Born in Anyang, Korea(1942). Philippine Union College, Nursing Course(BSN) 1967. New York (R.N. 1970). Full-time Instructor at Seoul Sanitarium and Hospital, School of Nursing. (1967-1969). She is a member of the Asian Comparative Folklore Society and attended in the extensive field works in Japan, China, India, Indonesia, and the United States. She was also co-published a collection of Korean folktales (5 volumes in total) with Choi In-hak.