What is Mary Paik Lee's middle name?
Paik
Mary Paik Lee date of birth:
1900
How old was Mary Paik Lee when died?
95
Where was Mary Paik Lee born?
Pyongyang, North Korea
When did Mary Paik Lee die?
1995
Mary Paik Lee body shape:
Slim
What color are Mary Paik Lee's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Mary Paik Lee's hair?
Salt and Pepper
Is Mary Paik Lee gay or straight?
Straight
What is Mary Paik Lee's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Mary Paik Lee nationality?
American
What is Mary Paik Lee's occupation?
Writer
Short Biography
Mary Paik Lee (1900–1995) was a Korean American writer. She is most known for her autobiography, Quiet Odyssey : A Pioneer Korean Woman in America. She was born Paik Kuang-Sun in Pyongyang in the Korean Empire (now the capital of North Korea). Her parents decided to leave Korea when the Japanese and their growing presence in Korea took control over their home. In 1905, they arrived in Hawaii where they started anew. Her father, Paik Sin Koo, came from a line of ministers and teachers but when they arrived in Hawaii, he became a contract laborer on a sugar plantation. They faced extreme discrimination and eventually moved to Riverside, California in 1906.