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Yul Kwon

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Kaili
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08-31-2000

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San Mateo, Calif. (Originally From Flushing, N.Y.)
Management Consultant

Jan
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08-01-2000

Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 9:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jan a private message Print Post    
looks a lot like Jin (lost) in this small photo - another looker :-):-)

Kaili
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08-31-2000

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Yul Kwon was born in Queens, New York to parents who emigrated from South Korea. The family moved to the West Coast when he was six years old and he was raised in Concord, California. He attended high school at Northgate High in Walnut Creek, California, where he played varsity water polo and track and graduated valedictorian.

Kwon then attended Stanford University and obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in symbolic systems (theoretical computer science). While at Stanford, he received the James Lyons Award for Service, attended officer candidates school for the U.S. Marine Corps and graduated Phi Beta Kappa. Kwon went on to receive his Juris Doctor Degree from Yale Law School, where he served on the editorial board of the Yale Law Journal.

Kwon has enjoyed a diverse career straddling both the private and public sectors in law, business and technology. He practiced a mix of litigation, appellate, transactional and regulatory work at several law firms. He also served as a judicial clerk to a federal judge on the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. Additionally, he worked as a legislative aide to Senator Joseph Lieberman in Washington, D.C., where he helped draft sections of the Homeland Security Bill and other technology-related legislation. Several years ago, Kwon decided to switch careers and become a management consultant at McKinsey. From there, he joined Google's business strategy group and most recently went back into consulting.

Kwon's favorite hobbies include politics, boxing, ultimate fighting and volunteering with kids. He describes himself as idealistic, compassionate and ambitious. He became passionate about creating awareness for more minority bone marrow donors in the U.S. after launching a major search to find a match for his best friend who was diagnosed with leukemia, but ultimately succumbed to the disease.

Kwon is a member of the Washington, D.C. and California State Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Lambda Phi Epsilon fraternity.

Kwon currently resides in San Mateo, California. His birth date is February 14, 1975.



Jan
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08-01-2000

Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 4:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jan a private message Print Post    
<<Kwon has enjoyed a diverse career straddling both the private and public sectors in law, business and technology. He practiced a mix of litigation, appellate, transactional and regulatory work at several law firms. He also served as a judicial clerk to a federal judge on the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. Additionally, he worked as a legislative aide to Senator Joseph Lieberman in Washington, D.C., where he helped draft sections of the Homeland Security Bill and other technology-related legislation. >>

WOW!!

Mocha
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08-12-2001

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He's cute.

Kaili
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08-31-2000

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Favorites

Colors: Blue
Scents: Shower-fresh smells
Flowers: Orchid

Board Games: Risk, Monopoly
Video Games: Car racing games, Fight Night II & III

Sports to Play: Biking, football, wants to try Ultimate Fighting
Sports Teams: San Francisco 49ers
Outdoor Activities: Hiking, surfing

TV Shows: Ultimate Fighter, 60 Minutes, Meet the Press, The Contender, Entourage, Firefly
Movies: Blade Runner, Before Sunset
Actors: Daniel Day Lewis, Johnny Depp, Sean Penn
Actresses: Keira Knightley, Sophie Marceau, Gong Li
Music: Electronica/trance and progressive house

Magazines: Time, US News & World Report, The Ring, BusinessWeek, Fortune, The New Yorker
Books/Authors: The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkein, Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe

Cereals: Quaker Oh's, Honey Nut Chex
Fruits: Watermelon, cherries, nectarine, clementine
Snack Foods: Pirate's Booty, Fruit Roll-Ups
Cookies: Oatmeal raisin, chocolate chip
Candy Bars: Snickers, Nestlé Crunch, M&M's
Alcoholic Drinks: No favorite
Non-Alcoholic: No favorite

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

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He became passionate about creating awareness for more minority bone marrow donors in the U.S. after launching a major search to find a match for his best friend who was diagnosed with leukemia, but ultimately succumbed to the disease.

I lost a friend to leukemia many years ago. I'm loving this guy.



Watching2
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07-07-2001

Thursday, September 14, 2006 - 10:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Wow..not only cute, but smart and has done so many impressive things in his short lifetime. I'm liking him!!

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

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Jin is much better looking.

Merrysea
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08-13-2004

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Yul grew up in Concord, CA - my hometown! He has now officially become my favorite! After Northgate High was built (two years after I graduated), half my high school went over there, so he couldn't have lived too far from where I used to live.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

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Seems to be the whole package AND he got that immunity idol too..

Chy
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07-19-2003

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He was born in Queens, my dwelling place years back. So clean cut and cute! Even has a purpose in life!
I told DDs I'd love it if they bring some one like that home. Cross my fingers and toes!

Lycanthrope
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09-19-2002

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He seems to be the most well rounded of all the survivors. I'm rooting for him to go far.

Kappy
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06-29-2002

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I do believe this is the PERFECT man! Could he possibly be genetically engineered?

Vasewist
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08-04-2003

Saturday, May 19, 2007 - 9:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vasewist a private message Print Post    
My daughter was doing a Chinese dance performance for the Asian Pacific Employee Exchange in DC last night and the keynote speaker was Yul. We had no idea he was going to be there. Becky was also there as she did the intro for Yul. After his speech, Yul came out to the lobby and spent some time with the dancers. He is such a nice person - very warm and accommodating. The girls were giggling and blushing like they has just met a rock star. It was a lot of fun and sure a big surprise.

BTW, Yul said the contestants did not know about the racial divide until they got to the island. He almost quit the day before the game started because of it. But he realized that he could get some exposure for his work on bone marrow registration for Asian Americans. So he decided to stay on the show.

Yul also said that after the mutiny he realized the minorities on the show would get picked off by the Caucasian people. He convinced his tribe that to drop their individual quest for the prize in order to assure that one of the minority contestants made it to the finals. He credits their success in deciding to work as a team on that goal.

He is a great guy and I am so glad we got to meet him last night.