asian American studies. She is co-author of "Cultural relations between Korea and the United States" in The New Pacific Community in the 1990s (1996). She has presented her research in the areas of Korean American acculturation and identity, and Korean youth in the United States and their ethnic identity. She was recently ranked fifth among the most frequent individual contributors of research pertaining to racial and ethnic minorities by the Journal of Counseling Psychology.


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Sam Joo


Director of Children and Family Services, Koreatown Youth and Community Center (KYCC)
Sam Joo has more than 20 years of experience working with children, youth, and families in the Los Angeles community.  His experience includes management of mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services, gang prevention, and youth development.  He is currently a board member of the Asian Pacific Planning and Policy Council (A3PCON) and a member of the Asian Pacific American Problem Gambling Task Force.
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Choi Choi, M.D., Ph.D.


Psychotherapy & Psychiatry


Dr. Choi Choi is a whole-istic psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and meditation evangelist. In is private practice in Torrance, CA, he explores an alternative approach to our transient journey through this life, to health and wellness, to owning our minds. Dr. Choi Choi has been working with individuals and families for over 14 years. 


Education: George Washington University School Of Medicine